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Popol Vuh – Aguirre II
Biography
1. A krautrock band from Germany
2. A progressive rock band from Norway later called Popol Ace
1. Popol Vuh was a proto-ambient experimental rock / krautrock band from Germany founded by Florian Fricke in 1970 together with Holger Trulzsch (percussion) and Frank Fiedler (electronics). Other important members during the next two decades included Conny Veit, Daniel Fichelscher and Robert Eliscu.
It began with an electronic approach as heard on first album Affenstunde, inspired by the invention of the Moog synthesizer. This continued for only one more album, In den Gärten Pharaos, before Fricke largely abandoned electronic instruments in favour of piano-led compositions from 1972’s Hosianna Mantra 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 all kinds of instruments: wind, percussion and strings, electric and acoustic alike, combined to convey a mystical aura that made their music spiritual and introspective.
Popul Vuh influenced many other bands from Europe with their uniquely soft but elaborate instrumentations, that took inspiration from Tibet, Africa, and Precolombian America. They created dream-like soundscapes along with psychedelic walls of sound, and are considered by some to be precursors of contemporary world music, as well of new age music and ambient.
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Hosianna Mantra
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Aguirre
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Tantric Songs / Hosianna Mantra
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In den Gärten Pharaos
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smokethecosmos
Popol Cuh
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sim_maiden
We spoke about Popol Vuh's album "In Den Garten Pharaos" this week in our continuing krautrock marathon. You should have a bit of a listen to it, even if you have the slightest interest in any of the previously mentioned words: http://lastpodcastshow.com/2013/05/07/episode-92b-monomania-demo-tapes-krautrock-die-wunder-jahre-1970-1975-popol-vuh-in-den-garten-pharaos/
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aldrignedigen
Popabol Vuh
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FlashRah
Masturbating to this never gets any more difficult
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Argamocrypt
I don't even go near a vuh unless I'm absolutely certain it's popol
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Rijal737
segnung is blessing.
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francis_bacon
the nosferatu soundtrack is fucking sublime[3]
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applepoison
We are a Turkish folk-duo called The Hogweed And The Aderyn and a Boutique Press called Wounded Wolf. You can listen the preview from here: http://www.woundedwolfpress.co.uk/-the-hogweed-and-the-aderyn
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GRIMESZ
Popol Bruh
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Razielek
Vuh, definitely. Then title tracks from Hosianna Mantra, Aguirre, Würfelspiel from Einsjäger & Siebenjäger, first track from Seligpreisung and many others.
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dillEsquire
Train through Time, the bonus track of of Affestunde
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kenediusze
Vuh
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activewaste
Would like to hear, if you guys had to chose one Popol Vuh track, what would it be? I would chose between Morgengruß, Brüder des Schattens or the opening of Hosianna Mantra. What track(s) move you like no other?
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doomhymns
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fish-oil
oh wow
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dillEsquire
that percussion
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quesy
mixed up after watching Aguirre beautiful/horror.
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jussi_m
Aguirre is kinda eerie and depressing..
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folkfag00
insipid music for polite persons
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iconan
Music for Your Brain. A spectacular mix, a magical whirlwind of sounds and colors, To go on a journey beyond the meaning of time and space... a pleasure renewed with each listen. - -.-.-.-. om hari om ..... ॐ
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