Magma had disbanded after the release of their 1976 album
Üdü Ẁüdü, before reuniting in early 1977 with a vastly changed lineup.
Christian Vander took this time to experiment with a new musical direction, incorporating elements of
R&B and
gospel music into his material. A sign of this push in another direction would be the band regularly performing "
Riders on the Storm" by
The Doors throughout early 1977. Another major shift in 1977 for Vander was the birth of his daughter, Julie, with now-wife
Stella Vander. This influenced a more positive and upbeat direction for his music, as her birth brought him out of a depression that had formed since the release of
Üdü Ẁüdü. A grown Julie Vander would perform on later Magma releases such as the live
Theusz Hamtaahk Trilogy. Vander had attempted extensive collaboration with members from 1975-1976 as he wished not to assume full control, but the recording of
Attahk made clear to Vander that with a new lineup, this was not an option from this point onwards; excluding
Merci, the next Magma release to feature material from a collaborator would be 2022's
Kartëhl. As with some songs from
Live/Hhaï and
Üdü Ẁüdü, the song "Rind-ë" was a discarded piece of the composition
Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré, and would be incorporated into the first track of the 2009 re-recording. ==Track listing==