Hosianna Mantra

Hosianna Mantra
Studio album by
Popol Vuh
Released1972
Genre
Length37:27
LabelPilz
Popol Vuh chronology
In den Gärten Pharaos
(1971) 		Hosianna Mantra
(1972) 		Seligpreisung
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Sputnikmusic[3]

Hosianna Mantra is the third album by German band Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1972 on the German record label Pilz. The album saw the band blend elements of Western classical music, Asian music, and space rock.[1] For the release, bandleader Florian Fricke abandoned electronic synthesizers and instead employed acoustic instruments such as piano, oboe, and tambura. Prominently featured are Korean vocalist Djong Yun and electric guitarist Conny Veit.[1]

Release

In 2004 SPV re-released the album with one bonus track, "Maria (Ave Maria)", originally released on a 1972 solo single by Korean vocalist Djong Yun.

Critical reception

Hosianna Mantra has garnered acclaim from English-language publications in recent years. Writing for The Sydney Morning Herald, Chris Johnston praised it as "bold, beautiful, and lying at the outer reaches even of krautrock, the German indie music of the 1970s."[1] Wilson Neate of AllMusic remarked that the album has a "timeless, healing quality" that is "far removed from the everyday world and yet at one with it."[4] Raul Stanciu of Sputnikmusic called the work "an overlooked masterpiece",[3] and Gary Bearman of Perfect Sound Forever likewise described it as "majestic – a revelation, an epiphany, a high point in the history of music."[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Florian Fricke[a]. Lyrics based on original texts by Martin Buber.

  1. "Ah!" – 4:40
  2. "Kyrie" – 5:23
  3. "Hosianna Mantra" – 10:09
  4. "Abschied" – 3:14
  5. "Segnung" – 6:07
  6. "Andacht" – 0:47
  7. "Nicht hoch im Himmel" – 6:18
  8. "Andacht" – 0:46
2004 bonus track
  1. "Maria (Ave Maria)" – 4:30

Personnel

Additional personnel
Technical personnel
  • Peter Kramper – mixing
  • Wolfgang Loeper – engineering
  • Hans Endrulat – engineering
  • Toni Heudorf – engineering assistance
  • Ingo Trauer – album cover design
  • Richard J. Rudow – album cover design
  • Bettina Fricke – sleeve photography

References

  1. ^ a b c d Johnston, Chris (June 25, 2015). "The Crate: Popol Vuh, Hosianna Mantra (1973)". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Smith, Bradley (1997). The Billboard Guide to Progressive Music. Billboard Books. p. 176.
  3. ^ a b c d Stanciu, Raul (February 23, 2013). "Review: Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Neate, Wilson. "Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  5. ^ 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.

Notes

  1. ^ a b On original release Fricke is credited as Popol Vuh.