Sei still, wisse ich bin

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Sei still, wisse ICH BIN
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Studio album by Popol Vuh
Released 1981 (1981)
Recorded 1980–1981
Genre New-age
Length34:15
Label Innovative Communication
Producer Klaus Schulze and Florian Fricke
Popol Vuh chronology
Die Nacht der Seele
(1979) Die Nacht der Seele1979		Sei still, wisse ICH BIN
(1981)		 Agape – Agape
(1983) Agape – Agape1983
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Sei still, wisse ICH BIN (subtitled "Szenische Gesänge") is the thirteenth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1981 on Klaus Schulze's record label Innovative Communication. In 2006 SPV re-released the album with one bonus track. "Wehe Khorazin", "Garten der Gemeinschaft", an extract of "Laß los" and "... als lebten die Engel auf Erden" were used in 1982 for the soundtrack of Werner Herzog's film Fitzcarraldo .

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Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Florian Fricke.

  1. "Wehe Khorazin" – 6:22
  2. "Und als ER sah es geht dem Ende zu" – 7:04
  3. "Garten der Gemeinschaft" – 4:41
  4. "Gemeinsam aßen sie das Brot" – 2:51
  5. "Laß los" – 6:46
  6. "Gemeinsam tranken sie den Wein" – 3:50
  7. "...als lebten die Engel auf Erden" – 2:10
2006 bonus track
  1. "King Minos III" (Studio Version) – 5:02

Personnel

Florian Fricke 1944-2001 German electronic musician and founder of group Popol Vuh

Florian Fricke was a German musician who started his professional career with electronic music using the Moog synthesizer within the krautrock group Popol Vuh. His music and that of the band however soon evolved in a completely different direction, and he almost completely abandoned synthesizers in favor of the acoustic piano.

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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. Fichelscher is the son of jazz pianist and singer Toby Fichelscher.

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Credits

Recorded at Bavaria Studio, Munich, 1981
Produced by Florian Fricke and IC – Klaus Schulze Productions
Track number 8 produced by Florian Fricke

Cover photography by Thomas Lindner

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References

  1. ↑ Sei still, wisse ich bin at AllMusic
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