Shepherd's Symphony – Hirtensymphonie Explained

Shepherd's Symphony - Hirtensymphonie
Type:	studio
Artist:	Popol Vuh
Cover:	Shepherd's symphony2.jpg
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Shepherd's Symphony – Hirtensymphonie is the nineteenth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1997 on Mystic Records. In 2004 SPV re-released the album with a different cover (designed by Frank Fiedler). The 1995 semi-documentary Kailash – Pilgerfahrt zum Thron der Götter, directed by Popol Vuh member Frank Fiedler, includes several edited version of the tracks that would later be released on the album.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Florian Fricke and Guido Hieronymus except where noted.

1. "Shepherds of the Future - Die Hirten der Zukunft" – 6:08
2. "Short Visit to the Great Sorcerer - Kurzer Besuch beim Großen Zauberer" – 6:02
3. "Wild Vine" – 8:29
4. "Shepherd's Dream - Der Traum des Schäfers" – 4:17
5. "Eternal Love" – 8:18
6. "Dance of the Menads - Tanz der Menaden" – 6:24
7. "YES" (Hieronymus) – 5:02

Personnel

• Florian Fricke – piano
• Guido Hieronymus – keyboards, electric guitar
• Frank Fiedler – synthesizer

Credits

Recorded at Afro Sounds Studio, Munich, September 1995 - March 1996
Engineered by Guido Hieronymus
Sound consultant: Johannes Fricke
Produced by Popol Vuh
Executive producer: Gerhard Augustin

Project co-ordination: Don McKay and Robert Barrs-James

External links

• http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album, in English)
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080119183134/http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia90.htm (featuring the original credits)

http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/shepherd.htm