Seligpreisung Explained

Seligpreisung
Type:studio
Artist:Popol Vuh
Cover:SeligpreisungAlbum.jpg
Border:yes
Released:May 1973
Recorded:Baumburg, Altenmarkt/Alz;
Stommeln, Cologne
Genre:Krautrock, psychedelic rock
Length:29:00
Label:Kosmische Musik
Prev Title:Hosianna Mantra
Prev Year:1972
Next Title:Einsjäger und Siebenjäger
Next Year:1974

Seligpreisung is the fourth album by German band Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1973 on record label Kosmische Musik. The title is the German name for the Beatitudes, from Christ's Sermon on the Mount.

Release

In 2004 SPV re-released the album with one bonus track, "Be in Love (Du sollst lieben)", originally released in 1972 on a solo single by Korean vocalist Djong Yun.

Reception

Perfect Sound Forever described it as "another soaring, beautiful, essential and seminal work, sounding not only unique in the world of music, but among all other Popol Vuh albums."[1]

Track listing

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

2004 bonus track
  1. "Be in Love (Du sollst lieben)" – 4:59

Personnel

Guest musicians
Technical personnel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Bearman . Gary . October 2008 . The Transcendent Music of Popol Vuh . . July 9, 2016.