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Released in 1973, Seligpreisung was, if anything, a complete shock after the gorgeous "religious" rock of Hosianna Mantra. Gone are the hypnotic Gregorian chants and overtone layers of drone. In their place is a kind of shimmering, spacy jazz-rock where, despite a few instances of Florian Fricke chant-singing, the effect is one where his piano becomes the steadiest backdrop, playing hypnotic, repetitive chords and phrases while Conny Veit improvises with David Gilmour-like blues guitar phrases over the gently swirling music. Elsewhere, the rest of the group (the same cats who played on Hosianna Mantra) is heard in classically tinged miniatures that float through the mix with a kind of meandering insistence on instantly recognizable Western thematics and standard conceptions of beauty rather than confrontations -- however subtle -- with the East/West space-time continuum. This is not to say that Seligpreisung is a disappointment; rather, it is only a shock for its giant step backward into the realm of the conventional. Perhaps Hosianna Mantra presented an abyss, and as Fricke looked over it musically, he realized that its beauty was unbearable. For whatever the reason, Seligpreisung is a meditative, generally quiet, and lovely album, but it doesn't go near the precipice. ~ Thom Jurek

Released in 1973, Seligpreisung was, if anything, a complete shock after the gorgeous "religious" rock of Hosianna Mantra. Gone are the hypnotic Gregorian chants and overtone layers of drone. In their place is a kind of shimmering, spacy jazz-rock where, despite a few instances of Florian Fricke chant-singing, the effect is one where his piano becomes the steadiest backdrop, playing hypnotic, repetitive chords and phrases while Conny Veit improvises with David Gilmour-like blues guitar phrases over the gently swirling music. Elsewhere, the rest of the group (the same cats who played on Hosianna Mantra) is heard in classically tinged miniatures that float through the mix with a kind of meandering insistence on instantly recognizable Western thematics and standard conceptions of beauty rather than confrontations -- however subtle -- with the East/West space-time continuum. This is not to say that Seligpreisung is a disappointment; rather, it is only a shock for its giant step backward into the realm of the conventional. Perhaps Hosianna Mantra presented an abyss, and as Fricke looked over it musically, he realized that its beauty was unbearable. For whatever the reason, Seligpreisung is a meditative, generally quiet, and lovely album, but it doesn't go near the precipice. [SPV reissued the main thrust of Popol Vuh's catalog in 2004, including refurbished packaging and bonus tracks with each edition.] ~ Thom Jurek

The bonus track "Be In Love" performance enhanced with violin and oboe with the same line up as for Hosianna Mantra in 1973 seams to come from a strange and wonderful world of very special beauty.

Photographer: Kranz.

Unknown Contributor Role: Danny Secundus Fichelscher.

Arranger: Florian Fricke.

Popol Vuh: Conny Veit (guitar, 12-string guitar); Daniel Fischelscher (guitar, drums, conga drum); Klaus Wiese (tambora); Florian Fricke, Robert Eliscu.

Personnel: Florian Fricke (vocals, piano); Conny Veit (acoustic 12-string guitar, electric guitar); Danny Secundus Fichelscher (electric guitar, drums); Klaus Wiese (tamboura); Fritz Sonnleitner (violin); Robert Eliscu (oboe).

Additional personnel: Djong Yun (soprano); Fritz Sonnleitner.

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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Electronica, New Age, Miscellaneous, Kraut Rock, Dance
Label SPV
Orig Year 1974
All Time Sales Rank   96414  
CD Universe Part number 6787696
Catalog number 70132
Discs 1
Release Date Nov 09, 2004
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Popol Vuh; Reinhardt Langowski; Popol Vuh; Reinhardt Langowski
Personnel Florian Fricke - vocals, piano
Klaus Wiese - tambora
Daniel Fischelscher - guitar, drums, conga drum
Danny Secundus Fichelscher - electric guitar, drums
Conny Veit - guitar, 12-string guitar
Robert Eliscu - oboe

Also: Djong Yun, Fritz Sonnleitner
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Windows MediaRealAudio Media1.Selig Sind Die, Die da Hungern
Windows MediaRealAudio Media2.Tanz Der Chassidim
Windows MediaRealAudio Media3.Selig Sind, Die da Hier Weinen
Windows MediaRealAudio Media4.Selig Sind, Die da Willig Arm Sind
Windows MediaRealAudio Media5.Selig Sind, Die da Leid Tragen
Windows MediaRealAudio Media6.Selig Sind Die Sanftmutigen
Windows MediaRealAudio Media7.Selig Sind, Die da Reinen Herzens Sind
Windows MediaRealAudio Media8.Ja, Sie Sollen Gottes Kinder Heissen
Windows MediaRealAudio Media9.Be in Love

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