Background
Fichelscher is the son of jazz pianist and singer Toby Fichelscher.
Fichelscher is the son of jazz pianist and singer Toby Fichelscher.
He wasn"t a founding member, having joined in 1973 (three years after the group"s foundation) for the recording of the album Seligpreisung and replaced guitarist Conny Veit the following year in 1974. While playing with Popol Vuh, he also occasionally played drums and congas with the Krautrock band Amon Düül II, appearing for example on the albums, Wolf City (1972. On which he also sung and played guitar), and Vortex (1981).
Together with Fricke, he also played in Conny Veit"s group Gila on their second album, Bury My Heart in Wounded Knee.
Fichelscher"s importance within Popol Vuh began to diminish around 1991 when he was flanked by Guido Hieronymus, who also played guitar and who greatly influenced the group"s music But Fichelscher still maintained a significant role in the group.
Since 2006, after Florian Fricke"s death and Popol Vuh"s dissolution, Fichelscher has played drums again with Amon Düül II, replacing the group"s original drummer, the late Peter Leopold.