{"product_id":"revisited-remixed-1970-1999","title":"Revisited \u0026 Remixed 1970-1999","description":"Audio Mixers: Frank Fiedler; Popol Vuh.\u003cbr\u003eAudio Remasterers: Frank Fiedler; Jan Krause.\u003cbr\u003eAudio Remixers: Roland Appel; Steffen \"Dixon\" Berkhahn; Henrik Schwartz; Florian Hecker; Götz Michael Rieth; Jan St. Werner; Kristian Rädle; Alex Barck; Johannes Fricke; Mika Vainio; Ame; Moritz von Oswald; Andi Thoma; Peter Kruder; Russell Haswell; Thomas Fehlmann; Tim Gane ; Frank Wiedemann.\u003cbr\u003eLiner Note Author: Klaus Schulze.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographers: Tommi Grönlund; Bettina von Waldthausen; Olga Latowa.\u003cbr\u003ePopol Vuh were one of the first Krautrock bands to turn their focus -- thanks to their late founder, lone constant member, and musical director, Florian Fricke -- to ambient music (a full half-decade before Eno called it that) and ethnic fusions of various sorts. They released almost two dozen albums, scored a handful of films by Werner Herzog -- including Nosferatu and Aguirre, Wrath of God -- and continually experimented with form, tone, context, and format. A decade after Fricke's death, the German SPV imprint celebrates his legacy with this double-disc set. The first features a smattering of Popol Vuh tunes from throughout their tenure. It makes for compelling listening despite an apparent paradox: Fricke and company conceived of recordings as albums (as well as scores), so hearing tracks placed outside that context would -- theoretically at least -- be an erratic listening exercise. It's not. In fact, it's sequenced beautifully. The second disc pays tribute to Popol Vuh via a set of remixes by a wide assortment of producers and DJs. These include Peter Kruder's slow, ambient dub re-creation of \"Aguirre I\/II [Lacrima Di Rei Edit]\" and Moritz von Oswald's reworking of \"Gärten Pharaos [Dark Development Edit]\" from the same soundtrack. Oswald's version features throbbing percussion in the lower registers with genuinely subtle vocal effects and a high-pitched synth jabbing in and out of the mix seemingly at random. Elsewhere, Stereolab remix \"Hosianna Mantra,\" keeping the chorus and original instrumentation before injecting a guitar that eventually takes the proceedings over. Other participants include Mouse on Mars, A Critical Mass, Thomas Fehlmann, Haswell \u0026amp; Hecker, Miko Vainio, Alex Barck, and Roland Appel. Usually, remix projects like this one are very mixed bags in terms of quality. That said, perhaps due to the open-ended nature of Fricke's and Popol Vuh's source material, this set is very consistent. The collection also includes liner notes by Fricke contemporary and friend Klaus Schulze. ~ Thom Jurek","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46186578215199,"sku":"693723704425","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/07dc28d828204e9937bcebe8c87f1738_0996bb35-230b-44b0-962f-1d06d0a45c35.jpg?v=1777871011","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/revisited-remixed-1970-1999","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}