POPOL VUH - affenstunde / moog krautrock 1st press NWW

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Nov 18, 2009 Sold Date

Nov 8, 2009 Start Date

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LIBERTY REC.LBS 83460 I, deutsche pressung 1970, orig. 1st press, schönes klappcover.

musicians:

FLORIAN FRICKE - moog synthesizer, electronics

HOLGER TRÜLZSCH - percussion

2 seitenlange tracks:

ICH MACHE EINEN SPIEGEL (dream part 4, 5, 49), AFFENSTUNDE

innovativer electronic krautrock, DEBUT von POPOL VUH!!!

POPOL VUH was formed in 1969 in Munich, Germany by classically trained musician/composer Florian Fricke. The band emerged during the now-legendary German Krautrock scene which also spawned pioneering artists such as Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, Kraftwerk, Cluster, Neu! and Klaus Schulze. While the above bands initially used traditional rock instruments to create their 'electronic' sound, Popol Vuh was a different creature all together. Florian Fricke, having come from a wealthy family background, was among the first musicians to own a Moog synthesizer in Germany (pre-dating Tangerine Dream's Moog acquisition by four years). It is this instrument which became the primary vehicle for Fricke's early musical excursions.
Popol Vuh's debut album "Affenstunde" (German for "Hour of Monkeys") was released in 1970 and became an instant attraction because of its originality and innovative use of electronics. The band line-up for the album consisted of Fricke and long-time friend/producer/engineer Frank Fiedler operating the Moog along with Holger Trulzsch providing a vast array of percussion instruments.

The album's opening suite, "Ich Mache Einen Speigel", is divided into three parts beginning with "Dream Part 4". The track opening with sounds of rippling water before a splash gives way to chriping bird sounds and probing outer-space rhythms all created on the Moog. This first part continues in this fashion throughout its nearly 9-minute duration and becomes more dense as it progresses. The stereo-panning of the 'space' sounds are an awesome treat with headphones.
"Dream Part 4" segues into "Dream Part 5" with a swooshe of white noise giving way to a barrage of solid percussive rhythms from Trulzch. There is an occasional steeldrum sound provided from the Moog but for the most part, it's layer upon layer of harsh jagged percussion. Once again, a segue is provided from this track to next, the humorously titled "Dream Part 49". Compared to the respective spaciness and harshness of the previous two parts, "Dream Part 49" is a releatively calm meditation of misty tones and drifting chords. There is a slight Indian-style drone to this piece along with what sounds like a distant foghorn created with the Moog. A calm closing to a dynamic opening suite.
The next piece on "Affenstunde" is its title track clocking in at an epic 18:30. The track opens with the sounds of a crackling fire which in turn give way to loud percussion rhythms and bizarre electronic overtones. Six minutes into the piece, the chaos settles into a tamboura-like drone accompanied by light percussion and a whistle-like synth lead from Fricke. This raga-dance carries the piece to its finish

This is a brilliant and timeless album of innovative electronic music.
An Essential Title!!

ZUSTAND/condition:

excellent

vinyl: vg++ (fast m-)

cover: vg/vg+ (leichte abnutzung an den kanten)

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m- / vg++ ( = ex) / vg+ / vg / vg-

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VERANDKOSTEN / SHIPPING COSTS:

DEUTSCHLAND: beim ersteigern von mehreren lps (egal wieviele platten ersteigert werden)

berechne ich immer 4,30 euro (versichertes hermes-paket).

EUROPA: 1 lp: 5,50 euro / 2-3 lps 8,50 euro , 4-7 lps 9,00 euro

WORLD : 1 lp: 8,50 euro /2-3 lps: 14,50 euro

ALL SHIPPING COSTS INCLUDE REGISTRATION (tracking-number) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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