01	Udu Wudu						04:13
	02	Weidorje						04:32
	03	Troller Tanz						03:46
	04	Soleil D'ork						03:50
	05	Zombies						04:23
	06	De Futura						17:39
	07	Emehnteht-Re (Extrait N' Deux)						03:13

Udu Wudu

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Release Notes
Utopia FPL1 (LP) 1976 [France]
Utopia 1730 (LP) 1976 [USA]
RCA FPLA 7332 (LP) 1976 [??]
Tomato TOM 6001 (LP) 1976 [USA]
Charly CD105 (CD) 1987 [UK]
Seventh REX XII (CD) 1990 [France]
Tomato ???? (CD) 198? [USA]

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Songs
1. Udu Wudu C.Vander 4:10
2. Weidorje B.Paganotti,K.Blasquiz 4:30
3. Troller Tanz (Ghost Dance) C.Vander 4:30
4. Soleil D'Ork (Ork's Sun) J.Top 3:50
5. Zombies (Ghost Dance) C.Vander 4:10
6. De Futura J.Top 18:00
7. Ementeht Re (extrait no.2) C.Vander (Seventh CD Only) 3:12


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Members
Janik Top Bass (1,3-6),Fret Cello,Bass, Synth,Keyboards
Christian Vander Drums,Percussion,Keyboards,Vocals
Bernard Paganotti Bass & Vocals (2)
Klaus Blasquiz Vocals & Percussion
Michel Graillier Piano on (1)
Stella Vander Vocals (1)
Lucille Cullaz Vocals (1)
"Lisa" Vocals (1)
Catherine Szpira Vocals (1)
Pierre Dutour Trumpets on (1)
Alain Hatot Saxes and Flute
Patrick Gauthier Piano and Synthesizer on (2)


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Reviews

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-=-Review 1 : Written by o r k m a n(cats@gw2.hyundai.co.kr)-=-
In 1976, Magma was almost gone to hiatus after the departure of B. Paganotti and P. Gauthier. At that time, Udu Wudu was made as an impromptu album. As Christian Vander later said, UDU WUDU was an interim solution and could be regarded as Janik Top's solo album: Janik Top's compositions and playing are far more prominent in the album than those of Christian Vander. Additionally, UDU WUDU was the first Magma album without a concept, which is the reason why the album lacks a constant flow.

The infamous track 'De Futura' is the main reason why this album is renowned widely. Janik Top's powerful-growling-driving bass playing is all over the place throughout the track, and we can notice how his repetitive phrases generate a thrust of a million pounds. The second track of the album 'Weidorje' was contributed by B. Paganotti and the title was the name of the band B. Paganotti & P. Gauthier later formed. On the CD reissue from Seventh Records, there's a bonus track called 'Emehnteht-Re' which is a short excerpt from the second cycle of the Kobaian myth. (First cycle was THEUSZ HAMTAAHK.)

1995/8/29/o r k m a n



Udu Wudu Liner Notes

Imagine, if you will, the perfect jazz-rock drummer. He would combine superb technique with unfailing instinct for his music, and passionate involvement with it. He'd know when not to play at all, when softly to underline the beat, and when subtly to counter it, when to explode with bold, up-front, off-beat counter rhythmic fills, and when just to play loud, coming down on every beat as the band shifts into overdrive behind him.

Then take your perfect drummer and bless him with as much raw compositional talent as you dare. Give him a wildly diverse background that allows him to to love Stockhausen, Eastern European folk music, Coltrane, Chuck Berry, Wagnerian opera,, Carl Orff, mystic chanting, and a half dozen other things -- but make sure he has the courage to create his own music, straight from the soul.

Finally, give your drummer an entire country-sized jazz-rock underground to work from, and enough respect among his fellow musicians to draw consistently the finest players from that scene away from their egos for a year or two --to play the drummer's own music, to love it, to face the challenge of playing it until the energy and commitment involved in doing so every night become simply overwhelming, and it is necessary to return to the land where 'jazz-rock' means 'the drummer keeps a beat and we all get to solo.'

What you have , then, is France's Christian Vander, and his band Magma. You can't really call Magma's music 'popular.' Vander utterly refuses to compromise his unique musical vision to reach a larger audience. When he realized that the French language was completely wrong for the sort of operatic vocals he envisioned, he made up his own language, Kobaian, and a science-fiction plot to explain its existence. He has found a remarkable singer, Klaus Blasquiz, whose dedication to the bands mystic and spiritual trappings (the planet Kobaia is a religious utopia) makes them entirely believable. Kobaia is certainly not a gimmick; rather, it creates a context in which to interpret the music.

Eric Van - The Harvard Independent




Tracklist
A1 Udu Wudu 4:10
Bass - Jannick Top
Keyboards - Christian Vander
Percussion - Christian Vander
Piano - Michel Graillier
Saxophone - Alain Hatot
Trumpet - Pierre Dutour
Vocals - Catherine Szpira , Christian Vander , Klaus Blasquiz , Lucille Cullaz , Stella Vander
A2 Weidorje 4:30
Bass - Bernard Paganotti
Percussion - Bernard Paganotti , Christian Vander
Piano - Patrick Gauthier
Synthesizer - Patrick Gauthier
Vocals - Bernard Paganotti , Christian Vander , Klaus Blasquiz
A3 Troller Tanz (Ghost Dance) 3:40
Bass - Jannick Top
Cello - Jannick Top
Keyboards - Christian Vander
Percussion - Christian Vander
Synthesizer - Christian Vander
Vocals - Christian Vander
A4 Soleil D'Ork (Ork' Sun) 3:50
Bass - Jannick Top
Flute - Alain Hatot
A5 Zombies (Ghost Dance) 4:10
Cello - Jannick Top
Keyboards - Christian Vander
Synthesizer - Christian Vander
Vocals - Christian Vander , Klaus Blasquiz
B1 De Futura 18:00
Bass - Jannick Top
Cello - Jannick Top
Keyboards - Jannick Top
Vocals - Jannick Top , Klaus Blasquiz