M
agma are a group that one has to graduate to. With their own language from the planet Kobaïa (where they have escaped from Earth) and their own genre of Zeuhl (alien space rock opera), there really is no band quite like them. Standing somewhere on a ley line between Can, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Parliament-Funkadelic, the sound they make is forever impressive. Outside their fervent fanbase, they will always be remembered as being the band that Magma-obsessed snooker legend Steve Davis promoted for three nights in London in the late 80s.