Die Nacht der Seele is the twelfth album by Popol Vuh

Popol Vuh (German band)

Popol Vuh was a German electronic avantgarde band, in the mainstream-media so called Krautrock, founded by pianist and keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1969 together with Holger Trülzsch and Frank Fiedler...

. It was originally released in 1979 on Brain Records. In 2005 SPV

SPV GmbH

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 re-released the album with four bonus tracks. "Engel der Luft" and "Im Reich der Schatten" (slowed down) were used in 1982 for the soundtrack of Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

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's film Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Florian Fricke except where noted.

1. "Mantram der Erdberührung I" – 2:13
2. "Engel der Luft" – 2:38
3. "Mit Händen, mit Füßen" – 2:42
4. ""Wo bist Du, der Du überwunden hast?" / "Gesegnet Du, Bei Deiner Ankunft"" – 5:41
5. "Mantram der Erdberührung II" – 2:12
6. "Im Reich der Schatten" (Fricke, Daniel Fichelscher) – 2:10
7. "Wanderer durch die Nacht" – 4:07
8. "Mantram der Herzberührung I" – 1:48
9. "Auf dem Weg" – 2:53
10. "Mantram der Herzberührung II" – 1:40
11. "In der Halle des Lernens" – 4:02

2005 bonus tracks
All bonus tracks composed by Florian Fricke and Daniel Fichelscher.

12. "Mantram der Stirnberührung I" – 2:16


13. "Zusammenkunft" – 0:47


14. "Mantram der Stirnberührung II" – 2:03


15. "Im Garten der Ruhe (Piano Session Version)" – 10:19

Personnel

• Florian Fricke
  Florian Fricke
  Florian Fricke was a German musician who started his professional career with electronic music using the Moog synthesizer within the Krautrock group Popol Vuh...
  
   – piano
  Piano
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  , vocals
• Daniel Fichelscher
  Daniel Fichelscher
  Daniel "Danny" Secundus Fichelscher, , is a German multi-instrumentalist who played a pivotal role in Krautrock band Popol Vuh, was a member of German group "Gila" and is currently Amon Düül II's drummer...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
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  , percussion
• Djong Yun – vocals
• Renate Knaup – vocals

Guest musicians

• Susan Goetting – oboe
  Oboe
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• Alois Gromer – sitar
  Sitar
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Credits

Recorded at Bavaria Studio, Munich, August 1978, Penne & Paulsen Studio, Frankfurt/Main, March - August 1979

Engineered by Hans Keller, Rudolf Wohlschläger, Eberhard Panne & Robert Wedel

Produced by Florian Fricke for Gammarock Music

Executive producer: Gerhard Augustin

External links

• http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album, in English)
• http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia70.htm (featuring the original credits)
• http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/seele.htm