In The Garden Of Pharaoh [Digipak] [Remaster]

Performer: Popol Vuh
Producer: Popol Vuh; Bettina; Popol Vuh
Distributor: Ryko Distribution

Notes: Popol Vuh: Holger Trulzsch (percussion); Florian Fricke, Frank Fielder. Personnel: Florian Fricke (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Moog synthesizer); Frank Fielder (synthesizer, Moog synthesizer); Holger Trulksch (percussion). Liner Note Authors: Michael Fuchs Gamb�ck; Gerard Augustin. Recording information: Gertig. Photographer: Frank Fielder. Unknown Contributor Role: Holger Trulzsch. "In Pharaoh's Garden" was the first true work of "sacred music" by Florian Fricke, guiding light of the mythical group Popol Vuh. Consisting of two extended works, his mixture of electronics and church organ with assorted winds and percussives, conjures up visions of the celestial light. Deeply emotional and filled with mysticism, this album marked the dawning of new age music, and still today is a wonder to behold. ~ Archie Patterson

With their early experiments in sky-touching electronic music, German group Popol Vuh are sometimes lumped in with the Krautrock bands of the 1970s, but they had been working their own territory from the beginning. Less interested in classical forms and intellectualism, keyboardist/composer Florian Fricke crafted mind-expanding ambient Moog pieces supported by tribal percussion that mimicked Indian ragas, African drum circles, and other ethnic influences. It was one of the first examples of "world fusion," uniting the best aspects of Western technology with second- and third-world sounds and forms. The band pursued this track into the '90s, and released 22 albums, including soundtracks to several Werner Herzog films.

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