20-10-90 SALLE DES FETES, SCHILTIGHEIM (near Strasbourg) 21-10-90 LE POLLEN, ELANCOURT (near Versailles) 13-11-90 L'AERONEF, LILLE 05-12-90 SALLE DU VIGNEAN, EYSINES, BORDEAUXCHRISTIAN VANDER TRIO
08-09-90 NEW MORNING CLUB, PARIS 27-10-90 THÉÂTRE DUNOIS, 75013 PARIS 11-90 VAL D'OISE FESTIVAL (near Paris)
The Prague Festival appearance scheduled for 19-10-90 was cancelled. So far
on the MAGMA tour, the CHRISTIAN VANDER TRIO have only played once (as the encore
in Strasbourg), they only played two pieces :- 'MY FAVORITE THINGS' and 'IT
ALL DEPENDS ON YOU'.
MAGMA'S EXPANDED LINEUP - A reformation of some old friends... Welcome back
KLÖTZ ZASPIAAHK and MARC ELIARD. The group also contained members of the new
young Zeuhl band - DON'T DIE.
PIERRE MARCAULT somehow fell out of favour with CHRISTIAN during the Elancourt show and has left the band, (GUY KHALIFA left in January). A video of the Elancourt show is rumoured to exist, which might give some indication of PIERRE's unfortunate faux-pas. I remember that while KLÖTZ introduced the members of the current line-up, ZEBËHN STRAIN DE GEUSTAAH glared furiously at PIERRE.
STELLA's daughter, JULIE, has been performing with MAGMA since February, (is she really 20 years old?).
Those still in employment at Lille included MARC DELOUYA, ISABELLE FEUILLEBOIS, PIERRE-MICHEL SIVADIER, PHILIPPE DARDELLE, JEAN-CLAUDE BUIRE, EMMANUEL BORGHI, FRANCK VIDEL (guitar) and the keyboard player from DON'T DIE. They played two sets in Lille. First MAGMA performed 'COSMOS', 'A FIÏÈH', 'M.D.K.' & 'LA' DAWOTSIN'. Then OFFERING performed another stunning version of 'ANOTHER DAY', but due to local by-laws the hall closed just after 10 pm. so there was no encore that night. Before each set they played the MAGMA (Piano) and OFFERING (Bells/Wind) intro tapes.
There was a false rumour of a tour covering England & Belgium this autumn. It was claimed in TELERAMA magazine to be by: CHRISTIAN VANDER, MICHEL GRAILLIER, SIMON GOUBERT & N'GUYEN LÉ. But sadly, this has been denied by GEORGES BESNIER. He expressed bemusement at the source of this announcement. He was also surprised by the claim on French radio that the MAGMA tour would be a "MAJOR EUROPEAN TOUR". However, he did confirm that although there are no immediate concert plans after the Bordeaux spectacle, there will be some concerts by MAGMA or OFFERING in March and April 1991. These will of course be in France.
KLÖTZ ZASPIAAIK and WURD ^ëMGALA? have expressed an interest in touring the U.K. with PAGA GROUP.
There still remains a slight hope that some form of short U.K. tour by Christian's jazz trio could be mounted. Ronnie Scott's club in Frith Street features in all the rumours I have heard this year. While on the subject of Ronnie Scott, there is a video of Michel Graillier playing with Chet Baker at Ronnies.
FRANCIS LINON (a.k.a. VENUXE DELUXE to all you Pot Head Pixie's) said that the 'A Fiïèh' album has not been recorded yet (October '90).
In Strasbourg and Elancourt, MAGMA were playing the following pieces 'COSMOS', 'A FIÏÈH', 'HELLO', 'M.D.K.', 'ANOTHER DAY', 'LA DAWOTSIN' & 'EHN DEÏSS'. However, fictitious promotional literature claimed they would be performing: 'ZËSS', 'M.D.K.', 'THEUSZ HAMTAAHK' and 'KÖHNTARKÖSZ'. This was denied by STELLA VANDER, saying "It would take too long to teach the current line-up all these pieces". CHRISTIAN said that they would soon stop performing 'ANOTHER DAY' in their live shows.