Coeur de Verre

Infobox Album
Name = Coeur de Verre
Type = soundtrack
Artist = Popol Vuh


Released = Start date|1977
Recorded =
Genre = Krautrock, New Age, Electronica
Length = 33:23
Label = Spalax
Producer =
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0nfyxqqkldde link]
Last album = "Letzte Tage - Letzte Nächte"
(1976)
This album = "Coeur de Verre"
(1977)
Next album = "Nosferatu"
(1978)

"Coeur de Verre / Herz aus Glas" (subtitled "Singet, denn der Gesang vertreibt die Wölfe") is the ninth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1977 on Brain Records. In 2005 SPV re-released the album with two bonus tracks. This album was released as the original motion picture soundtrack of Herz aus Glas by German director Werner Herzog, but in fact only the first track (Engel der Gegenwart) was actually featured in the movie.

Track listing

# "Engel der Gegenwart" – 8:18
# "Blätter aus dem Buch der Kühnheit" – 4:19
# "Das Lied von den hohen Bergen" – 4:12
# "Hüter der Schwelle" – 3:47
# "Der Ruf" – 4:42
# "Singet, denn der Gesang vertreibt die Wölfe" – 4:15
# "Gemeinschaft" – 3:50

"2005 bonus tracks:"
# "Auf dem Weg - On The Way" (Alternative Guitar Version) – 4:42
# "Hand in Hand in Hand" (Agape Guitar Version) – 5:44

Personnel

*Florian Fricke: Piano
*Daniel Fichelscher: Guitar, percussion

"Guests:"
*Alois Gromer: Sitar
*Mathias von Tippelskirch: Flute

Credits

All tracks composed by Florian Fricke
except
5, 8 composed by Daniel Fichelscher

Recorded at Bavaria Studio, Munich
Engineered by Hardy Bank, Frank Fiedler & Robert Wedel
Produced by Florian Fricke & Renate Knaup

External links

http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album, in English)

http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia70.htm (featuring the original credits)
http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/herz.htm