Nosferatu (Popol Vuh album)
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Nosferatu is the eleventh 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...

 and was released as the original motion picture soundtrack of Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht
Nosferatu the Vampyre is a 1979 West German vampire horror film written and directed by Werner Herzog. Its original German title is Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht...

by director Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog Stipetić , known as Werner Herzog, is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and opera director.He is often considered as one of the greatest figures of the New German Cinema, along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Werner...

. It was originally released in 1978 on Egg. 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 a slightly different tracklist and adding four tracks originally released on the Popol Vuh album Brüder des Schattens - Söhne des Lichts
Brüder des Schattens - Söhne des Lichts
is the tenth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1978 on Brain Records. In 2006 SPV re-released the album with one bonus track that was originally released on the remix compilation Sing, for Song Drives Away the Wolves in 1993...

.

Track listing

  1. Mantra 6:14
  2. Morning Sun Rays 3:20
  3. Venus Principle 4:39
  4. Mantra II 5:22
  5. On the Way 4:49
  6. Through Pains To Heaven II 3:42
  7. To a Little Way 3:37
  8. Zwiesprache der Rohrflöte mit der Sängerin 3:42
  9. Die Nacht der Himmel 4:08
  10. Der Ruf der Rohrflöte 3:21

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...

    , Moog synthesizer
    Moog synthesizer
    Moog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled...

  • 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


Guest musicians
  • Robert Eliscu – oboe
    Oboe
    The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...

  • Alois Gromer – sitar
    Sitar
    The 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...

  • Ted de Jong – tamboura
  • A chorus from Munich

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/nosferat.htm
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