Zeuhl (Pronunciation: zEU(h)l) means celestial in Kobaïan^[1], the constructed language created by Christian Vander^[2]. Originally solely applied to the music of Vander's band, Magma, the term zeuhl was eventually used to describe the similar music produced by French bands^[3], beginning in the mid-1970s. Although primarily a French phenomenon, zeuhl has influenced recent avant-garde Japanese bands^[4].

Zeuhl typically blends progressive rock, symphonic rock, fusion, neoclassicism, aspects of rock in opposition and vocal elements of African-American spirituals and Western military call and response^{[citation needed]}. Common aspects include dissonance, marching themes, throbbing bass, keyboards including piano, Rhodes piano, or organ, and brass instruments.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Groups associated with Zeuhl

• Dün (France)
• Art Zoyd (France)
• Univers Zero (Belgium)
• Guapo (U.K.)
• Zao (France) - The first Magma offshoot band incarnated by Y. Seffer & F. Cahen.
• Weidorje (France) - B. Paganotti & P. Gauthier
• Paga (France) - B. Paganotti's band after Weidorje's wreck.
• Eskaton (France)
• Eider Stellaire (France)
• Cortex (France)
• Yochk'o Seffer (France)
• Anaïd (France)
• Shub Niggurath (France)
• Uppsala (France)
• Jean-Philippe Goude (France)
• Patrick Gauthier
• Ruins (Japan) - Japanese duo of bass & drums
• Koenji Hyakkei (Japan) - started by the drummer of Ruins
• Bondage Fruit (Japan)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• More Zeuhl efforts
• Kobian-English word list