Einsjäger und Siebenjäger is the fifth 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 1974 on Kosmische Musik. In 2004 SPV

SPV GmbH

SPV GmbH is an independent German record label.Founded on January 1, 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide....

 re-released the album with two bonus tracks. "Wo bist Du?" was originally released on Popol Vuh's album Die Nacht der Seele

Die Nacht der Seele

Die Nacht der Seele is the twelfth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1979 on Brain Records. In 2005 SPV re-released the album with four bonus tracks...

as "Wo bist Du, der Du überwunden hast?".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Florian Fricke except 1, 3 composed by Daniel Fichelscher. Lyrics by Salomo, revised by Florian Fricke.

1. "Kleiner Krieger" – 1:04
2. "King Minos" – 4:24
3. "Morgengruß" – 2:59
4. "Würfelspiel" – 3:08
5. "Gutes Land" – 5:13
6. "Einsjäger und Siebenjäger" – 19:23

2004 bonus tracks

7. "King Minos II" – 1:55


8. "Wo bist Du?" – 5:42

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
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  , spinett
• 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...
  
   – E-guitar, acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
  An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
  
  , percussion
• Djong Yun – vocals

Guest musicians

• Olaf Kübler – flute
  Flute
  The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
  
  (on 4)

Credits

Recorded at Bavaria Studios, Munich, May 1974

Engineered by H. Meier

Mixed & produced by Popol Vuh for Cosmic Couriers

Cover design by Peter Geitner

Photography by Bettina Fricke

External links

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