Electronic rock: Popol Vuh 1978 vinyl LP,Bruder des Schattens-Sohne des Lichts
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Popol Vuh were a German electronic avant-garde band founded by pianist and keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1969 together with Holger Trülzsch (percussion), Frank Fiedler (recording engineer and technical assistance) and Bettina Fricke (tablas and production).The band took its name from the Popol Vuh, a manuscript containing the mythology of the Post-Classic Quiché Maya people of highland Guatemala and southeast Mexico; the name translates roughly as "meeting place". In the Quiché language Popol Vuh translates as: "Book of the Community", "Book of Counsel", or more literally as "Book of the People".
The band contributed soundtracks to the films of Werner Herzog, including Aguirre, the Wrath of God, as well as Nosferatu, Fitzcarraldo, and The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, in which Fricke appeared.Florian Fricke died in Munich on 29 December 2001 and the group disbanded. The 1978 vinyl album on offer here is Brüder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts (In English: "Brothers of the Shadow - Sons of Light") was the tenth album by Popol Vuh, originally released in 1978 on Brain Records - which is the version offered here. The first two tracks from this scarce album were used for the soundtrack of Werner Herzog's film Nosferatu the Vampyre. The record has a couple of superficial, minor scuffs which have no impact on the audio quality, but which is virtually inevitable after 40+ years in careful storage. It is at least in vg+ condition, as is the cover, which shows no significant deterioration beyond a couple of minor creases.
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