Popol Vuh/Popol Ace - Hosianna Mantra

Popol Vuh/Popol Ace - Hosianna MantraThe third album by Popol Vuh, a collective of musicians founded in Germany by Florian Fricke in 1969. 'Hosianna Mantra' was a departure from the band's first two records. Leader Florian Fricke abandoned the use of the Moog synthesiser and instead employed acoustic instrumentation such as piano, oboe and tambura. The record also featured evocative vocals by Korean singer Djong Yun and guitar contributions from Conny Veit. The resulting album was one of

Songs like “Chelsea Morning

re-painted in East African neons

their energy infinite

and jealousy

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and Fastball drummer Joey Shuffield held down the back beat

a handful of assorted guitar pedals

and bass lines with their own experimental twist

A shining light is floating over the waters of the sea that lays in the deep cave

Tours with HammerFall and Gamma Ray made the fanbase grow rapidly and with the first headlining tour in September 2016 Serious Black impressively demonstrated that they are a real live force

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" This passionate critique of American racism