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Florian Fricke (23 February 1944 – 29 December 2001) was a German musician who started his professional career with electronic music, using the Moog synthesizer, and was a founding member of the Krautrock band Popol Vuh.
Learn about the life and work of Florian Fricke, the composer and keyboardist who created Popol Vuh, a pioneering German band of electronic and spiritual music. Discover his influences, collaborations, albums and legacy in this comprehensive profile.
Bettina Waldthausen, the wife of late keyboardist and composer Florian Fricke, shares her memories of his life and work with Popol Vuh, the kosmische Musik band he created in the '70s. She reveals his musical influences, his relationship with Werner Herzog, and his personality as a solitary and spiritual artist.
Dec 28, 2006 · Florian Fricke Interview As the year 2001 came to a close Florian Fricke passed away. Thanks to Gerhard Augustin in Germany, Florian's good friend and mine, I was one of the first in the USA to hear Popol Vuh's music way back in 1970 when he sent me a copy of AFFENSTÜNDE.
In his 30s, from 1974 – 1979, Florian Fricke reinvented his sound again, as he was constantly searching and seeking for different ways to express his mysticism.
Archive. Bibliography. Florian Fricke. Source: Neumusik, nr.5, p.42-44, 1981. Author: Gary Scott. Florian Fricke. Popol Vuh are special, there’s no denying that. Over the past decade they have produced a remarkable series of beautiful albums.
Florian Fricke Interview . As the year 2001 came to a close Florian Fricke passed away. Thanks to Gerhard Augustin in Germany, Florian's good friend and mine, I was one of the first in the USA to hear Popol Vuh's music way back in 1970 when he sent me a copy of AFFENSTÜNDE.
