POPOL VUH
Florian Fricke studied music in Munich, where he was a pupil of Rudolph Hindemith (Paul Hindemith's brother). At the age of 25 he became acquainted with the Moog synthsizer which leads him to form his band "Popol Vuh". This name and inspiration come from the holy book of Guatemala's Quiche Indians.
Their second album, "In Den Garten Pharaos", fuses ambient electronic textures with traditional, ethnic instruments, but put the stress on spiritual themes. In the grand tradition of many Krautrock greats of the era, this album consists of only two side-length cuts.
"In Den Garten Pharaos" is a stunning moogish beauty that creates an utterly hypnotic atmosphere enhanced by pseudo-african drumming which strikes us with a feeling of terror. As the seventh minute of the first track begins all evil starts to speak with one voice. Beware of lurking shadows in your "castle". Night is the rightest time to play it loud. So switch off the light and dream of pharaos' gardens...
"Vuh" is a huge and massive wall of organ sounds played in a passionate mood, so magnificent in tune that you cannot compare it with anything else in the world. The ground-breaking sound like a thunderous God-influenced preacher's voice rolls over you making you feel like a little worm, totally and wholly out of help. What strikes most is a constant stream of church organs vibrating strongly for twenty minutes with no regret as if they were trying to bring down all the sinners of this world on their knees.
HAVE A NICE TRIP...
Their second album, "In Den Garten Pharaos", fuses ambient electronic textures with traditional, ethnic instruments, but put the stress on spiritual themes. In the grand tradition of many Krautrock greats of the era, this album consists of only two side-length cuts.
"In Den Garten Pharaos" is a stunning moogish beauty that creates an utterly hypnotic atmosphere enhanced by pseudo-african drumming which strikes us with a feeling of terror. As the seventh minute of the first track begins all evil starts to speak with one voice. Beware of lurking shadows in your "castle". Night is the rightest time to play it loud. So switch off the light and dream of pharaos' gardens...
"Vuh" is a huge and massive wall of organ sounds played in a passionate mood, so magnificent in tune that you cannot compare it with anything else in the world. The ground-breaking sound like a thunderous God-influenced preacher's voice rolls over you making you feel like a little worm, totally and wholly out of help. What strikes most is a constant stream of church organs vibrating strongly for twenty minutes with no regret as if they were trying to bring down all the sinners of this world on their knees.
HAVE A NICE TRIP...
Line-up :
Florian Fricke / Moog synthesizer, organ, Fender electric piano
Betina / cymbals, production
Frank Fiedler / Moog synthesizer, mixdown
Holger Trülzsch / African & Turkish percussion
Track List :
01. In den Garten Pharaos (17:37) -02. Vuh (19:48) -03. Kha-White Structures 1 (Bonus) (10:16) -04. Kha-White Structures 2 (Bonus) (10:09)-
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