One of the most deeply emotionally moving experiences in the history of music. Popol Vuh remains my favorite and the most unique among the experimental German Krautrock scene of the early ’70s. Unlike other innovative bands such as Can and Neu!, Popol Vuh played music from the heart rather than the head. They first explored the expression of spirituality in the two side long tracks of electronic music on In den Garten Pharaos (In Pharaoh’s Garden) with the revolutionary use of the Moog, as well as African and Turkish percussion. Later they used rock music and the bright, uplifting, affirming sound of Daniel Fischelscher’s guitar on Einsjager & Siebenjager (Earth & Sky). Hosianna Mantra, however, remains their profound spiritual masterpiece–a marriage of Eastern and Western sacred music. Florian Fricke converted to both the Western religion of Christianity and the Eastern religion of Hinduism and composed this album as a “mass for the heart”. The album was built around organic instrumentation, such as 12-string guitar, piano, oboe, violin, cembalo, tamboura, etc played in a Medieval and Renaissance manner and was recorded in a Buddhist meditative tone with the angelic vocals of Korean soprano Djong Yun. A true delicate treasure. – source
One of the most deeply emotionally moving experiences in the history of music. Popol Vuh remains my favorite and the most unique among the experimental German Krautrock scene of the early ’70s. Unlike other innovative bands such as Can and Neu!, Popol Vuh played music from the heart rather than the head. They first explored the expression of spirituality in the two side long tracks of electronic music on In den Garten Pharaos (In Pharaoh’s Garden) with the revolutionary use of the Moog, as well as African and Turkish percussion. Later they used rock music and the bright, uplifting, affirming sound of Daniel Fischelscher’s guitar on Einsjager & Siebenjager (Earth & Sky). Hosianna Mantra, however, remains their profound spiritual masterpiece–a marriage of Eastern and Western sacred music. Florian Fricke converted to both the Western religion of Christianity and the Eastern religion of Hinduism and composed this album as a “mass for the heart”. The album was built around organic instrumentation, such as 12-string guitar, piano, oboe, violin, cembalo, tamboura, etc played in a Medieval and Renaissance manner and was recorded in a Buddhist meditative tone with the angelic vocals of Korean soprano Djong Yun. A true delicate treasure. – source
Credits:
Composed By, Lyrics By – Popol Vuh Electric Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar – Conny Veit Oboe – Robert Eliscu Piano, Harpsichord – Popol Vuh Soprano Vocals – Djong Yun Tambura – Klaus Wiese Violin – Fritz Sonnleitner