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This is a wonderful debut from perhaps my favourite band commonly labeled progressive electronic (though Heldon defies such easy categorisation).  This album is rather more ambient and hypnotic than future releases.  "Back to Heldon" and "Circulus Vitiosus" are particular standout tracks for me.

"God is Crazy".  I like to think of this album as a wacky and beautiful avant French answer to "Jesus Christ Superstar".  It has definite "musical" qualities, or shall I say "musical theater of the absurd"?.  This ambitious rock opera is jazzy and chanson infused, and replete with delicious contrast and irony.

This is an obscure gem, and one of my favourite one-shots.

This is a very good album, indeed, yet it it has not had nearly the same impact on me as Gaupo's Five Suns, Black Oni, or Twisted Stems.  Somewhat let down by a slightly deflated souffle?  Perhaps because this was my most anticipated release from 2008, it didn't quite live up to my hopes.  The music is less dense than Five Suns and Black Oni, and more lightly atmospheric with more pause for ambient reflection.  While pause can be pregnant with meaning, I find this rather less substantial -- more souffle than meat and potatoes, which is fine since I commonly prefer lighter food that doesn't stick to the ribs.

A wonderful effort by Magma -- "Theusz Hamtaahk" is the standout; one of the best tracks Magma has done.  It is stunning,  "Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh," though worthwhile, lacks the pace and excitement I had expected and feels a little too forced.  It's an essential release for all who love Magma, and has proved a good gateway into Magma's world for some.

Subsequently, I've come to love this version of MDK much more, and I am more likely to listen to it than the MDK studio album.  It's wonderful how the pace changes.

This has easily been my most played album by Magma over the last year and a half.