Popol Vuh ‎– Agape-Agape / Love-Love
Label: One Way Static Records ‎– OWS14
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition
Country: US
Released: 27 Jun 2017
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Krautrock, Ambient

Tracklist
A1    Hand In Hand    2:54
A2    They Danced, They Laughed, As Of Old
Composed By – D. Fichelscher*
4:52
A3    Love, Life, Death    1:31
A4    The Christ Is Near    3:53
A5    Love-Love    5:23
B1    Behold, The Drover Summonds    5:55
B2    Agape-Agape    4:57
B3    Why Do I Still Sleep    7:58
Bonus Track:
B4    Circledance
Composed By – Daniel Fichelscher, Florian Fricke
2:43
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Johannes Fricke
Licensed From – Edition Popol Vuh
Recorded At – Bavaria Musikstudios
Mastered At – Bavaria Musikstudios
Distributed By – Light In The Attic
Pressed By – GZ Media – 156956E
Manufactured By – Precision Record Pressing – 10-83435
Credits
Composed By, Piano, Vocals [Vocal], Percussion – Florian Fricke
Guitar – Conny Veit
Guitar [Guitars], Vocals [Vocal], Percussion – Daniel Fichelscher
Mastered By [Digital Mastering] – Frank Fiedler
Producer – Florian Fricke, Popol Vuh
Vocals [Vocal] – Renate Knaup
Notes
Limited Vinyl edition, comes with extra track not featured on the original pressing.
Comes with insert containing extensive liner notes

Born as Florian Fricke’s brainchild, Popol Vuh needs little introduction, the band stayed active between the late 1960s & late 1990s (until Florian’s passing in 2001).

Regarded as pioneers in avant-garde German electronic music, their early works practically laid down the foundations for ‘Kosmische Muzik’ (Space Music) with the then new sounds of the Moog synthesizer joined with ethnic percussion.

Later the group evolved to include all kinds of instruments (both electric and acoustic alike) shrouding their music in a spiritual & introspective mystical aura. Popol Vuh influenced many other European bands with their uniquely soft but elaborate instrumentation, which took inspiration from the music of Tibet, Africa and pre-Columbian America. With music sometimes described as “ethereal”, they created soundscapes through psychedelic walls of sound, and are regarded as precursors of contemporary ‘world music’, as well as of ‘new age’ and ‘ambient’.

Popol Vuh regularly contributed soundtracks to the films of Werner Herzog that include classics like ‘Aguirre’, ‘Nosferatu’, ‘Heart Of Glass’ & ‘Cobra Verde’.

‘Agape-Love’ was one of Florian Fricke’s favorites, at a point in his life where he was inspired by 13th century Persian poet Rumi. Still utilizing a choir for Gregorian chant-like ethereal intensity — though they sing in Byzantine scales – the band delves deeply into the drone world of Fricke’s sacred music muse. This is an album of many moods/feelings & is a worthy, devastatingly beautiful outing (both introspective & intense at the same time).

Out of print since 1983 and never released outside of Europe, now back available as a gorgeously packaged deluxe vinyl edition. Strictly limited to 700 copies (black vinyl), this release also comes with an exclusive bonus track & an insert with extensive liner notes. Next to the black vinyl pressing, a color vinyl variant (#300 copies) will also be made available exclusively through Light In The Attic & Mondo in North America and through Transmission Records in Europe.

​TRACKLISTING:
Hand In Hand
They Danced, They Laughed, As Of Old
Love, Life, Death
The Christ Is Near
Love-Love
Behold, The Drover Summonds
Agape-Agape
Why Do I Still Sleep
Circledance (bonus track)