Zëss

Zëss (also known as Zëss: Le Jour Du Néant) is the latest studio album by the French progressive rock or Zeuhl group Magma, which was released in June 2019 on Christian Vander's Seventh Records.[1]

Zëss
Studio album by Magma
Released	2019
Genre	Zeuhl
Length	37:57
Language	Kobaïan, French
Label	Seventh Records
Producer	2015
Magma chronology
Šlaǧ Tanƶ Zëss

The composition dates back to the 1970s and has been performed live on several occasions but never recorded in studio until 2018.[2]

The work was performed live in the Grande Salle Pierre Boulez of Philharmonie de Paris on June 26, 2019 celebrating 50 years of Magma.[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Zëss" I. "Ẁöhm Dëhm Zeuhl Stadium (Hymne au Néant)" (4:57) II. "Da Zeuhl Ẁortz Dëhm Ẁrëhntt (Les Forces de l'Univers/Les Eléments)" (6:22) III. "Dïwöóhr Spraser (La Voix qui Parle)" (5:12) IV. "Streüm Ündëts Ẁëhëm (Pont de l'En-Delá)" (6:04) V. "Zëss Mahntëhr Kantöhm (Le Maître Chant)" (8:08) VI. "Zï Ïss Ẁöss Stëhëm (Vers l'Infiniment)" (3:15) VII. "Dümgëhl Blaö (Glas Ultime)" (3:58)"	37:57
Total length:		37:57

Personnel

• Christian Vander: all compositions music & words; lead vocals
• Stella Vander: lead vocals
• Hervé Aknin: vocals
• Isabelle Feuillebois: vocals
• Julie Vander: vocals
• Laura Guarrato: vocals
• Marcus Linon: vocals
• Sandrine Destafanis: vocals
• Rudy Blas: guitar
• Philippe Bussonnet: bass
• Morgan Ågren: drums
• Simon Goubert: piano
• Sylvie Fisichella: vocals
• Remi Dumoulin: orchestration
• City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra: orchestra
• Adam Klemens: conductor
• Lucie Svehlova: concertmaster

References

1. "ZËSS seventhrecords". www.seventhrecords.com. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
2. Munro, Scott Munro (May 15, 2019). "Magma to release studio version of Zëss in June". Louder Sound (PROG). Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
3. "Magma". Philharmonie de Paris. Retrieved 2019-07-14.

External links

• Making of Zëss