Editing Magma (band) (section)

=== Legacy ===
The band is widely considered to be musically adventurous and imaginative<ref>{{cite web |last=Ankeny |first=Jason |title=Magma – Music Biography, Credits and Discography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/magma-mn0000191376 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101175708/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/magma-mn0000191376 |archive-date=2012-11-01 |access-date=2012-11-14 |publisher=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/display.php?rev=mag-ka |title=Ground and Sky review - Magma - K.A |publisher=Progreviews.com |access-date=2012-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110072620/http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/display.php?rev=mag-ka |archive-date=2012-11-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/display.php?rev=mag-mdk |title=Ground and Sky review - Magma - Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh |publisher=Progreviews.com |access-date=2012-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110072625/http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/display.php?rev=mag-mdk |archive-date=2012-11-10 }}</ref> among music critics. Magma uses choirs extensively in a way reminiscent of the composer [[Carl Orff]].<ref>{{cite web|author=François Couture |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wurdah-%C3tah-tristan-et-iseult-mw0001189854 |title=Wurdah Ïtah/Tristan et Iseult - Christian Vander, Magma : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2012-11-14}}</ref> Magma's music is also highly influenced by [[jazz]] [[saxophone]] player [[John Coltrane]], and Vander has said that "it is still Coltrane who actually gives me the real material to work on, to be able to move on".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/magma.html#interview |title=Christian Vander Interview by George Allen and Robert Pearson, April 22, 1995 |publisher=Furious.com |date=1995-04-22 |access-date=2011-10-30}}</ref>

Many of the musicians who have played with Magma have also formed solo projects or spinoff acts. The Kobaïan term [[#Zeuhl|Zeuhl]] has come to refer to the musical style of these bands and the French [[jazz fusion]]/[[symphonic rock]] scene that grew around them.<ref name=Zeuhl>{{cite web|url=http://www.progarchives.com/subgenre.asp?style=11 |title=Zeuhl, a progressive rock music sub-genre [sic] |publisher=Progarchives.com |access-date=2012-11-14}}</ref> Besides [[Christian Vander (musician)|Christian Vander]], other well-known Magma alumni include the violinist [[Didier Lockwood]], bassist-composer [[Jannick Top|Jannick "Janik" Top]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Jannick Top |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jannick-top-mn0001623378 |title=Jannick Top - Music Biography, Credits and Discography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2012-11-14}}</ref> and spinoff act [[Weidorje]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1075 |title=WEIDORJE music, discography, MP3, videos and reviews |publisher=Progarchives.com |access-date=2012-11-14}}</ref>

====Fandom====
The band has a number of high-profile fans. Punk rock singer [[John Lydon|Johnny Rotten]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnlydon.com/interviews/pil04.html |title=Interviews &#124; 'The Public Image', January 2004 |publisher=John Lydon.Com |access-date=2012-11-14}}</ref> metal musician [[Kristoffer Rygg]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=127 |title=Stories: Ulver – Born Again From The Merciless Mother |publisher=Avant-garde Metal |access-date=2012-11-14}}</ref> [[Steven Wilson]] of [[Porcupine Tree]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cartiledgeworld.co.uk/wilson.html |title=Perfect 10: Steven Wilson interview and photograph |publisher=Cartiledgeworld.co.uk |access-date=2012-11-14}}</ref> [[Mikael Åkerfeldt]] of [[Opeth]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadburn.com/2013/10/seminal-progressive-rock-pioneers-magma-confirmed-mikael-akerfeldts-curated-2014-roadburn-event/ |title=Seminal Progressive Rock Pioneers Magma Confirmed For Mikael Åkerfeldt's Curated 2014 Roadburn Event |publisher=Roadburn |access-date=2013-12-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217223942/http://www.roadburn.com/2013/10/seminal-progressive-rock-pioneers-magma-confirmed-mikael-akerfeldts-curated-2014-roadburn-event/ |archive-date=2013-12-17 }}</ref> [[Bruce Dickinson]] of [[Iron Maiden]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=La radio de Bruce Dickinson, chanteur de Iron Maiden |url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/podcasts/la-radio-de/la-radio-de-du-samedi-02-mars-2024-8426898 |publisher=Radiofrance |date=2024-03-02 |language=fr |access-date=2024-04-22}}</ref> [[Cattle Decapitation]] vocalist Travis Ryan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonicbandwagon.com/interviews/cattle-decapitation-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302002441/http://www.sonicbandwagon.com/interviews/cattle-decapitation-interview/ |archive-date=2020-03-02 |url-status=dead |title=Cattle Decapitation Interview|publisher=sonicbandwagon.com|access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref> magician [[Penn Jillette]], and Chilean filmmaker [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]] have all stated their admiration of the band.

In the 1980s, British World champion snooker player [[Steve Davis]] declared himself a passionate follower of the band since his youth and used some of his winnings to promote a series of concerts by Magma in London.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/mar/07/snooker.features |title=My obsession |author=Lee Honeyball |work=[[The Observer]] |publisher=Guardian.co.uk |access-date=2012-11-14 |location=London |date=2004-03-07}}</ref>

Television journalist [[Antoine de Caunes]] wrote a biography of the band entitled ''Magma''.<ref>{{cite book|author=Magma (Rock et folk) (French Edition) |title=Magma (Rock et folk) (French Edition): Antoine de Caunes: 9782226005632: Amazon.com: Books |isbn=2226005633 |year=1978 |publisher=A. Michel }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/loisirs-et-spectacles/antoine-de-caunes-fan-de-magma-13-02-2009-409290.php |title=Antoine de Caunes, fan de Magma |publisher=Leparisien.fr |date=2009-02-13 |access-date=2012-11-14}}</ref>

In 2017, documentary filmmaker Laurent Goldstein directed ''To Life, Death and Beyond – The Music of Magma''. Interviewees include Christian Vander, Stella Vander, James MacGaw, [[Trey Gunn]], [[Robert Trujillo]], and [[Jello Biafra]].<ref>{{cite AV media | people = Goldstein, Laurent (Director) | date = 2017 | title = To Life, Death And Beyond – The Music Of Magma | medium = DVD | language = en, fr
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