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Die Nacht der Seele

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Released
  
1979 (1979)

Release date
  
1979

Producer
  
Florian Fricke

Artist
  
Popol Vuh

Genre
  
Dance/electronic

Label
  
BRAIN

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Die Nacht der Seele (subtitled "Tantric Songs") 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. "Engel der Luft" and "Im Reich der Schatten" (slowed down) were used in 1982 for the soundtrack of Werner Herzog's film Fitzcarraldo.

Contents

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.

  1. "Mantram der Stirnberührung I" – 2:16
  2. "Zusammenkunft" – 0:47
  3. "Mantram der Stirnberührung II" – 2:03
  4. "Im Garten der Ruhe (Piano Session Version)" – 10:19

Personnel

  • Florian Fricke – piano, vocals
  • Daniel Fichelscher – guitar, percussion
  • Djong Yun – vocals
  • Renate Knaup – vocals
    • Guest musicians
  • Susan Goetting – oboe
  • Alois Gromer – sitar

    • 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

    Songs

    1Mantram Der Erdberührung2:16
    2Engel der Luft2:41
    3Mit Händen - Mit Füssen2:46

    References

    Die Nacht der Seele Wikipedia
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