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In the 1970s, he was a lead member of the influential zeuhl band Magma, along with Christian Vander and Didier Lockwood. On some Magma albums, he appears under his Kobaïan name: Ẁahrğenuhr Reuğhelemësteh . [2]
In 1973, the band recorded an album and performed in Paris. This is where Jannick met Christian Vander, drummer, composer and leader of Magma (6), which Top was invited to join straight away. Jannick stayed with Magma for 2 years, playing nearly 200 concerts in France, Europe, and the USA.
Jul 13, 2023 · Bassist Jannick Top had had enough of Christian Vander after making three records with him, and thus quit the band after touring Köhntarkösz. He briefly rejoined to record their next studio ...
Jannick Top biography Jannick Top (aka Jannik, Janik, etc.) was born in Marseille, but moved to Paris after a classical Russian education in piano, cello and the more theoretical side of music, becoming acquainted with many jazz-oriented musicians and recording an album with Troc before joining Magma in 1973. As the Wahrgenuhr, he helped ...
Q5: How did you join Magma? A5: Playing with Troc at a club in Saint-Germain called "La Bulle", I met Christian Vander. After my second meeting with him, I joined the group.
He joined Magma again in 1976 in an attempt to lead the band at equal level with Vander (the “Vandertop” period) but this proved short-lived, although artistically one of the most intense and highly successful period for Magma, whose trademark sound was for ever influenced by Top’s contribution.
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Jannick Top. French bassist with lengthy and diverse career whose detuned growling tone was a key element of Magma's zeuhl sound of the 1970s. STREAM OR BUY:
