Vol 2: Acoustic & Ambient Spheres

After Popol Vuh’s release “The Essential Album Collection – Vol. 1” in 2019 the fans have frequently asked for another Popol Vuh event. Now finally the time has come:

On 22^nd October Popol Vuh’s boxset “Vol. 2 – Acoustic & Ambient Spheres” will be released.

This edition consolidates four significant albums from the 1970s and the 1980s, conflating ambient musical phases of Popol Vuh. It sheds light on their central, recurring motives and styles of rock music, folk-ethno-fusion, ambient music and two atmospheric soundtracks for legendary Werner Herzog movies. Ultimately, Fricke personally did not like it when his music was categorized in genres or typologies: “Call it Magic Music, or Love Music, if you like: it’s music for the soul. That’s it.”

The editions contains the albums Seligpreisung (1973), Coeur de Verre (OST for the Werner Herzog Move “Coeur de Verre” 1978), Agape-Agape Love Love (1983) and Cobra Verde (OST for the Werner Herzog Movie 1987). All albums have been newly remastered on heavyweight 180g audiophile vinyl including one bonus track per album. The vinyls appear with adjusted original artworks. The boxset is completed by three picture prints, a picture still from the Movie “Coeur de Verre” and the original movie poster of “Cobra Verde” (both in Din A3 format) and an insert with detailed liners and photos.

Each album will also be made available on CD.

LP1 Cobra Verde (OST “Cobra Verde“)

Side 1 Side 2

1. Der Tod des Cobra Verde Om Mani Padme Hum 4*

1. Nachts: Schnee Sieh nicht überm Meer ist's

1. Der Marktplatz
2. Eine andere Welt

1. Grab der Mutter Hab Mut, bis dass die Nacht mit Ruh' und Stille kommt

1. Om Mani Padme Hum 4

LP2 Agape-Agape Love-Love

Side 1 Side 2

1. Hand in Hand
2. They Danced, They Laughed, as of Old
3. Love, Life, Death
4. The Christ Is Near Behold, the Drover Summonds
5. Agape Agape
6. Why Do I Still Sleep
7. Circledance*

LP3 Coeur de Verre (OST „Heart of glass“)

Side 1 Side 2

1. Engel der Gegenwart Hüter der Schwelle

1. Blätter aus dem Buch der Kühnheit
2. Das Lied von den Hohen Bergen

1. Der Ruf
2. Singet, denn der Gesang vertreibt die Wölfe
3. Gemeinschaft
4. Earth View*

LP4 Seligpreisung

Side 1 Side 2

1. Selig sind die, die da hungern Selig sind, die da willig arm sind

1. Tanz der Chassidim

1. Selig sind, die da hier weinen Selig sind, die da Leid tragen
2. Selig sind die Sanftmütigen
3. Selig sind, die da reinen Herzens sind
4. Ja, sie sollen Gottes Kinder heissen
5. Be in Love*

*Bonus Tracks