Daniel "Danny" Secundus Fichelscher, (born 3 July 1953 in

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), is a German

multi-instrumentalist A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays two or more musical instruments at a professional level of proficiency. Also known as doubling, the practice allows greater ensemble flexibility and more efficient employment of musicians, where ...

who played a pivotal role in

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band

Popol Vuh ''Popol Vuh'' (also ''Popol Wuj'' or ''Popul Vuh'' or ''Pop Vuj'') is a text recounting the mythology and history of the Kʼicheʼ people, one of the Maya peoples, who inhabit Guatemala and the Mexican states of Chiapas, Campeche, Yucatan and ...

, was a member of the German group Gila and is currently

Amon Düül II Amon Düül II (or Amon Düül 2, PronunciationAmon Düül is a German rock band. The group is generally considered to be one of the pioneers of the West German krautrock scene. Their 1970 album ''Yeti'' was described by British magazine ''The W ...

's drummer. Fichelscher is the son of jazz pianist and singer Toby Fichelscher.

Career

Daniel Fichelscher was, for most of their history,

Florian Fricke Florian Fricke (23 February 1944 – 29 December 2001) was a German musician who started his professional career with electronic music using the Moog synthesizer within the krautrock group Popol Vuh. His music and that of the band however soon e ...

's only stable partner in

. He wasn't a founding member, having joined in 1973 (three years after the group's foundation) for the recording of the album ''

Seligpreisung ''Seligpreisung'' is the fourth album by German band Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1973 on record label Kosmische Musik. The title is the German name for the Beatitudes, from Christ's Sermon on the Mount. Release In 2004 SPV re-re ...

'' and replaced guitarist

Conny Veit Wolf Conrad "Conny" Veit (born 5 June 1949) was a German musician, singer, composer and painter, best known for his appearances in Gila and Popol Vuh. His main instrument was the guitar. His name was misspelled "Conny Veidt" in Gila's first album ...

the following year in 1974. While playing with Popol Vuh, he also occasionally played

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and

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with the Krautrock band

, appearing for example on the albums ''

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'' (1972), ''

Wolf City __NOTOC__ ''Wolf City'' is the fifth studio album released by the German rock band Amon Düül II. Like its predecessor, '' Carnival in Babylon'', ''Wolf City'' is a more conventional recording than the band's earlier albums, with shorter track ...

'' (1972; on which he also sang and played guitar), and ''Vortex'' (1981). Together with Fricke, he also played in Conny Veit's group Gila on their second album, ''Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee''.Daniel Fichelscher - Biography
, Popol Vuh.nl accessed on December 11, 2008 Fichelscher's importance within Popol Vuh began to diminish around 1991 when he was flanked by Guido Hieronymus, who also played guitar and who greatly influenced the group's music. But Fichelscher still maintained a significant role in the group. Since 2006, after Florian Fricke's death and Popol Vuh's dissolution, Fichelscher has played drums again with Amon Düül II, replacing the group's original drummer, the late Peter Leopold.
accessed on March 14, 2008

Discography with Popol Vuh

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'' (1973) *''

Einsjäger und Siebenjäger ''Einsjäger und Siebenjäger'' is the fifth album by Popol Vuh (German band), Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1974 on Kosmische Musik. In 2004 SPV GmbH, SPV re-released the album with two bonus tracks. "Wo bist Du?" was originally rele ...

'' (1974) *''

Das Hohelied Salomos ''Das Hohelied Salomos'' ("The Song of Solomon") is the sixth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1975, on United Artists Records. In 2005, SPV re-released the album with three bonus tracks. Track listing All tracks composed by F ...

'' (1975) *'' Aguirre'' (1975) *'' Letzte Tage - Letzte Nächte'' (1976) *'' Herz aus Glas'' (1977) *''

Nosferatu ''Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror'' (German: ''Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens'') is a 1922 silent German Expressionist horror film directed by F. W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who preys on the wife ...

'' (1978) *'' Brüder des Schattens - Söhne des Lichts'' (1978) *'' Die Nacht der Seele'' (1979) *''

Sei still, wisse ICH BIN ''Sei still, wisse ICH BIN'' (subtitled "Szenische Gesänge") is the thirteenth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1981 on Klaus Schulze's record label Innovative Communication. In 2006 SPV re-released the album with one bonus tr ...

'' (1981) *'' Agape - Agape'' (1983) *''

Spirit of Peace ''Spirit of Peace'' is the fifteenth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1985 on Cicada. The first track was used by Werner Herzog as original motion picture soundtrack for his documentary '' The Dark Glow of the Mountains'' (origin ...

'' (1985) *''

Cobra Verde ''Cobra Verde'' (also known as ''Slave Coast'') is a 1987 German drama film directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski, in their fifth and final collaboration. Based upon Bruce Chatwin's 1980 novel '' The Viceroy of Ouidah'', the film d ...

'' (1987) *''

For You and Me ''For You and Me'' is the seventeenth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1991 on Milan Records. In 2006 SPV re-released the album with one bonus track. Track listing *All tracks composed by Florian Fricke except where noted. ...

'' (1991)

Discography with Amon Düül II

*''

'' (1972) *''

'' (1972) *'' Live in London'' (live) (1973)

Discography with Utopia

*''

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'' (reissued as by ''Amon Düül II'') (1973)

Notes

External links

*Photo o
Daniel Fichelscher
in 2006 with Amon Düül II

References

* CD sleeve notes *
Italian fan site, in Italian and English
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Dutch fan site in English
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fichelscher, Daniel Living people German male musicians German electronic musicians Krautrock 1953 births