Magma

And here we are...the Behemoth that ultimately inspired me to create this blog...Magma's "Theusz Hamtaahk" from the Retropspektiw album. This song is a 36 minute journey into the belly of the beast in an epic almost typical of Magma.

The song seemingly begins at the end, a few seconds of cathartic glory which quickly cuts to that stalking suspicious keyboard. Two singers then adjoin into a curious waltz of falsetto. Then, schleuse, and we're off to the races...
Those sinister keyboards arrive once again, and we all partake in it's dance with death. You hear the church bells announcing your arrival, Christian Vanders the motor behind the boat.

And the ride - those macabre rhythms.....

It's the listeners participation in Vander's Divine Comedy which seemingly spiral downwards towards bottoming out until an ultimate redemption at the end of the song...which could be debatable, for the band literally kills it's audience near the end in a war of the worlds-type fashion. I've listened to this many many times and don't think it takes a musician to appreciate the humongous density of this composition.
Take it!!!



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