Aguirre
Studio album by
Popol Vuh
Released1975
Recorded1972–1974
GenreNew-age, ambient, raga rock, krautrock
Length43:47
LabelOhr
ProducerPopol Vuh
Popol Vuh chronology
Das Hohelied Salomos
(1975)		 Aguirre
(1975)		 Letzte Tage – Letzte Nächte
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Aguirre is the seventh album by German band Popol Vuh. It contains music used in the soundtrack to Werner Herzog's film Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), first released as an album in 1975 on Ohr, and reissued in 2004 by SPV with one bonus track. The soundtrack gained the band comparisons to renowned ambient musician Brian Eno.[2] This score was the first of many filmic collaborations between the group and Herzog. Only two tracks ("Aguirre I" and "Aguirre II") are from the film; the rest were gathered from various recordings done by the group during the period 1972–74, including alternative versions of two songs ("Morgengruß II" and "Agnus Dei") originally released on the band's 1974 album, Einsjäger und Siebenjäger.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Florian Fricke except track number 2 composed by Daniel Fichelscher.

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Aguirre I"
  • I. "L'Acrime di Rei"
  • II. "Flöte"
7:22
2."Morgengruß II"2:55
3."Aguirre II"6:15
4."Agnus Dei"3:03
Side 2
No.TitleLength
5."Vergegenwärtigung"16:51
2004 CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
6."Aguirre III"7:16

Personnel

  • Florian Fricke – piano (on track 4), Moog synthesizer, Choir-Organ (on tracks 1, 3, 5, and (on SPV release only) 6)
  • Daniel Fichelscher – electric guitar (on tracks 2, 3, and 4), acoustic guitar (on tracks 2, 3 and 4), drums (on track 4)
  • Djong Yun – vocals
  • Robert Eliscu – oboe (on track 4), pan pipe (on track 1, part b ["Flöte"]), (also believed to be playing) flute (on track 4)
  • Holger Trülzsch (uncredited) – African and Turkish percussion ([on SPV release] on track 6)
  • Conny Veit (uncredited, but believed to be there) – Electric guitar (on tracks 1 and 3)

Cover versions

References

  1. ↑ Aguirre at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "GERMANY: Aguirre - Popol Vuh". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 2023-10-25.


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