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Leaving my official review here:

Holllleeee Ffffuuukkkk!!!

Not sure why I received mine so early (Feb. 5th) but I can attest that it's completely killer! All of the tracks are great but I think I like El Evil the most.

Was surprised to see Moe! in the...

Was going to post a link about this as soon as I received my Cunei-Letter but just have had absolutely no time.

However, I couldn't resist and listened 3 times while working. Freaking amazing!
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I was going to mention this. 100% agree!

Magma, the second time they played NEARFest.

Thierry Zaboitzeff has a new one coming out in February as well.

Sweet!!

I haven't received mine yet but couldn't help myself and have been streaming it. I think it's fairly great and grows better with repeated listens. I've even warmed up to the vocal sections which I...

I'm enjoying it so far. Think DD is trying to do something a bit different yet it's still UZ.

They're rotating tracks on the Bandcamp page.

Listen at your own risk!

There's a gloomy, doomy track with vocals that I think might divide people.

A little surprised at the responses. I’m digging this quite a bit. But I’m probably considered a fanboy so take everything I say with a grain.

Preordered from Wayside.

Just realized that the bandcamp link has 4 tracks available so I'm going to dig in.

Is this going to be in an upcoming issue of Prog?

They must have sensed I was thinking about cancelling my subscription.

They have a live stream coming this week for those, like myself, who will miss this tour:

fans.live/shakti
Live HD Broadcast of Shakti concert with John Scofield - Thursday, August 31, Nashville-...

My thoughts exactly. I immediately went to their FB page but didn't find anything. Looks like there's a coming crowdfunding project on the way though.

Gotcha. I'm excited anyway!

Just got the latest Cuneiform newsletter and the new Present should be out late 2023 or early 2024.

Very excited!

Good review here. I'm not buying this version because I'm not a vinyl fan and sold off my collection a few years ago. I do have both previous versions and never even listen to the first one because...

Cool! I have a few gaps in my catalog that I need to fill.

Maniacal vocals and distorted saxes! What's not to love! :D

Gog from Hammill's In Camera album is also something they've played live in recent history and it sounds great!

Though I think only Evans played on the studio version along with Hammill.

3/5 of the last lineup. Excellent!

I dig Dechene’s guitar playing. Very much a Roger Trigaux vibe but with his own style.

Present tried to cash in on the Christmas thing once but it didn’t seem to help their sales.

Only two for me. NF and then they played Pittsburgh right after that. Maybe the same week but my memory is hazy.

I've seen Richard 3-4 times. I think at NEARfest he did a more ambient set. But when I've seen him with drummers it does get very loud. I've enjoyed those sets though as you really get caught up in...

Great stories!

Thanks Steve and nearfest!

It should be mentioned that the Nearfest performance of 5 Suns is on a DVD that comes with their album History of the Visitation.

Just watched it recently and brought back memories of that killer...

Thanks Steve!

Does anyone know when the new album will be available in the US?

Does anyone know when this will be available in the US?

I'd like a 5.1 but don't really want to pay $70+ for it. Hopefully they'll make a free standing one.

I agree with this.

Great Pic!

I somehow dragged her to Nearfest the second time Magma was there. She actually came away impressed with their musicianship and professionalism but still didn't like the music. So her term after that...

Magma is literally the band my wife name-checks when she complains about any of my music.

This is the most incredible thing that I have ever read on the internet.

Glad he's doing ok!

I agree with Frank!

Picked up Orlando tickets today with the presale. Long way off but this will be cool.

I noticed that they're playing a larger venue in Cleveland as well this time. Hopefully they're basing it off of what they saw on the last tour.

Thank you!

I'll be going to Orlando for sure!

Just received an email that they're doing a North American tour starting in April 2022.

Can't find a good link showing the dates but if I do I will post.

I watched it when they did it pay per view style. I thought it was great and watched a couple of times. Is it coming out on dvd?

They released this as part of their 50th anniversary series so these two tracks look pretty far along.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq3TgT1sP5c

Freaking great album!

Going with my wife tonight so at least she has something to look forward to! 😀

What I hate about social media is how reactionary and quick to judge people have become (or maybe they've always been this way and now they have a public forum) and the lack of thought that goes into...

I concur with this! Probably the best Magma live performances and sound IMO.

I hold all of their albums in high regard.

The first two were a bit more guitar heavy.

Nivraym was more keyboard oriented.

Angherr with the saxes and no guitar.

Then the new one kind of...

I was fairly familiar with some of the stuff through other releases. I don't hate it, just never really had the urge to actually purchase it.

It's on progarchives under the live album section*. Has a 2.75 rating. I think that's a little low. At least a solid 3 for me.

* I knew this because, during Covid, I used PA to listen to every...

I ordered one of these. Can't wait for all of the conversations that it will spark while strolling around town!

I'm not complaining. I moved here 3 years ago and it's been pretty slim pickings for concerts compared to Pittsburgh as far as the music that I like.

I thought that things were changing because I...

It just moved to Delray. There are four Florida dates. Basically one close to each city.

:lol

I had my finger on the button. But then my wife walked by and I changed my mind.

Ha! I tried that one but it doesn't work. I thought if I followed KC on Facebook that they would email something but oh well. Guess I have to wait until Friday.

I'm really stupid with this crap but how does one get a presale code?

Same here! Been holding on to my Boca Raton ticket.

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Listening to “Captives” now. This album has begun aging well. The song “Love Songs,” which just seemed surprisingly conventional initially, now just sounds really good, and a bit like a...