Shepherd's Symphony – Hirtensymphonie is the nineteenth 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 1997 on Mystic Records

Mystic Records

Mystic Records is a record label and music production company that was based in Hollywood CA one block south of Hollywood and Vine and later moved to Oceanside, California...

. 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 different cover (designed by Frank Fiedler).

Track listing

All tracks composed by Florian Fricke and Guido Hieronymus except where noted.

1. "Shepherds of the Future - Die Hirten der Zukunft" – 6:08
2. "Short Visit to the Great Sorcerer - Kurzer Besuch beim Großen Zauberer" – 6:02
3. "Wild Vine" – 8:29
4. "Shepherd's Dream - Der Traum des Schäfers" – 4:17
5. "Eternal Love" – 8:18
6. "Dance of the Menads - Tanz der Menaden" – 6:24
7. "YES" (Hieronymus) – 5:02

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...
  
  
• Guido Hieronymus – keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , electric guitar
  Electric guitar
  An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
  
  
• Frank Fiedler – synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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Credits

Recorded at Afro Sounds Studio, Munich, September 1995 - March 1996

Engineered by Guido Hieronymus

Sound consultant: Johannes Fricke

Produced by Popol Vuh

Executive producer: Gerhard Augustin

Project co-ordination: Don McKay and Robert Barrs-James

External links

• http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album, in English)
• http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia90.htm (featuring the original credits)

http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/shepherd.htm