DAS HOHELIED SALOMOS LP 1975 United Artist S 29781 I, Germany LP 1975 United Artist UAS 29781, France (Spain: 27085-1) LP 1975 PDU ?, Italy LP 1982 WEA 58423, Germany CD 1992 Spalax 14211, France CD 1994 King-Nexus KICP 2742?, Japan CD 2005 SPV Recordings 085-70162 (digipack) Steh auf, zieh mich Dir nach (Fricke) 4:40 Du schönste der Weiber (Fichelscher/Fricke) 4:32 In den Nächten auf den Gassen I (Fricke) 1:36 Du Sohn Davids I (Fricke) 3:01 In den Nächten auf den Gassen II (Fricke) 3:47   Der Winter ist vorbei (Fricke) 3:45 Ja, deine Liebe ist süsser als Wein (Fricke) 3:37 Du Sohn Davids II (Fricke) 4:45 Du tränke mich mit deinen Küssen (Fichelscher/Fricke) 5:28 Personel: Florian Fricke (piano), Daniel Fichelscher (E + A guitar/percussion), Djong Yun (vocal), Guests: Alois Gromer (sitar), Shana Kumar (tabla). All lyrics by King Salomo, arranged by Florian Fricke. Produced by Florian Fricke & Reinhard Langowski. Electronics: Florian Fricke/Frank Fiedler/Robert Wedel. Engineer: Klaus Meier, Wolfganf Löper Assistance: Libuse Tomas, Hardy Bank Mixdown: Florian Fricke/Reinhard Langowski. Recorded at Bavaria Tonstudio München/Febr.'75 Art direction & Design: Ulli Eichberger. Tracklist of SPV (085-70162) re-release: Steh auf, zieh mich Dir nach 4:44 Du schönste der Weiber 4:28 In den Nächten auf den Gassen I 1:33 Du Sohn Davids I 2:59 In den Nächten auf den Gassen II 3:26 Der Winter ist vorbei 3:42 Ja, deine Liebe ist süßer als Wein 3:36 Du Sohn Davids II 3:47 Du tränke mich mit deinen Küssen 4:57 Bonustracks (formerly unreleased): In den Nächten auf den Gassen III 2:10 Schön bist Du vor Menschensöhnen (alternative Session) 2:45 Mitten im Garten (alternative Piano Version) 4:50

 

Reviews

Einsjager and Hohelied form something of a Vuh dyptich -- on both albums Fricke & co. locate an exact and exhilarating balance between the exquisite and the grandiose, leavening a tendency towards majesty with a grounding in simple modest beauty. Eastern influences (Al Gromer on sitar, Shana Kumar on tabla, etc.) are still present, and are still in the service of an intensely personal project in sacralizing music, or expressing devotion in sound. Daniel Fichelscher's guitar emanates power and grace in equal measure, and Djong Yun is as angelic as ever. Numinous in ways that mere description will never disclose. -MM

New Sonic Architecture catalogue

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More liquid guitar and vocal interplay, blended with Sitar, Tablas and other acoustic instruments. The seventh album.

Delerium's Psychedelic Web

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This album includes more of the same adaptations as Einsjager Und .. The music is beautiful with added help from Al Gromer (sitar) & Shana Kumar (tablas).

Cranium Music catalogue

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6th album, from 1975 ("The Song of Soloman"). The first of two for United Artists, which were always very difficult to find later on. This takes the sound and line-up of the previous album, adds sitar and tabla and creates even more of a cosmic-power universe of transcending sound. "The music is also more earthy, ethnic and really full of emotion: the use of electronic effects (drones, echoey atmospherics), the addition of sitar and tabla on a couple of tracks really swell the sound out to new proportions."

© Audion

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FINALMENTE, DA UN PÓ DI TEMPO a questa parte, sugli scaffali dei negozi specializzati é possibile trovare le ristampe di quasi tutti i dischi dei grandi Popol Vuh. Coloro di voi che sono appassionati di New Age e musica mistica in genere, dovrebbero davvero procurarsi dischi come questo, e riconoscere quanto opere della portata di "Das Hohelied Salomos" siano state saccheggiate nell'ultimo periodo da sedicenti "guru" ambient. Pur essendo stato inciso piú di venti anni fa, questo lavoro mostra ancora oggi una freschezza ed un gusto invidiabili, nulla a che vedere con quello che ci viene quotidianamente spacciato per "musica della nuova era". In questo disco troverete una seducente mistura di rock pinkfloydiano e sonoritá rituali/meditative, il tutto suonato in maniera veramente ispirata e non derivativa. Punti di forza del sound dei teutonici, le splendide melodie iterative del leader Florian Fricke, qui grande protagonista al piano, l'ottima performance vocale della sensuale corista Djiong Yun, nonché il lavoro trasognato sulle chitarre di Daniel Fichelscher. Da rimarcare anche la perfetta integrazione di strumenti etnici come Sitar e Tablas nel mistico tessuto sonoro del gruppo. Nonostante i pezzi siano cantati in lingua madre, il risultato finale é davvero eccellente: concedete un solo ascolto a "Du Sohn Davids" oppure a "In Den Nachten Auf Den Gassen", non potrete non restarne stregati. Popol Vuh, un gruppo cult da riscoprire assolutamente.

Michele Dicuonzo 19 marzo 1998, StradaNove