affenstunde (coloured)

Brilliant debut by the godfathers of ambient and world music, Popol Vuh! Originally released in 1970, Affenstunde (literally "ape hour") was the first album by a German band to employ the extraordinary sounds of the Moog synthesizer. Blending electronics with traditional percussion instruments, Popol Vuh—led by the legendary multi-instrumentalist Florian Fricke—created a tribal and dreamlike blanket of sound that would go on to influence many-a-band on the krautrock scene and beyond. Popol Vuh would also soon famously begin to collaborate with Werner Herzog, composing many of the soundtracks to his films from this period (including Aguirre: The Wrath of God, Nosferatu and Fitzcarraldo).
Track list - SIDE A: 1. Dream Part 4 2. Dream Part 5 3. Dream Part 49 SIDE B: 1. Affenstunde