Brüder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts

Brüder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts (English: "Brothers of the Shadow - Sons of Light") is the tenth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1978 on Brain Records. In 2006 SPV re-released the album with one bonus track that was originally released on the remix compilation Sing, for Song Drives Away the Wolves in 1993. The first two tracks from this album were used for the soundtrack of Werner Herzog's film Nosferatu the Vampyre.

Track listing
All tracks composed by Florian Fricke, except tracks 3 and 4 composed by Florian Fricke and Daniel Fichelscher.


 * 1) "Brüder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts" – 18:47
 * 2) "Höre, der du wagst" – 5:52
 * 3) "Das Schloß des Irrtums" – 5:35
 * 4) "Die Umkehr" – 5:57

"Sing, for Song Drives Away the Wolves" – 4:15  
 * 2006 bonus track

Personnel

 * Florian Fricke – piano
 * Daniel Fichelscher – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion


 * Guest musicians
 * Robert Eliscu – oboe
 * Alois Gromer – sitar
 * Ted de Jong – tamboura
 * A church choir ensemble from Munich
 * Guido Hieronymus – digital instruments (on track number 5, 2006 bonus track)

Credits
Recorded at Bavaria Studio, Munich, on August 1978

Engineered by Rudolf Wohlschager, assisted by Peter Eichenseher

Produced by Gerhard Augustin for Gammarock Music

2006 edition bonus track, "Sing, for Song Drives Away the Wolves", recorded by Guido Hieronymus at New African Studio in Munich on December 5, 1992, and produced by Florian Fricke and Frank Fiedler.