s/d popol vuh

the correct reaction is to pull a plush toy monkey out of your bag, and then loudly recite the soliloquy at the end of Aguirre about how you're going to marry your daughter and found the purest dynasty the world has ever seen, then shout WHO IS WITH ME

all of a sudden I can see this as DJT's next SOTU speech

i put on Einsjäger & Siebenjäger at the bookstore where i work this morning, my boss came in and asked what jam band it was - "the Dead?" - i told him it was a German guy who did the soundtracks for Werner Herzog's movies and he said "keep it up" lol.

lol yes my wife has also mistaken PV albums for the Dead

more than just one guy!!
still active in my quest to get fichelscher the respect he deserves

i do see some upsetting similarities between klaus kinski & DJT now that i think about it

respect for the distinctive PV sound of the albums he was on, i mean
djong yun too
i wonder if she is still in north korea?!!?

I made a painting of Djong Yun once but it turned out so badly I threw it away. I must attempt again one day.

Speaking of Daniel Fichelscher, is there actually any difference at all between Morgengruss on E&S and Moregengruss II on Aguirre?

idk -- i would have to listen to them side by side and am not prepared to do that atm
report back and tell us!

that's such a good song they put it on 2 albums just in case

Yes, the second has more, or different at least, (electric) lead guitar on it, it's not as good.

it sounds to me like no, but all I did was sync them up and let them play, if the latter has an electric lead it might just be overpowering the former

the backing tracks seem identical tho

playing along with that song is one of life's small joys

Der Ruf from Herz aus Glas is also great Fichelscher, would be OK with like a 29-minute version of it

the guitar tone make it sound like a song off the Real Ramona

Oh yeah herz aus glas could have every song extended to lp side length and I’d be happy

i still haven't been able to find that interview that used to be on youtube -- the one where fichelscher is basically talking to the camera and he tells the story of how he brought his bongos to a music festival as a teen and joined amon duul II. it was the closest i have come to learning more about the popol vuh history/sound/process than i have found anywhere else and i can't find it!

one thing that stuck with me was when he picked up his guitar and just started noodling a little -- that's when i realized that what i loved about PV was at least 50% (prob more) fichelscher.

is that the one where he's shirtless and the interview pauses so he can go get cigarettes?

Yes, he's absolutely not what you might expect someone in Popol Vuh to be like, he's a kind of rock 'n' roll dude.

I was telling someone about that DF interview / monologue recently and trawled back through this thread to find out when it first appeared. I think he must have taken it down himself? Dude needs to get a memoir out there IIRC.

Is he still playing with ADII?

last i heard he was still playing with ADII -- i have a google alert for him so i am aware of any developments and i can't say much has come through

i would like to meet/converse with him more than any other living person of that place/time (now that Jaki is gone :( )
would also enjoy a convo with irmin but i do have the can book so that's something

the info on fichelscher is so scanty -- i want him to know that there are people out here who care! so he can spill while he is still with us!

Where is he living? If I find myself in Berlin this Christmas I'll look for him

he must live somewhere in europe -- i know ADII has toured around europe and played festivals and whatnot but i don't think they have made an appearance in the states/this continent that i am aware of
look him up! send him to me!

I'm sure he's not that old btw, I think he was a teenager when he joined ADII, so hopefully he'll be with us for a while yet.

He started young:

http://www.popolvuh.nl/d/files/DF_15.jpg

listen folks no one lives forever and i have been on this quest for some time

Where is he living? If I find myself in Berlin this Christmas I'll look for him

How can that be Berlin? The grass is cut.

why am I wasting my life in America sitting inside, wearing vests with shirts under them?

Actually I suppose that is the Englischer Garten in Munich as afaik Amon Düül II are still located there. The next gig is the Finkenbach festival on August, 10th, so if you really want to see Danny, you should go there.Finkenbach is also called the Woodstock in the Odenwald. It is about one hour by car South of Frankfurt/Main.
http://www.finki-festival.de/finki_programm.html

gah! I'll be over there, but not until December probably. bet he'll be wearing a shirt then!

Crazy name, crazy guy.

it looks like he has about 6 arms in that photo!

i can't zip on over to munich until i get my passport renewed and i doubt that is going to happen with such short notice (it's not)

what other of their stuff sounds like this? anything in particular

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boDIzneIIfE

Well there's basically 18 minutes of that track on the second side of the "Spirit of Peace" album.

love the sound of that

Also "Brüder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts" and "Die Nacht der Seele" albums.

also there's probably a lot of roy montgomery albums you would enjoy

i’ve dabbled in him but didnt find anything i really loved right off the bat like this. i like the syncopated guitar parts and the trance-like feel. i’m all ears for recommendations though!

I think the music on side two of Spirit of Peace IS King Minos II

it definitely is- more layers and stuff obviously. love it

Same track yes, if not the same recording, which is why putting it as a bonus track on "Einsjager" and calling it "King Minos II" makes no sense.

https://boomkat.com/products/essential-collection-vol-1

new vinyl box. looks nice. 'Affenstunde' (1970), 'Hosianna Mantra' (1972), 'Einsjäger & Siebenjäger' (1974), 'Aguirre' (1976), 'Nosferatu' (1978) 2LP.

ooh, tempted to splurge on that. wonder how many volumes there'll be?

weird selection!

is it a weird selection? not that I'm saying you're wrong but from a purely personal and subjective point of view Affenstunde' (1970), 'Hosianna Mantra' (1972), 'Einsjäger & Siebenjäger' (1974), 'Aguirre' (1976) are the classic PV albums

That is indeed personal and subjective.

They’re all classic but those are a weird combo imo

I guess they wanted a blend of PV styles in the box?

I think they managed that!

Definitely managed that

Does anyone know what the bonus tracks are. Also, I never previously knew there was a 2LP version of Nosferatu. How is that?