Seligpreisung

by Popol Vuh

Overview

Released in 1973, Seligpreisung was, if anything, a complete shock after the gorgeous "religious" rock of Hosianna Mantra. Gone are the hypnotic Gregorian chants and overtone layers of drone. In their place is a kind of shimmering, spacy jazz-rock where, despite a few instances of Florian Fricke chant-singing, the effect is one where his piano becomes the steadiest backdrop, playing hypnotic, repetitive chords and phrases while Conny Veit improvises with David Gilmour-like blues guitar phrases over the gently swirling music. Elsewhere, the rest of the group (the same cats who played on Hosianna Mantra) is heard in classically tinged miniatures that float through the mix with a kind of meandering insistence on instantly recognizable Western thematics and standard conceptions of beauty rather than confrontations -- however subtle -- with the East/West space-time continuum. This is not to say that Seligpreisung is a disappointment; rather, it is only a shock for its giant step backward into the realm of the conventional. Perhaps Hosianna Mantra presented an abyss, and as Fricke looked over it musically, he realized that its beauty was unbearable. For whatever the reason, Seligpreisung is a meditative, generally quiet, and lovely album, but it doesn't go near the precipice. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	11/26/2021
Label:	Bmg / Bmg Rights Management
UPC:	4050538694338
Rank:	103396

Tracks

1. Selig Sind, Die Da Hungern. Selig Sind, Die Da Dürsten Nach Gerechtigkeit. Ja, Sie Sollen Satt Werden
2. Tanz Der Chassidim
3. Selig Sind, Die Da Hier Weinen. Ja, Sie Sollen Später Lachen
4. Selig Sind, Die Da Willig Arm Sind. Ja, Hier Ist Das Himmelreich
5. Selig Sind, Die Da Leid Klagen. Ja, Sie Sollen Getröstet Werden
6. Selig Sind, Die Sanftmütigen. Ja, Sie Werden Einst Die Erde Erben
7. Selig Sind, Die Da Reinen Herzens Sind. Ja, Sie Sollen Gott Schauen
8. Ja, Sie Sollen Gottes Kinder Heißen. Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei
9. Be in Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Popol Vuh   Primary Artist
Conny Veit   Guitar (12 String),Guitar,Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Daniel Fischelscher   Guitar,Drums
Djong Yun   Soprano (Vocal),Soprano
Danny Secundus Fichelscher   Drums,Guitar (Electric)
Fritz Sonnleitner   Violin
Robert Eliscu   Oboe
Klaus Wiese   Tamboura
Florian Fricke   Cembalo,Vocals,Piano

Technical Credits

Reinhard Langowski   Audio Production,Producer
Popol Vuh   Audio Production,Producer
Florian Fricke   Composer,Revision,Arranger
Frank Fielder   Back Cover
Matth Evangelium   Text
Gero Herrde   Booklet Concept
Sandra Hiltmann   Booklet Design
Kranz   Photography