Popol Vuh
Tantric Songs / Hosianna Mantra
Label:  Celestial Harmonies 
Date:  1991
Length:  0:00
Format:  CD
Genre:  Electronic; Ambient
  Category:  newage
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Mantra of the Touching of the Earth    
      2.  
      		 Mantra of the Touching of the Heart    
      3.  
      		 Angel of the Air, Part One    
      4.  
      		 Angel of the Air, Part Two    
      5.  
      		 In the Dream of Shadow    
      6.  
      		 Wanderer Through the Night    
      7.  
      		 Listen He Who Ventures    
      8.  
      		 Brothers of Darkness-Sons of Light    
      9.  
      		 Ah!    
      10.  
      		 Kyrie    
      11.  
      		 Hosianna    
      12.  
      		 Departure    
      13.  
      		 Blessing    
      14.  
      		 Devotion I    
      15.  
      		 Not High in Heaven    
      16.  
      		 Devotion II    
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      Popol Vuh's Tantric Songs and Hosianna Mantra are recognized as classics in the field of contemplative music. Popol Vuh has long been praised for their ability to blur the boundaries of time and space through a unique hybrid of ceremonial styles from around the world. Tantric Songs and Hosianna Mantra complement each other perfectly in their creation of modern ritualistic soundscapes. From the evocative, bass chants of `Mantra of the Touching of the Earth' to the primal drumming of `In the Realm of Shadow', Tantric Songs merges traces of classical refinement with feelings conjured up by ancient religious rites. Hosianna Mantra encompasses a series of gracefully understated chants. With pastel piano textures, spacious melodies from guitar and violin, and the angelic vocals of Djong Yun, Popol Vuh distills the sublime nature of Christian liturgical music from the dogma normally associated with it. As critic Keith Armstrong wrote, Hosianna Mantra is "a hypnotic work that leaves its echo on the air...relentlessly drawing one away from one's surroundings and into the space in which thoughts become musical sounds and words are experienced as feelings and nuances."