Seligpreisung
| Seligpreisung | ||||
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| Studio album by Popol Vuh | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Genre | New-age, krautrock | |||
| Length | 28:49 | |||
| Label | Kosmische | |||
| Popol Vuh chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Seligpreisung is the fourth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1973 on Kosmische Musik. In 2004 SPV re-released the album with one bonus track (originally released in 1972 on a solo single by Korean vocalist Djong Yun).
Track listing
All tracks composed by Florian Fricke. Original lyrics from the Gospel of Matthew, revised by Florian Fricke.
- Side one
- "Selig sind die, die da hungern. Selig sind die, die da dürsten nach Gerechtigkeit. Ja, sie sollen satt werden" – 6:00
- "Tanz der Chassidim" – 3:15
- "Selig sind die, die da hier weinen. Ja, sie sollen später lachen" – 5:08
- Side two
- "Selig sind die, die da willig arm sind. Ja, ihrer ist das Himmelreich" – 3:12
- "Selig sind die, die da Leid tragen. Ja, sie sollen getröstet werden" – 3:39
- "Selig sind die Sanftmütigen. Ja, sie werden einst die Erde erben" – 2:31
- "Selig sind die, die da reinen Herzens sind. Ja, sie sollen Gott schauen" – 2:33
- "Ja, sie sollen Gottes Kinder heißen. Agnus dei, agnus dei" – 2:42
- 2004 bonus track
- "Be In Love (Du sollst lieben)" – 4:59
Personnel
- Florian Fricke – piano, cembalo, vocals
- Daniel Fichelscher – electric guitar (on 2, 3, 4, 6), drums, percussion
- Conny Veit – electric guitar, 12-string guitar
- Robert Eliscu – oboe
- Klaus Wiese – tamboura
- Guest musicians
- Djong Yun – vocals (on 9)
- Fritz Sonnleitner – violin (on 9)
Credits
Recorded at Baumburg (Altenmarkt) & Stommeln (Cologne)
Engineered by Dieter Dierks, assisted by Heiner
Produced by Reinhardt Langowski & Popol Vuh (for Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser & Gille, the cosmic music producers)
Cover design by Ingo Trauer & Richard J.Rudow
Photography by Bettina Fricke & Kranz
References
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. Seligpreisung at AllMusic
External links
- Seligpreisung at Discogs (list of releases)
- http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album, in English)
- http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia70.htm (featuring the original credits)
- http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/selig.htm
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