Retrospektiw (Part III)
Encyclopedia
Retrospektiw is a live album by French
Progressive rock
group Magma
. It was released in 1981. (See 1981 in music
). It was preceded by Retrospektiw (Parts I+II)
, released in the same year. It was originally released on RCA
, and has since been reissued on Seventh.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
group Magma
Magma (band)
Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by classically trained drummer Christian Vander, who claimed as his inspiration a "vision of humanity's spiritual and ecological future" that profoundly disturbed him. In the course of their first album, the band tells the story of a...
. It was released in 1981. (See 1981 in music
1981 in music
See also:* Timeline of musical eventsThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1981.-January–April:*January 10 – A revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadway's Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith.*January 24 –...
). It was preceded by Retrospektiw (Parts I+II)
Retrospektiw (Parts I+II)
Retrospektiw is a live album by French Progressive rock group Magma. It was released in 1981. . It documents live recordings from a series of Magma reunion shows in Paris, June 9, 10 & 11, 1980...
, released in the same year. It was originally released on RCA
RCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
, and has since been reissued on Seventh.
Side One
- "Retrovision (Je Suis Revenu De L'Univers)" - 18:13 (Christian VanderChristian Vander (musician)Christian Vander is a French drummer, musician, and founder of the band Magma. Besides his work with Magma, he has also performed solo, with the Christian Vander Trio and Christian Vander Quartet, and in Offering....
)
Personnel
- Christian VanderChristian Vander (musician)Christian Vander is a French drummer, musician, and founder of the band Magma. Besides his work with Magma, he has also performed solo, with the Christian Vander Trio and Christian Vander Quartet, and in Offering....
- Piano (3), Vocals (2), Drums - Rene Garber - 1st Lieutenant
- Stella VanderStella VanderStella Vander is a French singer and musician.-Early years:Born in Paris into a family of Polish immigrants, she began writing music in the early sixties together with her uncle Maurice Chorenslup. Their songs were parodies of the Yé-yé style that was popular at the time...
- Vocals - Liza Deluxe - Vocals
- Maria Popiewicz - Vocals
- Didier LockwoodDidier LockwoodDidier Lockwood is a French jazz violinist. He played in the progressive rock/jazz fusion band Magma in the 1970s and is known for his use of electric amplification and experimentation on different sounds on the electric violin....
- Violin - Benoit Widemann - Keyboards
- Bernard Paganotti - Bass (2, 3)
- Guy Khalifa - Vocals (1, 3)
- Jean Luc Chevalier - Guitar (1, 2), Bass (3)
- Jean Pierre Fouquey - Fender Piano (1, 2)
- Francois Laizeau - Percussion (1, 2)
- Dominique Bertram - Bass (1)
- Alain Francais - Engineer