''Sei still, wisse ICH BIN'' (subtitled "Szenische Gesänge") is the thirteenth album by
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 ...
. It was originally released in 1981 on
Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze (4 August 1947 – 26 April 2022) was a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried and was a member of the Krautrock bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and The Cosmic Jokers ...
's record label Innovative Communication. In 2006
SPV re-released the album with one bonus track. "Wehe Khorazin", "Garten der Gemeinschaft", an extract of "Laß los" and "... als lebten die Engel auf Erden" were used in 1982 for the soundtrack of
Werner Herzog
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's film ''
Fitzcarraldo
''Fitzcarraldo'' () is a 1982 West German epic adventure-drama film written, produced and directed by Werner Herzog, and starring Klaus Kinski as would-be rubber baron, Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an Irishman known in Peru as Fitzcarraldo, who is ...
''.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Florian Fricke.
# "Wehe Khorazin" – 6:22
# "Und als ER sah es geht dem Ende zu" – 7:04
# "Garten der Gemeinschaft" – 4:41
# "Gemeinsam aßen sie das Brot" – 2:51
# "Laß los" – 6:46
# "Gemeinsam tranken sie den Wein" – 3:50
# "...als lebten die Engel auf Erden" – 2:10
;2006 bonus track
- "King Minos III" (Studio Version) – 5:02
Personnel
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Florian Fricke –
piano
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,
vocals
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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. Fichelsc ...
–
guitar
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,
drums
*
Renate Knaup
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– vocals
;Guest musicians
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Chris Karrer
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–
soprano saxophone
* Choir ensemble of the
Bavarian State Opera
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History
The parent ensemble of the company was founded in 1653, under Ele ...
Credits
Recorded at Bavaria Studio, Munich, 1981
Produced by Florian Fricke and IC – Klaus Schulze Productions
Track number 8 produced by Florian Fricke
Cover photography by Thomas Lindner
References
External links
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*http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album, in English)
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080119183122/http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia80.htm (featuring the original credits)
*http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/seistill.htm
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Popol Vuh (band) albums
1981 albums