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. Though the electronics had been forsaken, the music is still quite evocative mantra of the touching of the. Hosianna mantra is a music studio album recording by popol vuh. Mit hosianna mantra fanden popol vuh zu ihrer ureigenen klangsprache. 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. Books similar to the popol vuh meet your next favorite book. It chronicles the creation of humankind, the actions of.
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. It contains mythological stories and a genealogy of the rulers of the postclassic quiche maya kingdom of highland guatemala. If youre not familiar with the band florian fricke, really, know that this is the most beautiful album youll ever own. Gone were the synthesizers, the band opting for an acoustic approach, rich in piano melodies and echoed guitars, thus becoming the foundation for. Simply, hosianna mantra is the most beautiful album ever recorded. 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. Farther on the narrator says that vucubcaquix existed at the time of the flood.
Pastoral, asketisch, mystisch, zu tiefst spirituell. The popol vuh quotes goodreads meet your next favorite book. The popol vuh kiche for council book or book of the community. Popol vuh hosianna mantra le pietre miliari di ondarock.
From 1959 till 1963 he studied music in munich, where he was a pupil of rudolph hindemith paul hindemiths. From 1959 till 1963 he studied music in munich, where he was a pupil of rudolph hindemith paul hindemiths brother. The bonus track maria ave maria was recorded at the same time as hosianna mantra 1973 and is considered to be popol vuh. 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. It contains stories of the cosmologies, origins, traditions, and spiritual history of the mayan people. Kein pop, kein rock, sanfte musik mit hohem gesang, etwas in richtung ambient schwebend. Buy popol vuh s album titled hosianna mantra to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to. The album saw the band blend elements of western classical music, asian music, and space rock. The popol vuh council book or council papers is the most important sacred book of the quiche.
Hosianna mantra has finally been remastered with sparkeling and sharp sound quality. Find books like the popol vuh from the worlds largest community of readers. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Listen to your favorite songs from tantric songs hosianna mantra by popol vuh now. For the release, bandleader florian fricke abandoned electronic synthesizers and instead employed acoustic instruments such as piano, oboe, and tambura. The popol vuh, which has been translated as book of the council, book of the community, book of the people, and the sacred book, is the creation account of the quiche mayan people.
The tantric songs are fairly short pieces that present a variety of meditative environments. Popol vuh simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hosianna mantra by popol vuh album, neoclassical new age. Popol vuh biography founded in munich, germany in 1969 disbanded in 2001 florians death florian fricke was born by lake constance in 1944. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. The work is divided into a brief preamble and four books. The book was very important to fricke who said, when i read the book for the first time, i got ideas. Re tsoaletsoe tsatsing lena moloki, ke jesu kreste. Popol vuh hosianna mantra the krautrock album database. Popol vuh s tantric songs and hosianna mantra are recognized as classics in the field of contemplative music. It was originally released in 1972 on the german record label pilz. It is said that florian fricke referred to the book into which the sutra of mayas is translated.
The story is written in mythological form and contains one of the deepest and most complete cosmogonies of the worlds literature. The popol vuh is an important text for understanding late postclassic and early colonial maya religion, myth, and history, but also because it also offers interesting glimpses into classic period. The problem relative to the author of the popol vuh must nevertheless remain unsolved. Tantric songs hosianna mantra by popol vuh on amazon. It certainly belong to the great works of world literature. 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. Hosianna mantra by popol vuh 4050538392296 cd barnes. The name popol vuh is usually translated as book of the council, but opinions differ 2. The popol vuh quotes showing 14 of 4 the first men to be created and formed were called the sorcerer of fatal laughter, the sorcerer of night, unkempt, and the black sorcerer they were endowed with intelligence, they succeeded in knowing all that there is in the world. Nosferatu the vampyre original soundtrack, 1978 on vimeo. Hosianna mantra e il terzo disco del gruppo rock tedesco 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 mantra. The bonus track maria ave maria was recorded at the same time as hosianna mantra 1973 and is considered to be popol vuhs poetic album. With its religious theme it shouldnt be heretic to consider hosianna mantra as a small miracle. Popol vuh, maya document, an invaluable source of knowledge of ancient mayan mythology and culture. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Hosianna mantra popol vuh hosianna mantra 1972 youtube.
E stato pubblicato nel 1972 dalla tedesca pilz codice 20 291431, etichetta del gruppo basf preposta alle edizioni di rock progressivo. Popol wuuj in modern spelling is a book written in the classical quiche language. 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 vuhs tantric songs and hosianna mantra are recognized as classics in the field of contemplative music. Written in kiche a mayan language by a mayan author or authors between 1554 and 1558, it uses the latin alphabet with spanish orthography. 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. 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 hosianna mantra 1982, gatefold, vinyl discogs. Popol vuh hosianna mantra t shirt my secret garden. The popol vuh is the story of creation according to the quiche maya of the region known today as guatemala.
It was originally released in 1972 and featured a host of musicians that included conny. Hosianna mantra is a music studio album recording by popol vuh krautrockprogressive rock released in 1972 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Conny veit contributes electric guitar, but other than that, fricke pulls. Hosianna mantra is the third album by german band popol vuh.