Popol Vuh - Coeur de Verre / Herz aus Glas
Egg, 1977Brain, 1977
There was also an alternate cover for the German version, but this one is nicer I think. This is beautiful folk music, drawing from both Indian and European folk traditions. The atmosphere is also psychedelic, with both minimal acoustic tracks and full band electric tracks with drums. Really a brilliant Popol Vuh album that highlights their folk music aspect all the way through. Similar to "Nosferatu" in sound palette and transcendence, but perhaps not as dark. One of Popol Vuh's many albums used as soundtracks for Werner Herzog films. Popol Vuh was a German krautrock or "kosmische" band that started in the 70's. They began experimenting with Moog synthesizers, but after the first two albums they incorporated a more psychedelic folk sound and moved away from the electronic "Tangerine Dream"-like focus. Unfortunately Florian Fricke (founder and frontman) has been exploring a more new-age techno sound for the past few years, so I can't recommend anything under the Popol Vuh name from after the late 70's, early 80's.
"I would like to rectify things; Popol Vuh albums have never been released initially as soundtracks. The music used by Werner Herzog as scores for movies are first of all Popol Vuh original and personal efforts (must be considered as studio albums). As it was said by Hugues, we don't have to see Herz of Glas to understand and appreciate the music. However the special scenes dedicated to Popol Vuh's music (as the elegiac and dreamy-like opening theme when the hero is contemplating the landscape) are constantly evocative and reach the human soul in its most reflective moments. However as a score for Werner Herzog, "Aguirre" is a way higher. Musically "Herz aus Glas" sounds very calm, fresh and pastoral with dense floating guitar parts and sometimes raga-like eastern strings (as in the deep spiritual "Das Lied von den hohen Bergen"). It's a fine intersection between shimmering (mantric) folk rock melodies and absolute natural, organic ambiences. Very similar in style and aesthetic to albums as "Seligpresung", "Einsjäger & Siebenjäger" and a few others Popol Vuh's classics." - philippe from ProgArchives
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2 comments:
good upload. thanks.
popol vuh made extraordinary music.
so nice...i love Popol
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