70's Progressive (Reis) (Dig)

Popol Vuh | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 23, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Spv U.S.
• ASIN: B000F7MB1Y
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,639 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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The new compilation, 70s Progressive, is the first real progressive rock album of the Popol Vuh catalogue, containing an assortment of the best guitar and progressive rock tracks recorded between 1974-1979 and serves as a homage to their legendary guitar player Daniel Secundus Fichelscher and Popol Vuh’s direct influence on the German progressive and psychedelic rock scene in the 70s.

Popol Vuh was founded by mastermind Florian Fricke in Munich in 1970 and are known as pioneers of electronic music as well as the predecessors of the 90's ambient and trance genre. Florian Fricke was one of the first German musicians who worked with a MOOG III, an instrument which created a very new and special sound which was profiled on Affenstunde. This album quickly became a milestone and practically created a whole new genre. The name and the book Popol Vuh stems from Incan mythology and is the memory of the evolution of humanity. Florian Fricke doesn't like to catagorize his music; "Music is a form of law for me." He died on December 29, 2001 in Munich. Kraut Rock at the highest level made by, and for music fans!

All Popol Vuh re-releases are manufactured as high quality collector's series with stickers indicating the bonus tracks. The Digipak spines have a design and when all are put together they form one big picture.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Popol Vuh Compilation!!!, July 25, 2006

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This review is from: 70's Progressive (Reis) (Dig) (Audio CD)

Alongside Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, Kraftwerk and Cluster, Popol Vuh were another innovative band to emerge out of the German krautrock scene of the late '60s and early '70s. While Popol Vuh started out as an electronic band much like their countrymates Tangerine Dream, the band soon ventured out into exploring just about every style of music imaginable from folk and world music to rock and during their final period, techno. After 32 years of making innovative albums and everchanging music, Popol Vuh came to an end in late 2001 with the death of the band's founder, leader and visionary Florian Fricke.
Along with the recent campaign of reissuing Popol Vuh's classic catalog comes an excellent new compilation entitled "70's Progressives". The title implies exactly what the music is. Simply put, it is a stunning collection of Popol Vuh's most progressive and rock-oriented material recorded mostly in the mid to late '70s. While Florian Fricke's piano is to be heard on all tracks here, it is the guitar work of long-time member Daniel Fischelscher that dominates this collection. Fischelscher's guitar and drum work alongside the Indian sitar work of Al Gromer is what gives this music its progressive feel and almost has a sound reminiscent of Jethro Tull at their most baroque and at the same time, hard-edged.
The CD booklet includes a complete track listing, musician personnels for each track, a discography and fond rememberances by those who were close to the band and its leader.
While compilations by Popol Vuh are somewhat rare these days, "70s Progressives" provides an excellent opportunity to be introduced to the band especially during it's most rock-oriented phase. For the more experimental electronic work, check out the band's first two albums, "Affenstunde" and "In Den Garten Pharaos". These two albums provide just as much excellent music as what's included here.
Essential Popol Vuh!!!