Though the electronics had been forsaken, the music is still quite evocative mantra of the touching of the. Mantra ars ludi 2006 my education moody dipper 2006. Museum popol vuh these page feature archaeology information and images of precolumbian maya art from the museo popol vuh. Hosianna mantra has finally been remastered with sparkeling and sharp sound quality. Hosianna mantra e il terzo disco del gruppo rock tedesco popol vuh.
Hosianna mantra by popol vuh album, neoclassical new age. The work is divided into a brief preamble and four books. Hosianna mantra is the third album by german band popol vuh. Popol vuh hosianna mantra the krautrock album database. Germany in the early 70s was a breeding ground for revolutinary music. Includes unlimited streaming of plays popol vuh via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Popol vuh, maya document, an invaluable source of knowledge of ancient mayan mythology and culture.
Listen to your favorite songs from tantric songs hosianna mantra by popol vuh now. Florian fricke pioneered the use of synthesizers in german rock, but by the time of hosianna mantra he had abandoned them eventually selling his famous moog to klaus schulze. Complete your purchase to save the mp3 version to your music library. The original popol vuh is the mayan version of the bible. Hosianna mantra is a music studio album recording by popol vuh krautrockprogressive rock released in 1972 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. This particular release focuses on the groups leader, florian fricke. Krautrock or kosmische musik emerged as an answer to the psychedelic scenes of the us and uk, and through it came music the. Popol vuh hosianna mantra le pietre miliari di ondarock. Kein pop, kein rock, sanfte musik mit hohem gesang, etwas in richtung ambient schwebend. With its religious theme it shouldnt be heretic to consider hosianna mantra as a small miracle.
Popol vuhs tantric songs and hosianna mantra are recognized as classics in the field of contemplative music. Before recording hosianna mantra, popol vuh founder florian fricke found religion both hinduism and christianity, which led to a significant shift regarding the approach towards popol vuh s music. Before recording hosianna mantra, popol vuh founder florian fricke found religion both hinduism and christianity, which led to a significant shift regarding the approach towards popol vuhs music. The sacred book the popol vuh, was written long before cortez. Popol vuh s tantric songs and hosianna mantra are recognized as classics in the field of contemplative music. The popol vuh, preserved in various transcriptions since the 16th century, was lost for many years and rediscovered. Popol vuh began as an electronic music project, but under frickes leadership they soon abandoned synthesizers for organic instrumentation and world music influences. From 1959 till 1963 he studied music in munich, where he was a pupil of rudolph hindemith paul hindemiths brother. Tantric songs hosianna mantra by popol vuh on amazon. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Gone were the synthesizers, the band opting for an acoustic approach, rich in piano melodies and echoed guitars, thus becoming the foundation for the songs found on hosianna mantra. Most of the maya books were destroyed by zealous priests during the colonial era. Regarded as pioneers in avantgarde german electronic music, their early works practically laid down the foundations for kosmische muzik space music with the then new sounds of the moog synthesizer joined with ethnic. Popol vuh, il gruppo davanguardia del movimento krautrock, fondato a monaco germania nel 1969 da florian fricke. The posthumous collection of tracks is made up largely of solo piano recordings which document the embryonic stages of many better known releases. Popol vuh biography founded in munich, germany in 1969 disbanded in 2001 florians death florian fricke was born by lake constance in 1944.
A simplified version of the complex text is now available in english and spanish. Schnee aguirre i gary lucas vs the dark poets beyond the pale 2008. Conny veit contributes electric guitar, but other than that, fricke pulls. They developed a productive working partnership with director werner herzog, contributing scores to films such as aguirre, the wrath of god 1972, nosferatu the vampyre 1979. Popol vuh, the avant garde group from the krautrock movement, founded in munich germany in 1969 by florian fricke. If youre not familiar with the band florian fricke, really, know that this is the most beautiful album youll ever own. For the release, bandleader florian fricke abandoned electronic synthesizers and instead employed acoustic instruments such as piano, oboe, and tambura. Popol vuh hosianna mantra 1972 germany, krautrock, electronic, ambient, ethnic, new age florian fricke piano, cembalo, harpsichord, producer conny veit electric guitar, 12string guitar. The popol vuh is considered sacred by modern maya and is a priceless resource for understanding.
The translations of the popol vuh 16 a pronouncing dictionary 21 the book of the people. The purpose of this section of the flaar maya archaeology web sites is to draw attention to the museums of guatemala to encourage more people to visit them. If you already know popol vuh, but not this album, rest assured that this will be your favorite popol vuh album. It was originally released in 1972 on the german record label pilz. Suddenly the dark, unmelodic popol vuh offer us an incredibly beautiful work of amazing gothic folk that, this time, fit perfectly in the pilz catalogue yet managing to sound as something completely unique. The preamble states the intention of the author in writing the work, sets the time period as postconquest, and makes the point that the original work takes a long performance and account to complete the lighting of all the skyearth 63. It was originally released in 1972 and featured a host of musicians that included conny. Other important members during the next two decades included djong yun, renate knaup, conny veit, daniel fichelscher, klaus wiese and robert eliscu. Popol vuh preamble 34 part i 38 part ii 64 part iii 126 part iv 149 appendix a a note by sylvanus griswold morley 191 b a note by adrian recinos 192. Popol vuh the sacred book of the maya creational story. Tantric songs hosianna mantra by popol vuh on amazon music.
It chronicles the creation of humankind, the actions of. The bonus track maria ave maria was recorded at the same time as hosianna mantra 1973 and is considered to be popol vuh. E stato pubblicato nel 1972 dalla tedesca pilz codice 20 291431, etichetta del gruppo basf preposta alle edizioni di rock progressivo. Behind all of that i was convinced that basically all religions are the same. The album saw the band blend elements of western classical music, asian music, and space rock. Krautrock or kosmische musik emerged as an answer to the psychedelic scenes of the us and uk, and through it came music the like of which had never been heard before. Most notably, there are early blueprints for tracks that made the cut on popol vuhs 1972 lp hosianna mantra. Remastered by former member guido hieronymus a 2019 edition of popol vuhs 1972 studio album. Popol vuh has long been praised for their ability to blur the boundaries of time and space through a unique hybrid of ceremonial styles from around the world. Dopo aver abiurato lelettronica e aver venduto il proprio moog a klaus schulze. Gone were the synthesizers, the band opting for an acoustic approach, rich in piano melodies and echoed guitars, thus becoming the foundation for. If you are looking for freakouts, strangeness, rockouts or extreme music then this second incarnation of popol vuh is the wrong place to look but if you are looking for something gentle and beautiful then few pieces of music quite encapsulate those strengths like hosianna mantra does.
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