Magma

French cross-genre, jazz-rock rooted, progressive rock and fusion band founded in 1969 by drummer Christian Vander. Magma have existed in two phases, the first was formed in the summer of 1969 and debuted on LP in 1970, continuing through to 1983 with many different line-ups and changes in style, inventing a genre of their own that has since become known as "Zeuhl" amongst fans. Magma then regrouped under the name Offering making a very different music, and also did a few one-off reunions over the years. Magma regrouped for phase two in December 1996 with a series of concerts and has been touring intensively all over the world ever since and issuing a number of new live and studio recordings over the next decades.