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Affenstunde ("Hour of the Monkey")[1] is the first album by German band Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1970 on record label Liberty. In 2004 SPV re-released the album with one bonus track.
It was one of the earliest albums featuring the use of the Moog synthesizer set to original music.[1]
Reception[]
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AllMusic called it "an auspicious debut, which holds up wonderfully in the 21st century."[2] Perfect Sound Forever described Affenstunde as "a landmark electronic album" that "also doesn't have the timeless quality of many of their later works".[1] Julian Cope described it as "a debut album of incredible sounds and sensations that were unlike anything prior to its existence".[3]
Track listing[]
All tracks by Popol Vuh except track number 4 by Florian Fricke.
- "Ich mache einen Spiegel – Dream Part 4" – 8:44
- "Ich mache einen Spiegel – Dream Part 5" – 4:41
- "Ich mache einen Spiegel – Dream Part 49" – 7:43
- "Affenstunde" – 18:30
- 2004 Bonus track
- "Train Through Time" – 10:30
Personnel[]
- Florian Fricke – Moog synthesizer
- Holger Trülzsch – percussion
- Frank Fiedler – Synthesizer mixdown
- Bettina Fricke – cover design, production, tablas (un-credited)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bearman, Gary (October 2008). "The Transcendent Music of Popol Vuh". Perfect Sound Forever. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2016. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jurek, Thom. Affenstunde at AllMusic
- ↑ Cope, Julian (January 2012). "Julian Cope Presents Head Heritage | Unsung | The Book of Seth | Popol Vuh – Affenstunde". Head Heritage. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
External links[]
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