Seligpreisung is the fourth 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 1973 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 one bonus track (originally released in 1972 on a solo single by Korean vocalist Djong Yun).

Track listing

All tracks composed by Florian Fricke. Original lyrics from the Gospel of Matthew

Gospel of Matthew

The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...

, revised by Florian Fricke.

Side one

1. "Selig sind die, die da hungern. Selig sind die, die da dürsten nach Gerechtigkeit. Ja, sie sollen satt werden" – 6:00
2. "Tanz der Chassidim" – 3:15
3. "Selig sind die, die da hier weinen. Ja, sie sollen später lachen" – 5:08

Side two

1. "Selig sind die, die da willig arm sind. Ja, ihrer ist das Himmelreich" – 3:12
2. "Selig sind die, die da Leid tragen. Ja, sie sollen getröstet werden" – 3:39
3. "Selig sind die Sanftmütigen. Ja, sie werden einst die Erde erben" – 2:31
4. "Selig sind die, die da reinen Herzens sind. Ja, sie sollen Gott schauen" – 2:33
5. "Ja, sie sollen Gottes Kinder heißen. Agnus dei, agnus dei" – 2:42

2004 bonus track

9. "Be In Love (Du sollst lieben)" – 4:59

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...
  
  , cembalo
  Cembalo
  Cembalo may refer to:* Harpsichord, in German and other languages, commonly appearing in musical instructions* Balaklava, Crimea, Ukraine, named Cembalo by the Genoese traders in 13-15th centuries...
  
  , vocals
• 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...
  
   – 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...
  
   (on 2, 3, 4, 6), drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
• Conny Veit – electric guitar, 12-string guitar
• 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...
  
  
• Klaus Wiese
  Klaus Wiese
  Klaus Wiese was a veteran e-musician, minimalist, and multi-instrumentalist. A master of the tibetan singing bowl, he created an extensive series of album releases using them...
  
   – tamboura

Guest musicians

• Djong Yun – vocals (on 9)
• Fritz Sonnleitner – violin
  Violin
  The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
  
  (on 9)

Credits

Recorded at Baumburg (Altenmarkt) & Stommeln (Cologne)

Engineered by Dieter Dierks, assisted by Heiner

Produced by Reinhardt Langowski & Popol Vuh (for Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser & Gille, the cosmic music producers)

Cover design by Ingo Trauer & Richard J.Rudow

Photography by Bettina Fricke & Kranz

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/selig.htm