| Daniel Secundus Fichelscher | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 7, 1953 |
| Instruments | Guitars, drums, percussions |
| Labels | Liberty, Pilz, Kosmische Musik, UA, PDU, Milan, Spalax, OHR, Brain Records |
| Associated acts | Popol Vuh, Amon Düül II |
Daniel "Danny" Secundus Fichelscher, (Berlin, 3.7.1953[1]), is a German multi-instrumentalist who played a pivotal role in Krautrock band Popol Vuh, was a member of German group "Gila" and is currently Amon Düül II's drummer. Fichelscher is the son of Jazz pianist and singer Toby Fichelscher[1].
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Career
Daniel Fichelscher was, for most of their history, Florian Fricke's only stable partner in Popol Vuh. He wasn't a founding member, having replaced guitarist Conrad "Conny" Veit in 1974 (three years after the group's foundation), year in which he recorded with the group the album "Seligpreisung". While playing with Popol Vuh, he also occasionally played drums and congas with the Krautrock band Amon Düül II, appearing for example in the albums "Carnival in Babylon" (1972), "Wolf City" (1973; on which he also sung and played guitar), and "Vortex" (1981)[1]. Together with Fricke, he also played in Conny Veit's group's ("Gila") second album, "Bury My Heart in Wounded Knee"[1].
Although he contributed just a few compositions to Popol Vuh's albums, sleeve notes make clear that Fichelscher was almost entirely in charge of the instrumental parts of the group's music, playing electric and acoustic guitar, bass, drums, and assorted percussions, while Fricke often played little or not at all. He can therefore be considered fully responsible for Popol Vuh's characteristic sound. Florian Fricke himself declared: "I suppose that you would say that the core is Daniel and myself. When I've composed the things, then he's the next one that I play them with"[2] .
From 1991, towards the end of Popol Vuh's history, because he was flanked by Guido Hieronymus, who also played guitar and who greatly influenced the group's music, his importance within the group diminished, but he did maintain an important role. Since 2006, after Florian Fricke's death and Popol Vuh's dissolution, Fichelscher again plays drums with Amon Düül II replacing the group's original drummer, the late Peter Leopold[3].
Discography with Popol Vuh
- Seligpreisung (1973)
- Einsjäger und Siebenjäger (1974)
- Das Hohelied Salomos (1975)
- Aguirre (1975)
- Letzte Tage - Letzte Nächte (1976)
- Herz aus Glas (1977)
- Nosferatu (1978)
- Brüder des Schattens - Söhne des Lichts (1978)
- Die Nacht der Seele (1979)
- Sei still, wisse ICH BIN (1981)
- Agape - Agape (1983)
- Spirit of Peace (1985)
- Cobra Verde (1987)
- For You and Me (1991)
- City Raga (1995)
Discography with Amon Düül II
- Carnival in Babylon (1972)
- Wolf City (1972)
- Live in London (live) (1973)
- Utopia (originally released under the band name Utopia) (1973)
External links
- Photo of Daniel Fichelscher in 2006 with Amon Düül II
Notes
- ^ a b c d Daniel Fichelscher - Biography, Popol Vuh.nl accessed on December 11, 2008
- ^ Florian Fricke Interview
- ^ Amon Duul II official site - "History" accessed on March 14, 2008
References
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