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Whereas the first record was psychedelic space rock acid jams, on their second album, Gila, now consisting of mostly Popol Vuh members, offered something far more sedate. Though Conny Veit was always the leader of Gila, this one comes off much more like a solo effort. The record is a concept album inspired by the book of the same name by Dee Alexander Brown that brought the plight of the North American Indians to international attention. Complex multi-tracked acoustic guitar melodies create a shimmering, even haunting beauty in a lushly Baroque setting, while some of the lyrics are taken from various Native American texts. 'The Buffalo Are Coming,' with its long instrumental section as well as Native American styled rhythms and chanting, is the high point. Otherwise the vocals distract somewhat from the music, and the whole thing comes off as too much with a smooth new age vibe, especially when compared to the acid-damage blastoff of the earlier Gila album. By Rolf SemprebonTracklist:1.
This Morning (5:40)2. In a Sacred Manner (4:42)3. Sundance Chant (4:09)4. Young Coyote (3:18)5. The Buffalo Are Coming (7:20)6. Black Kettle's Ballad (4:24)7.
Little Smoke (5:06)Bonus Track:8. Mindwinds and Heartfrost (5:56)Credits:- Daniel Fichelscher / Drums, Percussion, Bass- Conny Veit / Electric Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Flute, Moog, Vocals- Florian Fricke / Mellotron, Grand Piano- Sabine Merbach / Vocals. This disc offers the only known recording of the first version of Gila, a group that gigged constantly to build a considerable reputation as a formidable live act. Taken from a live Cologne radio broadcast from February 26, 1972 (a few months before the group's demise), Night Works is all that one could hope for, long space rock acid jamming and much better fidelity than one would get from a recording by an audience member. Swirling organ tones and acid guitar burnouts surge out of the throbbing rhythm section. In particular, 'Viva Arabica' stands out as the group locks into a single groove that intensifies until the guitar finally rips loose on Middle Eastern-tinged riffing, soon followed by the organ.
'The Gila Symphony' begins with a massively cosmic wash of feedback noise, before launching into another upbeat space rock jam somewhere between early Guru Guru and Golem. Like the first album, vocals are kept to a minimum to let the group stretch out instrumentally. The last track's volume appears to have been turned down by a radio engineer as if it were the end of the broadcast time; it's a pity that more wasn't recorded so that listeners would have an even longer live document of this group. By Rolf SemprebonTracklist:1. Around midnight (5:46)2. Braintwist (7:45)3. Trampelpfad (6:11)4.
Viva Arabica (5:24)5. The Gila Symphony (13:46)6. Communication II (3:04)7. The needle (0:51)Credits:- Conny Veit / guitar, vocals- Fritz Scheyhing / keyboards- Walter Wiederkehr / bass- Daniel Alluno / drums.
Polska Nieoficjalna Strona Popol Vuh POPOL VUH - AlbumsCITY RAGACD 1995 BMG/Milan 35685-2, FranceCD 1995 BMG 7341 23975-2, HollandCD 19?? Milan Records HomepagePopol Vuh are pioneers of 'new age' music. Not that John Teshkind of 'new age,' but music that moves the soul.instead of making youwant to move out of earshot. Sean Eric McGill'sTime marches on, and by the mid 90s Florian Fricke apparently had reconciled with the electronictechnology that he avoided for years for expressing his musical ideas. Prog fans may be comfortedto know that Popol Vuh didn't rest on its laurels and did indeed transform, but may be discomfitedto learn that the band's old flowing, organic sound has been largely retired in search of a new vision:'Mystic House' music.Still, if you listen closely, you will hear, for example, the ghost of 'Aguirre' show up on 'Last Village.'
Fricke's role on this album is primarily as a producer and lead writer. The real arms and legs of the album,however, are new collaborator Guido Hieronymus, who manually speaking handles practically everything on here.Vuh warhorse Daniel Fichelscher shows up to lend his blessing to the project, just on 'Morning Raga.' I canrespect this new direction, and this music fits in quite well for a period where artists like The Orband Future Sound of London thrived. Still, this interesting blend of ambient and world music withintechno is probably not going to be of too much interest to most prog fans.One further, non-music related ramble: I found the most interesting thing about this release was actuallythe back of the CD booklet, which gives some insight to the album's creation. Vocalist Maya Rose is ostensiblyan old friend (ex-lover?) of Florian who hasn't corresponded with him in years, perhaps decades. She writesfrom Mexico with an update of what she is up to: teaching German, modeling in art classes for spare money,cooking and washing. She writes: 'Two years now in Merida/Yucatan3 X per week Atztecan sic and Tibetandance-meditation just around the corner of our house.But 'the day' seems closer.music.
Welcome - if everyou are close.send you love and light, Maya.' Fricke's daughter, Anna, writes back from Munich. She explainsthat her father has sampled Maya's voice for the album, and that she hopes Maya is not angry but they couldn'tfind out where she was. Anna: 'Hello Maya, you don't know me, but maybe you do know me.You write in your letterthat you are getting slowly closer to 'the day,' but I believe or let's say I know it- you are very close to the day.I think you can really write in an open way and let your feelings go.'
I was quite inspired by reading their correspondence, virtual strangers across the globe. It has a simple,emotional directness, a generosity, and sense of mystery. Very refreshing, and if anything gives me some hopethat not everybody out there in the world has been hit by the 'my cell-phone, my stock options'ideals which I see embraced all too often over here daily. One of the biggest disappointments of the year for me has been POPOL VUH's'City Raga' cd.
I've long loved their music. I am a big fan of their earlymystico-trance work and I even defended them as the greatest 'new age'band ever when they went in that direction. But now, ugh!
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What are they doing?' City Raga' seems like some kind of lame attempt to cash-in on the techno scene,or perhaps the popularity of the ENIGMA and DEEP FOREST brand of disco-world-music.Horrid electro beats and 'funky' bass permeate this disc. The funny thing is itseems as though the beats/bass were just layered over POPOL VUH's music. It sounds likeyou couid strip away all of that nonsense and there wouid be a pretty good album underneath.Well, when they went 'new age' everyone else abandoned them. Now l'm going tohave to do the same and pray they return to their roots soon. 'City Raga' comesfrom Milan records c/o BMG distribution. From siteDance music after BeethovenThis german group makes music and, in despite of the labels (dance music, classic.) Popol Vuhintegrates influiences of the Orient and Ocident (especially in this CD City Raga the ancient latin americanmusical tradition (maia, azteca, inca) and in my opinion is a classical music, a music that inscribesthe human nature.
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City Raga is strange, dancing, reflexive, a mistery. There's other groups in this traditionof work (like Cirque du Soleil, Dead Can Dance, the brazilian group Karnak and others).
A beautiful andspecial CD demonstrating that is possible the music after Beethoven in despite of Beethoven or because ofhis Masterpiece oeuvre.This text refers to an out of print or available edition of this title. A music fan from Lake Geneva, WI, May 18, 1998For your refined tasteI have to confess I'm not much of an expert concerning Popol Vuh. I was first introduced to the bandthrough Werner Herzog's remake of Murnau's classic film, 'Nosferatu', to which Popol Vuh composed the score.But the only other, whole, record of their's I've listened to is the combined album'In the Gardens of Pharao/Aguirre', which btw. Is an excellent album, but comparing it to 'City Raga'would be like comparing night and day.I can understand that many die hard prog fans will balk when faced with 'City Raga'. But to one who'snot really used to the 'old sound' of the band the ambient, ethnic, techno rhythms of 'City Raga' soundvery fresh and exciting.The tracks on 'City Raga' are greatly varied.
From the groovy rhythms of 'Wanted Maya' to the slow and beautiful,maybe even lazy, 'Last Village', to the harried tempo of 'Tears of Concrete'. And leading us through them all we havethe beautiful and mysterious voice of Maya Rose.The story of the vocalist turns out to be quite interesting and it certainly gives the listener another viewof the album and its songs. On the inside of the CD booklet are two letters printed side by side. One from Mayato Florian and a reply from Anna Fricke, Florian's daughter. The story they tell is very touching.Maya writes from Mexico describing her dreary, nomadic, life, working for pennies as a model for art students,teaching german, washing, cooking, etc. She asks Florian if she could work with him on some project so she wouldn'tgo crazy.Anna Fricke replys that she already is on one of his records.
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Apparently Florian had a tape Maya had sent himsome years before. And as he could not get in touch with her he sampled her voice from the tape and used it in'City Raga'.Anna ends her letter by apologizing for using Maya's voice without her permission and saying that Florianwould like to do another album with her. Sadly I do not know what became of that. (5/5 Beautiful and Mysterious).