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Affenstunde is the debut recording by composer and multi-instrumentalist Florian Fricke's Popol Vuh, named for the sacred Mayan text. It was issued on the Liberty label in Germany in 1970 and has been in print, off and on, in Europe, Japan, and even in the United States sporadically since that time. For those completely dislocated by Tangerine Dream's early experiments in sonic terror and dynamics, Affenstunde is somehow akin yet very different. Fricke's synthesizers are more interested in pulse and circularity, not utter dislocation and shock. The music here all seems of a piece, despite the different selection titles and the single percussion piece on the set, "Dream, Pt. 5" -- primitive hand drums run through the middle of the mix. Other than this selection, the entire album would have made a fantastic soundtrack for Andrei Tarkovsky's film Solaris. The sheer momentum of the title cut, which closes the album and integrates spacious electronic soundscapes, ever deepening tonalities, found taped choral vocals whispering in the background, and percussion is one of the most provocative pieces to come from the Krautrock generation. This is an auspicious debut, which holds up wonderfully in the 21st century.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Florian Fricke, Composer - Popol Vuh, Composer, Performance, MainArtist
© 1970 Edition Popol Vuh under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 1970 Edition Popol Vuh under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH
Florian Fricke, Composer - Popol Vuh, Composer, Performance, MainArtist
© 1970 Edition Popol Vuh under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 1970 Edition Popol Vuh under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH
Florian Fricke, Composer - Popol Vuh, Composer, Performance, MainArtist
© 1970 Edition Popol Vuh under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 1970 Edition Popol Vuh under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH
Florian Fricke, Composer - Popol Vuh, Composer, Performance, MainArtist
© 1970 Edition Popol Vuh under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 1970 Edition Popol Vuh under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH
Florian Fricke, Composer - Popol Vuh, Composer, Performance, MainArtist
© 1970 Edition Popol Vuh under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 1970 Edition Popol Vuh under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH
Album review
Affenstunde is the debut recording by composer and multi-instrumentalist Florian Fricke's Popol Vuh, named for the sacred Mayan text. It was issued on the Liberty label in Germany in 1970 and has been in print, off and on, in Europe, Japan, and even in the United States sporadically since that time. For those completely dislocated by Tangerine Dream's early experiments in sonic terror and dynamics, Affenstunde is somehow akin yet very different. Fricke's synthesizers are more interested in pulse and circularity, not utter dislocation and shock. The music here all seems of a piece, despite the different selection titles and the single percussion piece on the set, "Dream, Pt. 5" -- primitive hand drums run through the middle of the mix. Other than this selection, the entire album would have made a fantastic soundtrack for Andrei Tarkovsky's film Solaris. The sheer momentum of the title cut, which closes the album and integrates spacious electronic soundscapes, ever deepening tonalities, found taped choral vocals whispering in the background, and percussion is one of the most provocative pieces to come from the Krautrock generation. This is an auspicious debut, which holds up wonderfully in the 21st century.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 5 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:04
- Main artists: Popol Vuh
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management GmbH
- Genre: Pop/Rock Ambient
© 1970 Edition Popol Vuh under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 1970 Edition Popol Vuh under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH
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