The very dubious future sound experience release, i have listed as an compilation. Most of the maya books were destroyed by zealous priests during the colonial era. The popol vuh is a sacred maya text which narrates the maya creation myths and describes the early maya dynasties. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more. Affenstunde, 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.
Oct 06, 2016 there are multiple bands named popol vuh. Compilations with popol vuh even more compilations exist that carry one of more songs of popol vuh. Popol vuh german band, a 1970s german cosmic music band. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Rain god the mayans also believed in a rain god which watered the corn. The yogaalbum you find in the miscellaneoussection. It includes the mayan creation myth, the exploits of the hero twins. Jul 26, 2010 popol vuh is one among a very few full text books that exists from the mesoamericans cultures. Florian fricke train sample from train through time by popol vuh affenstunde bonus track from 1999 tk 5.
Mar 16, 2015 popol vuh was a german electronic avantgarde band founded by pianist and keyboardist florian fricke in 1969 together with holger trulzsch percussion and frank fiedler recording engineer and technical assistance. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Popol vuhs debut is an influential krautrock masterpiece, now. Popol vuh compilations compilations of popol vuh music are numerous.
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. The popol vuh is considered sacred by modern maya and is a priceless resource for understanding. Founded in 1970 in munich, popol vuh were pioneers of electronic music. The firstever album by popol vuh gets a tasty reissue on wah wah records supersonic sounds.
After copying the text, he translated it into spanish. All of these emotional shadings are varied and subtly applied. Popol vuh s debut album affenstunde german for hour of monkeys was released in 1970 and became an instant attraction because of its originality and innovative use of electronics. The book of the people popol vuh translated by delia goetz and sylvanus griswold morley from adrian recinos translation from quiche into spanish 1954 from sacredtexts website. Popol vuh myth encyclopedia mythology, story, ancient. Best of popol vuh from the films of werner herzog popol vuh.
Popol vuh for kids the mayas believed they were created from corn. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. The mythic sectionstales of first beginnings from the ancient kichemaya. Popol vuh quiche for council book or book of the community. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. Aug 22, 2011 boiling down the work of any group that spanned three decades is never going to be easy. Popol vuh, il gruppo davanguardia del movimento krautrock, fondato a monaco germania nel 1969 da florian fricke. The maya believed that the 4 different colors of corn represented the 4 different directions, north, east, south, and west. Popol vuh, 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. Popol vuh covered or interpreted by because popol vuh was and still is an influential band, it is no wonder that other musicians tried to interpret some of their work. The scholarship of the nineteenth century was unequal to the adequate translation of the popol vuh. Popol vuh listen and stream free music, albums, new.
Affenstunde is the debut recording by composer and multiinstrumentalist florian frickes popol vuh, named for the sacred mayan text. Popol vuhs debut album affenstunde german for hour of monkeys was released in 1970 and became an instant attraction because of its originality and innovative use of electronics. Florian frickes use of the moog was shortlived before he turned to religion and the piano and ditching electronics. I was particularly interested in it because i had seen the aguirre movie and was.
Originally released in 1970 in germany by liberty records, it has been reissued several times by various international labels. For german avant gardists popol vuh, its practically impossible. Affenstunde is a masterful album and even more so when one considers he mastered the moog, a brand new instrument, in under one years time. It was like finding the mona lisa in the sewage system, says hansen. Popol vuh also popol wuj or popul vuh or pop vuj is a text recounting the mythology and history of the k. This pulsing set of soundscapes came out in 1970 and has been in and out of print ever since. Does anyone know if the vinyl boxset includes download codes for each album please. Oct 28, 2012 popol vuh affenstunde 1970 full album mario znaor. This is the beginning of one of the big names of the krautrock movement. Affenstunde is a masterful album and even more so when one considers he mastered the. Popol vuh s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Other important members during the next two decades included conny. This unofficial site is dedicated to the music of the german group popol vuh the highlight in my imagination is to imagine how the young king david played his harp, very ancient florian fricke, 1981.
A spanish priest discovered the popol vuh manuscript in the early 1700s. Originally released in 1970 on liberty records, the lp sees florian frickes moog synthesiser stylings and experimentations next to holger trulszchs percussion for a dark and brooding release. Ok, i also have to point out aguirre was also recorded during this phase, but released sometime after. Popol vuh describes the mayans creation myth, its epic tales of the hero twins hunahpu and xbalanque and other spectacular stories. Popol vuh german band, a 1970s german cosmic music band popol vuh norwegian band, a norwegian progressive rock band that later changed its name. Other important members during the next two decades included djong yun, conny veit, daniel fichelscher, klaus wiese and robert eliscu. Affenstunde hour of the monkey is the first album by german band popol vuh. Find album credit information for affenstunde popol vuh on allmusic. Popol wuj in modern spelling is the book of scripture of the quiche, a kingdom of the post classic maya civilization in highland guatemala. Florian frickes use of the moog was shortlived before he turned.
Popol vuh affenstunde 1970 full album video dailymotion. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. Listen to your favorite songs from affenstunde by popol vuh now. I am in the same boat, listening to the first youtube link currently and. Download the popol vuh in full text here, english pdf ebook. The band lineup for the album consisted of fricke and longtime friendproducerengineer frank fiedler operating the moog along with holger trulzsch providing a. Affenstunde is a music studio album recording by popol vuh krautrockprogressive rock released in 1970 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. In a convincing argument in favor of the authenticity of the popol vuh, lewis spence declares. Popol vuh is one among a very few full text books that exists from the mesoamericans cultures. The 2004 german spv edition features one previously unreleased bonus track. Popol vuhs profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates.
A sacred book of the quiche maya of guatemala, it was written down in the mid1500s. Popol vuh 1976 letzte tage letzte nachte full album. The very fact that it was composed in the quiche tongue is almost sufficient proof of its genuine american character. Popol vuh disambiguation simple english wikipedia, the. Popol vuh, the avant garde group from the krautrock movement, founded in munich germany in 1969 by florian fricke. Boiling down the work of any group that spanned three decades is never going to be easy. This is one album you cant go by from their betterknown pianodominated albums like hosianna mantra and those following. Originally released in 1970 in germany by liberty records, it has been. Most albums have been rereleased many times during the years on a variety of recordlabels, etc. Popol vuh, also known as libro del consejo council book, recounts the cosmology, mythology, traditions, and history of the ancient mayan people of guatemala highlands, called the kiche or.
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