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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : Popol Vuh
t i t l e : Affenstunde
d a t e : 2004
l a b e l : SPV 085-70102
g e n r e : Electronic
r l s. d a t e : June/2004
t r a c k s : 05
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 83,0 MB
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To celebrate our 4th anniversary, HiT2k brings you a rush of
releases from all over the musical map, but never within the
borders of the mainstream! Why not take this time to try
something new, and peek in the strange dark corners of music
where so many are afraid to? Many thanks to all the groups and
kindred spirits who've supported us and taken chances!
One of four Popul Vuh reissues from HiT2k for you -- all
remastered with bonus tracks!
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.
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01-Ich Mache Einen Spiegel - Dream Part 4 [08:44]
02-Ich Mache Einen Spiegel - Dream Part 5 [04:41]
03-Ich Mache Einen Spiegel - Dream Part 49 [07:44]
04-Affenstunde [18:35]
05-Train Through Time [10:31]
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50:15 min
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