Ẁurdah Ïtah
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{{Infobox album
| name = Ẁurdah Ïtah
| type = studio
| artist = Magma
| cover = Wurda itah 1974.jpeg
| caption = Cover of the 1974 LP release on Barclay Records
| released = 15 June 1974
| recorded = 4, 5, and 8 April 1974
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Zeuhl
| length = {{Duration|m=39|s=04}}
| label = Egg Records
| producer = Christian Vander
| prev_title = Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh
| prev_year = 1973
| next_title = Köhntarkösz
| next_year = 1974
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative covers
| type = studio
| cover = Wurdah itah 1978 .jpeg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Cover of the 1978 LP release on Egg Records
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{{Extra album cover
| type = studio
| cover = Wurdah itah.jpg
| border =
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| caption = Cover of the CD release
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|noprose=yes
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Ẁurdah Ïtah is the fourth studio album by French progressive rock band Magma. The album was originally released on 15 June 1974 under the name Tristan et Iseult as a Christian Vander solo studio film soundtrack. The soundtrack was for Yvan Lagrange's 1972 avant-garde film Tristan et Iseult.
The album was recorded by a core quartet of Magma members (only consisting of drums, bass, piano, and vocals). It was re-released on Magma's label Seventh Records in 1989 with the Magma logo on its cover, and ever since, it has been retrospectively contextualised as a Magma album.
Ẁurdah Ïtah (which translates from Kobaïan roughly as Dead Earth) is the second part of the Theusz Hamtaahk Trilogy. It is preceded by Theusz Hamtaahk (Time of Hatred), which is only available on live albums, including Retrospektïẁ (Parts I+II) (1981), and Trilogie Theusz Hamtaahk (Concert du Trianon) (2001), and succeeded by Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh (1973).
Track listing
Source: Seventh Records, Discogs
{{Tracklist
| all_writing = Christian Vander
| headline = Side One
| title1 = Malaẁëlëkaahm
| length1 = 3:37
| title2 = Bradïa Da Zïmehn Iëgah
| length2 = 2:18
| title3 = Manëh Fur Da Zëss
| length3 = 1:38
| title4 = Fur Dï hël Kobaïa
| length4 = 4:55
| title5 = Blüm Tendiwa
| length5 = 3:29
| title6 = Ẁohldünt Mëm Dëẁëlëss
| length6 = 3:29
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = Side Two
| title1 = Ẁaïnsaht !!!
| length1 = 2:30
| title2 = Ẁlasïk Steuhn Kobaïa
| length2 = 2:46
| title3 = Sëhnntëht Dros Ẁurdah Süms
| length3 = 3:24
| title4 = C'est la vie qui les a menés là !
| length4 = 4:58
| title5 = Ëk Sün Da Zëss
| length5 = 2:16
| title6 = De Zeuhl Ündazïr
| length6 = 3:40
}}
Personnel
- Stella Vander – vocals
- Klaus Blasquiz – vocals, percussion
- Jannick Top – bass
- Christian Vander – drums, piano, Rhodes piano, percussion, vocals
Literature
- {{Citation
| last = Gonin
| first = Philippe
| author-link =
| title = Magma - Décryptage d'un mythe et d'une musique
| place = Marseille
| publisher = Le Mot et le Reste
| year = 2010
| chapter = Ẁurdah Ïtah
| pages = 161–170
| language = fr
| isbn = 978-2-36054-000-6
}}
References
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{{Discogs master|master=16598|name=Christian Vander - Tristan et Iseult}} Retrieved 18 April 2011.
{{cite web|url=https://us.imdb.com/title/tt0249199/fullcredits|title=Tristan et Iseult|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=18 April 2011}}
}}
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