Tracklist with lyrics of the album hosianna mantra 1999 from popol vuh. 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. Hosianna mantra is the third album by german band popol vuh. It was originally released in 1972 on pilz records. Maya in the late postclassic period of mesoamerica at the time of the spanish conquest, tohil was the patron god of the k. 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. Popol vuh also popol wuj or popul vuh or pop vuj is a text recounting the mythology and history of the k. Popol vuh were a german musical collective founded by keyboardist florian fricke in 1969 together with holger trulzsch percussion, frank fiedler recording engineer and bettina fricke tablas and production.
The most memorable material here derives from the soundtrack to werner herzogs film aguirre. Kyrie popol vuh hosianna mantra 1972 kasus belly musyk. The album saw the band blend elements of western classical music, asian music, and space rock. Todays deals your gift cards help whole foods registry sell disability customer support. Experimental german band whose cosmic, trancelike music was a huge influence on modern ambience and worldbeat. For the release, bandleader florian fricke abandoned electronic synthesizers and instead employed acoustic instruments such as piano, oboe, and.
Hosianna mantra popol vuh hosianna mantra 1972 youtube. The hosianna mantra material may lack the deep grounding sound of the tantric songs and other material but certainly represents an interesting aspect of the groups music. Popol vuh hosianna mantra 2006, paper sleeve, cd discogs. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Nosferatu on the way to a little way this song is a motion picture soundtrack from werner herzog nosferatu 1978.
It was originally released in 1972 on the german record label pilz. Simply, hosianna mantra is the most beautiful album ever recorded. Popol vuh florian fricke plays mozart 1992 another divergence of sorts, for this album truly is a solo florian fricke work on piano, even though the title could suggest otherwise. Jan 24, 2016 valencia college humanities lecture on mythology and the mayan creation myth, the popol vuh by dr. Popol vuh tantric songs hosianna mantra 1991, cd discogs. Track from their third album hosianna mantra, released in 1972. Popol vuh has long been praised for their ability to blur the boundaries of time and space through a unique hybrid of.
Other important members during the next two decades included djong yun, renate knaup, conny veit, daniel fichelscher, klaus wiese and robert eliscu. Popol vuh hosianna mantra 1974, gatefold, vinyl discogs. Collaborating with guitaristpercussionist daniel fichelscher and soprano djong yun and adapting lyrics from the old testaments song of solomon, florian fricke crafts deeply spiritual music from a synthesis of eastern and western. Collaborating with guitaristpercussionist daniel fichelscher and soprano djong yun and adapting lyrics from the old testaments song of solomon, florian fricke crafts deeply spiritual music from a synthesis of eastern and western popular, classical and. The transcendent music of popol vuh perfect sound forever. Listen to your favorite songs from tantric songs hosianna mantra by popol vuh now. With its religious theme it shouldnt be heretic to consider hosianna mantra as a small miracle. Provided to youtube by bmg rights management gmbh hosiannamantra popol vuh hosianna mantra. The translations of the popol vuh 16 a pronouncing dictionary 21 the book of the people. Then they made the small wild animals, the guardians of the woods, the spirits of the mountains, 1 the deer, the birds, pumas, jaguars, serpents, snakes. This is popol vuh by museo precolombino on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. 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. Watch the video for hosianna mantra from popol vuh s hosianna mantra for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Doubtlessly it was labeled this way as popol vuh was a known entity, whereas florian fricke on his own was far less so. Tantric songs hosianna mantra by popol vuh on amazon music. Hosianna mantra by popol vuh album, neoclassical new age. The bonus track maria ave maria was recorded at the same time as hosianna mantra 1973 and is considered to be popol vuh s poetic album. Track from their first album hosianna mantra, released in 1972. It was issued on the liberty label in germany in 1970 and has been in print, off and on, in europe, japan, and even in the united states sporadically since that time. Find popol vuh discography, albums and singles on allmusic. It was originally released in 1972 and featured a host of musicians that. The popol vuh is a sacred maya text which narrates the maya creation myths and describes the early maya dynasties.
Affenstunde is the debut recording by composer and multiinstrumentalist florian frickes popol vuh, named for the sacred mayan text. From 1959 till 1963 he studied music in munich, where he was a pupil of rudolph hindemith paul hindemiths brother. Most of the maya books were destroyed by zealous priests during the colonial era. Tohil toil also spelled tojil was a deity of the k. Hosianna mantra is a music studio album recording by popol vuh krautrockprogressive rock released in 1972 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Lineup musicians florian fricke piano, harpsichord conny veit guitar robert eliscu oboe djong yun vocals klaus wiese tambura. Aguirre gathers recordings made between 1972 and 1974 embodying the distinctive characteristics of popol vuhs early70s sonic identity. Popol vuh biography founded in munich, germany in 1969 disbanded in 2001 florians death florian fricke was born by lake constance in 1944. Shall there be only silence and calm under the trees, under the vines. Like the mist, like a cloud, and like a cloud of dust was the creation, when the mountains appeared from the water. 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. Doubtlessly it was labeled this way as popol vuh was a known entity. Hosianna mantra lp vinyl albumlp 12 size, released 1972 in germany by pilz. Hosianna mantra tantric songs is a music boxsetcompilation recording by popol vuh krautrockprogressive rock released in 1991 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette.
It was originally released in 1972 and featured a host of musicians that included conny. In 2004 spv rereleased the album with one bonus track originally released on a 1972 solo single by korean vocalist djong yun. 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. Popol vuh hosianna mantra album lyrics letssingit lyrics. Though the electronics had been forsaken, the music is still quite evocative mantra of the. Popol vuh hosianna mantra the krautrock album database.
Gone were the synthesizers, the band opting for an acoustic approach, rich in piano melodies and echoed guitars, thus becoming the foundation for. Hosianna mantra, an album by popol vuh on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Its rather light, for popol vuh, in a sense that a room in a house in the mountains with eastfacing windows might be bright on a winters morning. Hosianna mantra has finally been remastered with sparkeling and sharp sound quality. The popol vuh is considered sacred by modern maya and is a. The occasional unintelligible and celestial female vocals are not lyrics, but part of the. Nosferatu the vampyre original soundtrack, 1978 on vimeo.
Tohil was also associated with mountains and he was a god of war, sacrifice and. Tantric songs hosianna mantra by popol vuh 19921103. If you already know popol vuh, but not this album, rest assured that this will be your favorite popol vuh album. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. 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. Behind all of that i was convinced that basically all religions are the same. Tantric songs hosianna mantra by popol vuh 19921103 music. It includes the mayan creation myth, the exploits of the hero.