Agape – Agape / Love – Love is the fourteenth album by Popol Vuh

Popol Vuh (German band)

Popol Vuh was a German electronic avantgarde band, in the mainstream-media so called Krautrock, founded by pianist and keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1969 together with Holger Trülzsch and Frank Fiedler...

. It was originally released in 1983 on Uniton. In 2004 SPV

SPV GmbH

SPV GmbH is an independent German record label.Founded on January 1, 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide....

 re-released the album with one bonus track.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Florian Fricke except where noted.

1. "Hand in Hand" – 2:52
2. "They Danced, They Laughed, As of Old" (Daniel Fichelscher) – 4:49
3. "Love, Life, Death" – 1:28
4. "The Christ Is Near" – 3:50
5. "Love – Love" – 5:20
6. "Behold, the Drover Summonds" – 5:52
7. "Agape – Agape" – 4:55
8. "Why Do I Still Sleep" – 7:58

2004 bonus track

9. "Circledance" (Fricke, Fichelscher) – 2:36

Personnel

• Florian Fricke
  Florian Fricke
  Florian Fricke was a German musician who started his professional career with electronic music using the Moog synthesizer within the Krautrock group Popol Vuh...
  
   – piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  , vocals, percussion
• Daniel Fichelscher
  Daniel Fichelscher
  Daniel "Danny" Secundus Fichelscher, , is a German multi-instrumentalist who played a pivotal role in Krautrock band Popol Vuh, was a member of German group "Gila" and is currently Amon Düül II's drummer...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , percussion, vocals
• Conny Veit – guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Renate Knaup – vocals

Guest musicians

• Frank Fielder
• Jan Lorck-Schierning
• Nina

Credits

Recorded at Bavaria Studio, Munich, June–October 1982

Recorded and mixed by Stefan Massimo Jauch, Peter Kramper, Angie Melitoupulos

Produced by Florian Fricke and Popol Vuh

Cover design by Bengt Olson

Liner notes

Behold, the drover summons:

Why do I still sleep?

Behold, the drover summons:

Agape, Agape

Hand in hand.

Behold, the drover summons:

Ha Ram Sam Sam

Ha Ram Sam Sam

Gully Gully, Gully Gully

Gully Ram Ram Sam

Agape, Agape

Love, love

Why do I still sleep?

External links

• http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/agape.htm
• http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album, in English)
• http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia80.htm (featuring the original credits)