Discovering what you like about the prolific psychheit group Popul Vuh is as much an investment of time, energy and emotion as finding what you appreciate about life itself, but it can be equally as fulfilling. The German "Krautrock" prog-psych-soundtrack-new-age-folk musical cult is a fitting precursor to the lesser, wannabe "outsider" art-folk hipster scene populated by Devendra Banhart, Johanna Newsom, Entrance, Black Mountain, et al. However, put Popul Vuh in context with the regressive, conservative German culture of the early 70’s and its music becomes all the more impressive. This track, "Dort Ist Der Weg" is perhaps a highlight of Popul Vuh’s synergy of Far East and Western folk traditions into a powerful, droning force — one lifted shamelessly by Michael Gira during mid-period SWANS — that embodies the grace and depth of its musical forrays into nether regions of music’s ability to infect the mind AND body. Its name comes from the central text of Mayan culture, and its music is an exploration into repetition, attrition and musical drone that is unsurpassed without aid of extremely debilitating psychedelic drugs and a true interest in exploring our mental netherwords via nervous circuitry. It may sound like intense Enya in the wrong context. So, you might want to sit down with a full album to fully appreciate Popul Vuh. But, anyone familiar with Comus and similar eviscerating psychfolk fuckery will love this and other Popul Vuh songs. Florian Fricke, its main composer wrote several scores for Werner Herzog films, but the oeuvre of Popul Vuh’s collective noises are far more incredible given proper attention in the cozy confines ov your own dreamstates.

(Download - "Dort Ist Der Weg")