Brüder des Schattens - Söhne des Lichts [Bonus Track] [Digipak]

Performer: Popol Vuh
Engineer: Rudolf Wohlschlager; Guido Hieronymus
Producer: Florian Fricke; Gerhard Augustin; Frank Fiedler; Gerhard Augustin
Distributor: Ryko Distribution

Notes: Popol Vuh: Daniel Fischelscher (guitar, drums); Ted de Jong (tambora); Florian Fricke, Djong Yun, Alois Gromer, Bob Eliscu. Personnel: Djong Yun (vocals); Daniel Fischelscher (guitar, drums); Danny Secundus Fichelscher (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Alois Gromer (sitar); Ted de Jong (tamboura); Bob Eliscu (oboe); Florian Fricke (piano). Audio Remixer: Guido Hieronymus. Liner Note Author: Michael Fuchs Gamb�ck. Recording information: Bavaria Musik Studios Munchen (08/1978-12/1992); New African Studio, Munich, Germany (08/1978-12/1992). Author: Michael Cr�tu. Originally released in 1978, Popol Vuh's BRUDER DES SCHATTENS-SOHNE DES LICHTS fully indulges all of the elements that marked the German band's sound through the years, including the group's fascination with medieval chants, ethnic fusion, and lilting, ambient music. BRUDER contains lengthy, abstract compositions that rely on guitar, piano, and studio manipulation. Released today, BRUDER might be classified as a new-age album; in the 1970s, however, this was groundbreaking music, and the 2006 reissue is a welcome reminder of Popol Vuh's pioneering impact on modern impressionistic music.

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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