Florian Fricke pioneered the use of synthesizers in German rock, but by
the time of Hosianna Mantra he had abandoned them (eventually selling
his famous Moog to Klaus Schulze). While In den Gärten Pharaos had
blended synths with piano and African and Turkish percussion, Hosianna
Mantra focuses on organic instrumentation. Conny Veit contributes
electric guitar, but other than that, Fricke pulls the plug and builds
the album around violin, tamboura, piano, oboe, cembalo, and Veit's
12-string, often with Korean soprano Djong Yun's haunting voice hovering
above the arrangements. As the album's title suggests, Fricke conceived
of Hosianna Mantra as a musical reconciliation of East and West, a
harmonization of seemingly opposed terms, combining two devotional music
traditions. That notion of cultural hybridity resonates throughout. On
"Kyrie" droning tamboura, simple piano patterns, ethereal, gull-like
guitars, and yearning oboe ebb and flow before coalescing in a passage
of intensity and release. The epic title track adds another dimension to
the fusion, emphasizing a Western rock sound with Veit's spectacular
playing to the fore, simultaneously smoldering and liquid, occasionally
yielding to Djong Yun's celestial vocals. Above all, Fricke envisioned
this as sacred music, intimately linked to religious experience;
however, as his musical synthesis of disparate religious traditions
indicates, he was seeking to foment a spiritual experience beyond the
specificity of any particular faith. Indeed, Fricke called this album a
"mass for the heart" and that aspect can be heard most succinctly on the
melancholy "Abschied" and the gossamer-fragile "Segnung," which blend
an austere hymnal sensibility with a more mystical vibe. Julian Cope has
said that Hosianna Mantra sounds like it was made in a "cosmic
convalescent home" -- an excellent description underscoring the
timeless, healing quality of this music, which is far removed from the
everyday world and yet at one with it. by Wilson Neate
Tracklist :
1 Ah! 4:43
2 Kyrie 5:20
3 Hosianna - Mantra 10:15
Das V. Buch Mose
4 Abschied 3:10
5 Segnung 6:00
6 Andacht 0:40
7 Nicht Hoch Im Himmel 6:17
8 Andacht 0:35
- Bonus Track -
9 Maria (Ave Maria) 4:30
Credits :
Composed By, Lyrics By – Popol Vuh
Electric Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar – Conny Veit
Oboe – Robert Eliscu
Piano, Harpsichord – Popol Vuh
Soprano Vocals – Djong Yun
Tambura – Klaus Wiese
Violin – Fritz Sonnleitner
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