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491:"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." 299: 411:"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 199:
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.
1064: 558: 1069: 400:, electric and acoustic alike, combined to convey a mystical aura that made their music spiritual and introspective. 342: 324: 726:(1982) – soundtrack featuring four previously released Popol Vuh compositions besides opera and traditional music 1084: 912:
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
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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, 343:Learn how and when to remove this message 903: 831:BrĂŒder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts 759:BrĂŒder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts 716:BrĂŒder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts 575:BrĂŒder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts 243:, contributing scores to films such as 1057: 946: 944: 942: 929: 927: 436:, as well as of new age and ambient. 1080:Musical groups disestablished in 2001 861: 849:The Werner Herzog Soundtracks Box set 783:Sing, for Song Drives Away the Wolves 647:Shepherd's Symphony – Hirtensymphonie 216:containing the mythology of highland 190: 16:German musical collective (1969–2001) 292: 939: 924: 855:Revisited & Remixed (1970–1999) 699:PerlenklĂ€nge: The Best of Popol Vuh 13: 1075:Musical groups established in 1969 730:In the Gardens of Pharao / Aguirre 14: 1096: 1009: 950: 779:, which was previously unreleased 742:Best of Popol Vuh – Werner Herzog 688:Best of Popol Vuh – Werner Herzog 671:(1983) – limited private pressing 355:The band's name, taken from the 297: 235:for organic instrumentation and 750:(1991) – featuring tracks from 707:(1981) – featuring tracks from 681: 443:, including the aforementioned 1065:German electronic music groups 1022:Popol Vuh & Florian Fricke 996: 972: 915: 776:The Dark Glow of the Mountains 495: 1: 874: 477:, in which Fricke appeared. 7: 675:Florian Fricke Plays Mozart 559:Letzte Tage – Letzte NĂ€chte 474:The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser 323:the claims made and adding 10: 1101: 690:. 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Index

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
Nosferatu the Vampyre

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