Effective period / Period of releases: 1970 - 2015

Members: Al Gromer Khan, Florian Fricke, Klaus Wiese, Conny Veit, Ted De Jong, Daniel Fichelscher, Susan Goetting, Djong Yun, Renate Knaup, Holger Trülzsch, Frank Fiedler, Guido Hieronymus, Robert Eliscu, Mathias von Tippelskirch, Maya Rose

Pioneers of German "krautrock" music, Popol Vuh was the creature of Florian Fricke (1944-2001). The first album "Affenstunde" (1970) is an early jaunt into electronic music with its massive use of the Moog synthesizer as well as added percussion. "In Den Gärten Pharaos" (1971) experimented with a fusion between electronic and organ sounds, creating an intense, almost religious ambient music. From "Hosianna Mantra" (1972) on, Popol Vuh abandoned the electronic medium to develop a personal avant-garde progressive rock music. Florian Fricke died in 2001 in his sleep.