Die Nacht der Seele



Die Nacht der Seele (subtitled "Tantric Songs") is the twelfth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1979 on Brain Records. In 2005 SPV re-released the album with four bonus tracks. "Engel der Luft" and "Im Reich der Schatten" (slowed down) were used in 1982 for the soundtrack of Werner Herzog's film Fitzcarraldo.

Track listing
All tracks composed by Florian Fricke except where noted.


 * 1) "Mantram der Erdberührung I" – 2:13
 * 2) "Engel der Luft" – 2:38
 * 3) "Mit Händen, mit Füßen" – 2:42
 * 4) ""Wo bist Du, der Du überwunden hast?" / "Gesegnet Du, Bei Deiner Ankunft"" – 5:41
 * 5) "Mantram der Erdberührung II" – 2:12
 * 6) "Im Reich der Schatten" (Fricke, Daniel Fichelscher) – 2:10
 * 7) "Wanderer durch die Nacht" – 4:07
 * 8) "Mantram der Herzberührung I" – 1:48
 * 9) "Auf dem Weg" – 2:53
 * 10) "Mantram der Herzberührung II" – 1:40
 * 11) "In der Halle des Lernens" – 4:02

All bonus tracks composed by Florian Fricke and Daniel Fichelscher.  "Mantram der Stirnberührung I" – 2:16   "Zusammenkunft" – 0:47   "Mantram der Stirnberührung II" – 2:03   "Im Garten der Ruhe (Piano Session Version)" – 10:19  
 * 2005 bonus tracks

Personnel

 * Florian Fricke – piano, vocals
 * Daniel Fichelscher – guitar, percussion
 * Djong Yun – vocals
 * Renate Knaup – vocals


 * Guest musicians
 * Susan Goetting – oboe
 * Alois Gromer – sitar

Credits
Recorded at Bavaria Studio, Munich, August 1978, Penne & Paulsen Studio, Frankfurt/Main, March - August 1979

Engineered by Hans Keller, Rudolf Wohlschläger, Eberhard Panne & Robert Wedel

Produced by Florian Fricke for Gammarock Music

Executive producer: Gerhard Augustin