Opening with the sound of birds chirping away and the splash of something jumping into water, this track by proto-ambient space cadets Popol Vuh quickly descends into the deep & uncharted depths of the ocean; this German trio was so ahead of the curve with their electronic fascination that, at the time when this was recorded, Kraftwerk was still playing traditional instruments! While many of their far-out Krautrock brethren still used basic pop-music templates to build upon in crafting their psychedelic wanderings, Popol Vuh dismisses any notion of traditional song structure here, generating a sinuous and avant-garde soundtrack that lulls & carries the listener along; it almost gives the impression of traveling through someone’s nervous system, electricity & messages flittering by all around you---you guessed it, another opportunity to dust of those good ol’ headphones!
