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Popol Vuh (band)

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502:"Florian was and remains an important forerunner of contemporary ethnic and religious music. He chose electronic music and his big Moog to free himself from the restraints of traditional music, but soon discovered that he didn't get a lot out of it and opted for the acoustic path instead. Here, he went on to create a new world, which Werner Herzog loves so much, transforming the thought patterns of electronic music into the language of acoustic ethno music." 310: 422:"I refrain from the classification 'church music', although I think it is entirely possible and appropriate that HOSIANNA MANTRA be used as music for church. I realized this record was actually about something else for me. With the means at my disposal I wanted to grasp the original 210:
in 1969 together with Frank Fiedler (sound design, fine cut), Holger TrĂŒlzsch (percussion), and Bettina Fricke (tablas and production). Other important members during the next two decades included Djong Yun, Renate Knaup,
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being and feeling in order to convey the correctness of elementary truths in the Christian word. Not as a preacher, but as someone for whom archaic ways of life seem more valuable and right than our own contemporary
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forward. This album also marked the start of exploring overtly religious themes rather than a more generally spiritual feeling within the music. The group evolved to include a range of instruments:
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America. With music sometimes described as "ethereal", they created soundscapes through psychedelic walls of sound, and are regarded as precursors of contemporary
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Popol Vuh influenced many other European bands with their uniquely soft but elaborate instrumentation, which took inspiration from the music of
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Popol Vuh & Florian Fricke. The ultimate resource: biography, discography, movies, collaborations, web links and foto gallery.
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Popol Vuh Biography, Booklet to CD issue of "Popol Vuh Revisted & Remixed, 1970–1999", SPV recordings, 2011
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Michael Fuchs-Gambock, Gerhard Augustin: Booklet to CD re-issue of "Hosianna Mantra", SPV recordings, 2004
827:(2002) – remix album recorded in 1993 (according to its booklet) and released after Florian Fricke's death 399:, before Fricke largely abandoned electronic instruments in favour of piano-led compositions from 1972's 1013:
Klaus Schulze, Oldau, October 7, 2003: Booklet to CD re-issue of "Hosianna Mantra", SPV recordings, 2004
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Florian Fricke died in Munich on 29 December 2001 and the group disbanded.
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influences. They developed a productive working partnership with director
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Perfect Sound Forever: Popul Vuh- an extensive look at their catalog
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elaborated on the spiritual component of the group's music:
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project, but under Fricke's leadership they soon abandoned
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Note: there are two distinct issues of the compilation
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This continued for only one more album, 29: 354:Learn how and when to remove this message 891: 842:BrĂŒder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts 770:BrĂŒder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts 727:BrĂŒder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts 586:BrĂŒder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts 254:, contributing scores to films such as 957: 955: 953: 940: 938: 447:, as well as of new age and ambient. 1091:Musical groups disestablished in 2001 860:The Werner Herzog Soundtracks Box set 794:Sing, for Song Drives Away the Wolves 658:Shepherd's Symphony – Hirtensymphonie 227:containing the mythology of highland 201: 27:German musical collective (1969–2001) 7: 866:Revisited & Remixed (1970–1999) 710:PerlenklĂ€nge: The Best of Popol Vuh 1086:Musical groups established in 1969 741:In the Gardens of Pharao / Aguirre 25: 790:, which was previously unreleased 753:Best of Popol Vuh – Werner Herzog 699:Best of Popol Vuh – Werner Herzog 682:(1983) – limited private pressing 366:The band's name, taken from the 308: 246:for organic instrumentation and 761:(1991) – featuring tracks from 718:(1981) – featuring tracks from 454:, including the aforementioned 1076:German electronic music groups 1033:Popol Vuh & Florian Fricke 787:The Dark Glow of the Mountains 1: 488:, in which Fricke appeared. 686:Florian Fricke Plays Mozart 570:Letzte Tage – Letzte NĂ€chte 485:The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser 334:the claims made and adding 1112: 701:. 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Index

Popol Vuh (German band)
Munich
West Germany
Krautrock
ambient
world
neoclassical
psychedelia
new-age
electronic
Pilz
Kosmische Kuriere
Brain
Florian Fricke
Conny Veit
Daniel Fichelscher
Klaus Wiese
[pɔpl̩vuː]
Florian Fricke
Conny Veit
Daniel Fichelscher
Klaus Wiese
Mayan manuscript
Guatemala
K'iche' people
electronic music
synthesizers
world music
Werner Herzog
Aguirre, The Wrath of God

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