Title: Das Hohelied Salomos Artist: Popol Vuh Release Date: 1975 Label: Spalax Album Type(s): Explicit lyrics sticker UPCs: 3429020142113, 766482683741 Genre: Electronica Styles: Classical, Neo-Classical, Medieval, Electronic, Progressive Electronic, Ethnic Fusion, Ambient, Kraut Rock Moods: Calm/Peaceful, Detached, Eerie, Elegant, Gentle, Hypnotic, Laid-Back/Mellow, Reflective, Reserved, Soothing, Spiritual Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Steh Auf, Zieh Mich Dir Nach
2. Du Schonste Der Weiber
3. In Den Nachten Auf Den Gassen I
4. Du Sohn Davids I
5. In Den Nachten Auf Den Gassen II
6. Der Winter Ist Vorbei
7. Ja, Deine Liebe Ist Süßer Als Wein
8. Du Sohn Davids II
9. Du Tranke Mich Mit Deinen Kussen

Year Type Label Catalog # ------ CD Spalax 14211

Das Hohelied Salomos [Bonus Tracks]

Das Hohelied Salomos continues along the same path as Hosianna Mantra (1972), Seligpreisung (1973), and Einsjäger & Siebenjäger (1974). Collaborating with guitarist/percussionist Daniel Fichelscher and soprano Djong Yun and adapting lyrics from the Old Testament's Song of Solomon, Florian Fricke crafts deeply spiritual music from a synthesis of Eastern and Western popular, classical and devotional traditions. Fichelscher's guitar and percussion are to the fore, often eclipsing Fricke's rippling piano melodies, and Yun graces most tracks with her serene, ethereal voice. As on Einsjäger & Siebenjäger, the group works with an economical palette, combining elements to create grand arrangements with subtly shifting rhythms, tempos, and textures. Here, however, the results are all the more expansive and majestic as the minimalist strokes coalesce in sweeping, cosmic swathes, most memorably on the meditative interludes "Du Sohn Davids I" and "In den Nächten auf den Gassen I," with its oceanic, mantric ebb and flow. With contributions from Alois Gromer (sitar) and Shana Kumar (tabla), Das Hohelied Salomos recovers some of the Eastern accent that was more evident on Hosianna Mantra and Seligpreisung: the standout in that regard is the lilting "Der Winter Ist Vorbei," which sets Yun's vocals amid Gromer and Kumar's hypnotic grooves. Elsewhere, there's a more seamless cultural hybrid: for instance, on "Steh auf, Zieh Mich Dir Nach," which gradually gathers momentum with Fricke's piano arpeggios and Fichelscher's rich, bluesy playing. That rock dimension is most emphatic on the closing "Du Tränke Mich mit Deinen Küssen," another track that builds slowly around layered, interweaving guitars. Das Hohelied Salomos encapsulates Fricke's gift for blending aspects of Western rock music's traditionally profane idiom with non-Western and non-rock aesthetics to pursue his unique vision of sacred music. ~ Wilson Neate, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alois Gromer Sitar Daniel Fischelscher Guitar Danny Secundus Fichelscher Percussion, Group Member, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) Djong Yun Group Member, Vocals, Saxophone Florian Fricke Arranger, Electronics, Group Member, Piano, Producer, Mix Down Frank Fielder Synthesizer, Electronics Hardy Bank Assistant Klaus Meier Engineer Libuse Tomas Assistant Popol Vuh Main Performer Reinhard Langowski Producer Robert Wedel Electronics, Synthesizer Shana Kuma Tambourine, Tabla Ulli Eichberger Art Direction, Design Wolfgang Loper Engineer