''Einsjäger und Siebenjäger'' is the fifth album by
Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1974 on Kosmische Musik. In 2004
SPV re-released the album with two bonus tracks. "Wo bist Du?" was originally released on Popol Vuh's album ''
Die Nacht der Seele
''Die Nacht der Seele'' (subtitled "Tantric Songs") is the twelfth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1979 on Brain Records. In 2005 SPV re-released the album with four bonus tracks. "Engel der Luft" and "Im Reich der Schatten" (s ...
'' as "Wo bist Du, der Du überwunden hast?".
The album's title is a German translation of the names of two characters in the ''
Popol Vuh'',
Hun-Hunahpu Hun Hunahpu (pronounced ), or 'Head- Apu I' (a calendrical name) is a figure in Mayan mythology. According to ''Popol Vuh'' he was the father of the Maya Hero Twins, Head-Apu and Xbalanque. As their shared calendrical day name suggests, Head-Apu I w ...
and
Vucub-Hunahpu ("One-Hunter" and "Seven-Hunter").
Track listing
All tracks composed by Florian Fricke except 1, 3 composed by Daniel Fichelscher. Lyrics by Salomo, revised by Florian Fricke.
# "Kleiner Krieger" – 1:04
# "King Minos" – 4:24
# "Morgengruß" – 2:59
# "Würfelspiel" – 3:08
# "Gutes Land" – 5:13
# "Einsjäger und Siebenjäger" – 19:23
;2004 bonus tracks
- "King Minos II" – 1:55
- "Wo bist Du?" – 5:42
Personnel
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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 ...
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piano,
spinett
A spinet is a smaller type of harpsichord or other keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ.
Harpsichords
When the term ''spinet'' is used to designate a harpsichord, typically what is meant is the ''bentside spinet'', described in this ...
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Daniel Fichelscher
Daniel "Danny" Secundus Fichelscher, (born 3 July 1953 in Berlin), is a German multi-instrumentalist who played a pivotal role in Krautrock band Popol Vuh, was a member of the German group Gila and is currently Amon Düül II's drummer. Fichelsch ...
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electric guitar,
12-string guitar
A twelve-string guitar (or 12-string guitar) is a steel-string guitar with 12 strings in six courses, which produces a thicker, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar. Typically, the strings of the lower four courses are tuned in o ...
,
percussion
*Djong Yun –
vocals
;Guest musicians
*Olaf Kübler –
flute
The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...
(on 4)
Credits
Recorded at Bavaria Studios, Munich, May 1974
Engineered by H. Meier
Mixed & produced by Popol Vuh for Cosmic Couriers
Cover design by Peter Geitner
Photography by Bettina Fricke
References
External links
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20081029050641/http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album)
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080119184752/http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia70.htm (featuring the original credits)
*http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/einsjag.htm
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Popol Vuh (band) albums
1974 albums
Space rock albums