My Highest Rated Zeuhl Albums of the 21st Century

 Yes, Zeuhl is alive and well in the 21st Century--and not just because Magma keeps producing excellent albums. There are young bands all over the globe picking up the torch. (I wonder what Christian Vander thinks of that!) Below is my list of the highest-rated Zeuhl releases of the 21st Century (according to my personal metric ratings system).

THE MASTERPIECES:

SETNA Guérison (2013) - 96.0

MAGMA Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré (2009) - 95.0

KOENJI HYAKKEI Angherr Shisspa (2005) - 93.57

GA'AN Ga'an (2009) - 93.33

ALL TRAPS ON EARTH A Drop of Light (2018) * - 92.75

CAMEMBERT Negative Toe (2017) - 92.72

THE MINOR MASTERPIECES:

MAGMA Slag Tanz (2015) - 92.50

VAK Budo (2018) - 92.29

UNIVERSAL TOTEM ORCHESTRA The Magus (2008) - 91.93

GA'AN Black Equus (2011) - 91.33

CAMEMBERT Schnörgl Attahk (2011) - 91.30

MAGMA K.A. (2004) - 91.0

BONDAGE FRUIT  V - Skin (2002) * - 90.50

JANNICK TOP Infernal Machina (2008) - 90.40

KOENJI HYAKKEI Dorhimviskha (2018) - 90.21

MAGMA Félicité Thösz (2012) - 90.0

DAI KAHT II (2020) - 90.0

THE NEAR-MASTERPIECES:

KOENJI HYAKKEI Nivraym (2001) - 89.77

UNIVERSAL TOTEM ORCHESTRA Mathematical Mother (2016) - 89.52

PiNioL Bran Coucou (2018) - 88.39

MAGISTER DIXIT Cellule de Crise (2006) - 87.89

OTHER EXCELLENT RELEASES:

CORIMA Amaterasu (2016) - 86.50

SETNA Cycles (2007) - 86.36

VAK Aedividea (2015)  - 86.09

UNIT WAIL Retort (2013) - 85.48

GUAPO Obscure Knowledge (2015) * - 85.29

UNIT WAIL Pangaea Proxima (2012) - 85.0

VERY GOOD ZEUHL RELEASES:

RHÙN's Fanfare du chaos (2013) - 84.44

GOOD ZEUHL RELEASES:

GUAPO Five Suns (2004) - 81.43

UNIT WAIL égarés (2019) - 79.25

* Denotes - an album that may be better suited to another category/may not be Zeuhl

As-Yet Incomplete Reviews:

UNIT WAIL Beyond Space Edges (2015)

XING SA Création de l'Univers (2011)

MAGMA Zëss - Le jour du néant (2019)

BONDAGE FRUIT  VI (2005) * 

CORIMA Quetzalcoatl (2012)