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Encyclopedia > Can (band)
Can
Origin Cologne, West Germany
Genre(s) Krautrock, Electronic Music, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental Music, Ambient Music, Prog Rock
Years active 1968–1979, 1986, 1991
Label(s) United Artists
Spoon
Mute
Website Spoon Records
Members
Holger Czukay
Michael Karoli (deceased)
Jaki Liebezeit
Irmin Schmidt
Former members
Malcolm Mooney
Damo Suzuki
Rosko Gee
Rebop Kwaku Baah (deceased)

Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968. One of the most important "krautrock" groups, Can had a style grounded in the art rock of bands such as The Velvet Underground, with strong experimental and world music influences. The article about perfume can be found at Eau de Cologne. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Krautrock, also known as Kosmische Musik, is a generic name for the experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... Ambient music refers to a kind of music that envelops the listener without drawing attention to itself [1] // The term ambient music was first coined by Brian Eno in the mid-1970s to refer to music that can be either actively listened to with attention or as easily ignored, depending... The progressive rock band Yes performing in 1977. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... United Artists Records was a record label founded by United Artists soon after its own founding in 1919 to distribute soundtracks from its movies. ... Spoon Records is an independent record label managed by Hildegard Schmidt, wife of keyboard player Irmin Schmidt, since 1974, on which music by the krautrock band Can and its members has been released and re-released. ... Mute Records is a record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single, T.V.O.D./Warm Leatherette, under the moniker The Normal. ... Holger Czukay (born March 24, 1938) is a German musician, probably best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can. ... Michael Karoli (April 29, 1948 – November 17, 2001, Essen) was a guitarist, violinist and founding member of the German krautrock band Can. ... Jaki Liebezeit is a drummer probably best known as a founding member of Can. ... Irmin Schmidt (born May 29, 1937) is a keyboard player probably best known as a member of Can. ... Malcolm Mooney is an African-American rock music singer and poet, probably best known as the original vocalist for German Krautrock band Can. ... Kenji Suzuki , born January 16, 1950, in Japan), popularly nicknamed Damo Suzuki (ダモ鈴木), is a singer probably best known for his membership in German krautrock group Can. ... Rosko Gee is a bassist who has played with the British band Traffic and the German band Can, along with his late bandmate Rebop Kwaku Baah. ... Anthony Rebop Kwaku Baah[1], (born Remi Kabaka, February 13, 1944[2] in Lagos, Nigeria[3]; died January 12, 1983[4] in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Nigerian-Swedish percussionist. ... Krautrock, also known as Kosmische Musik, is a generic name for the experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s. ... Art rock is a term used by some to describe rock music that is characterized by ambitious or avant-garde lyrical themes and/or melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic experimentation, often extending beyond standard modern popular music forms and genres, toward influences in jazz, classical, world music or the experimental avant... This article is about the rock band. ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ...


Described by keyboard player Irmin Schmidt as an "anarchist community"[1] and constructing their music largely through free improvisation and editing, which bassist Holger Czukay has referred to as "instant compositions",[2] they had only occasional commercial success, with singles such as "Spoon" and "I Want More" reaching national singles charts. However, through albums such as Tago Mago (1971) and Ege Bamyasi (1972), Can exerted a considerable influence on avant-garde, experimental, underground, ambient, New Wave and electronic music.[3] Irmin Schmidt (born May 29, 1937) is a keyboard player probably best known as a member of Can. ... Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any rules beyond the taste or inclination of the musician(s) involved; in many cases the musicians make an active effort to avoiding overt references to recognizable musical genres. ... Tape editing is the art of manipulating the sequence of sounds on audiotape by cutting the tape and rearranging and splicing together the pieces. ... Holger Czukay (born March 24, 1938) is a German musician, probably best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can. ... Spoon is the name of a song from the krautrock group Cans 1972 album Ege Bamyasi. ... This article is about the song by Can. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Tago Mago, released in 1971 (originally as a double LP), was the third album by the krautrock band Can and the second to feature the vocals of Damo Suzuki. ... Ege Bamyasi is the fourth studio album by Krautrock pioneers Can. ... Experimental music is any music that challenges the commonly accepted notions of what music is. ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... Underground music is music which has developed a cult following, independent of commercial success. ... Ambient music refers to a kind of music that envelops the listener without drawing attention to itself [1] // The term ambient music was first coined by Brian Eno in the mid-1970s to refer to music that can be either actively listened to with attention or as easily ignored, depending... New Wave was a pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ...

Contents

History

Early years: 1968–1970

Can formed in Cologne in 1968, comprising bass guitarist Holger Czukay, keyboard player Irmin Schmidt, guitarist Michael Karoli, and drummer Jaki Liebezeit, along with original member David Johnson, an American composer, flutist, and electronic musician who left in 1969 after the band had begun taking a more rock-oriented direction [no source cited: he isn't present on any recordings from 1968 so this date seems unlikely]. They used the names Inner Space and The Can before finally settling on Can. Liebezeit subsequently suggested the backronym "communism, anarchism, nihilism" for the band's name.[4] David C. Johnson (b. ... A backronym (or bacronym) is a phrase that is constructed after the fact from a previously existing abbreviation, the abbreviation being an initialism or an acronym. ...


In the autumn of 1968, the band enlisted the creative, highly rhythmic, but unstable and often confrontational American vocalist Malcolm Mooney, with whom they recorded the material for an album, Prepared to Meet Thy Pnoom. This first album was rejected by their record company,[5] and was not released until 1981, under the name Delay 1968. The band decided to record another album of original material from scratch, which later became Monster Movie, released in 1969. Mooney's bizarre and (often apparently psychotic) ranting stood in contrast to the stark minimalism of the music, which was influenced particularly by garage rock, funk and psychedelic rock. Repetition was stressed on bass and drums, particularly on the epic "Yoo Doo Right" which had been edited down from a six-hour improvisation to take up a mere single side of vinyl. Malcolm Mooney is an African-American rock music singer and poet, probably best known as the original vocalist for German Krautrock band Can. ... Delay 1968 is a compilation album of early outtakes of Cans work with singer Malcolm Mooney, including some of the bands earliest material. ... Monster Movie is the debut album by Can. ... Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ... Yoo Doo Right is a song on Cans 1969 debut album, Monster Movie, which had been edited down from a six-hour improvisation to a mere twenty minutes. ...


Mooney returned to America soon afterwards on the advice of a psychiatrist, having being told that getting away from the chaotic music of Can would be better for his mental health.[6] He was replaced by the less overtly challenging Kenji "Damo" Suzuki, a young Japanese traveller found busking outside a cafe by Czukay and Liebezeit. Though he only knew a handful of guitar chords and improvised the majority of his lyrics (as opposed to committing them to paper), Suzuki was asked to perform with the band that same night. The band's first record with Suzuki was Soundtracks, released in 1970, which also contained two tracks recorded with Mooney. Kenji Suzuki , born January 16, 1950, in Japan), popularly nicknamed Damo Suzuki (ダモ鈴木), is a singer probably best known for his membership in German krautrock group Can. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...


Classic years: 1971–1973

The next few years saw Can release their most acclaimed works, which arguably did as much to define the krautrock genre as those of any other group. While their earlier recordings tended to be loosely based on traditional song structures, on their mid-career albums the band reverted to an extremely fluid improvisational style. The double album Tago Mago (1971) is often seen as a groundbreaking, influential and deeply unconventional record, based on intensely rhythmic jazz-inspired drumming, improvised guitar and keyboard soloing (frequently intertwining each other), tape edits as composition, and Suzuki's idiosyncratic vocalisms. Krautrock, also known as Kosmische Musik, is a generic name for the experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s. ... A double album is an audio album of sufficient length that two units of the medium in which it is sold (especially records and compact discs) are necessary to contain the entirety of it. ... Tago Mago, released in 1971 (originally as a double LP), was the third album by the krautrock band Can and the second to feature the vocals of Damo Suzuki. ...


Tago Mago was followed by Ege Bamyasi (1972), a more accessible but still avant-garde record which featured the catchy "Vitamin C" and the Top 40 German hit "Spoon." Next was Future Days (1973), an unassuming but quietly complex record which represents an early example of ambient music and is perhaps the band's most critically successful record. Also included on this album was the refreshingly unexpected pop song "Moonshake". Suzuki left soon after the recording of the latter album to marry his German wife and become a Jehovah's Witness, and the vocals were taken over by Karoli and Schmidt[7], although after the departure of Suzuki, fewer of their tracks featured vocals, as Can found themselves experimenting with the ambient music they began making with Future Days. Tago Mago, released in 1971 (originally as a double LP), was the third album by the krautrock band Can and the second to feature the vocals of Damo Suzuki. ... Ege Bamyasi is the fourth studio album by Krautrock pioneers Can. ... Vitamin C is a song by the krautrock band Can on their 1972 album Ege Bamyasi. ... Spoon is the name of a song from the krautrock group Cans 1972 album Ege Bamyasi. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Ambient music refers to a kind of music that envelops the listener without drawing attention to itself [1] // The term ambient music was first coined by Brian Eno in the mid-1970s to refer to music that can be either actively listened to with attention or as easily ignored, depending... Moonshake is a song by the krautrock band Can, on their 1973 album Future Days. ... Ambient music refers to a kind of music that envelops the listener without drawing attention to itself [1] // The term ambient music was first coined by Brian Eno in the mid-1970s to refer to music that can be either actively listened to with attention or as easily ignored, depending...


Later years: 1974–1979

Soon Over Babaluma from 1974 continued in the ambient style of Future Days, though regaining some of the abrasive edge of Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi. In 1975 Can signed to Virgin Records in the UK and EMI/Harvest in Germany. The albums Landed (1975) and Flow Motion (1976) saw Can moving towards a somewhat more conventional style as their recording technology improved. Accordingly, the disco single "I Want More" from Flow Motion became their only hit record outside of Germany. In 1977 Can were joined by former Traffic bassist Rosko Gee and percussionist Rebop Kwaku Baah, both of whom provided vocals to Can's music, appearing on the albums Saw Delight (1977), Out of Reach (1978) and Can (1979). During this period Holger Czukay was pushed to the fringes of the group's activity; in fact he just made sounds using shortwave radios, morse code keys, tape recorders and other sundry objects. He left Can in late 1977 and did not appear on the albums Out Of Reach or Can, although he did do some production work on the latter album. Can disbanded shortly afterwards, but reunions have taken place on several occasions since. Soon Over Babaluma is a 1974 album by the rock music group Can. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Tago Mago, released in 1971 (originally as a double LP), was the third album by the krautrock band Can and the second to feature the vocals of Damo Suzuki. ... Ege Bamyasi is the fourth studio album by Krautrock pioneers Can. ... Virgin Records was a British recording label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... Landed is the band Cans seventh album, released in 1975. ... Flow Motion is the eighth Can album, and features the UK hit single I Want More, for which there was an infamous Top of the Pops performance for which the band were introduced by Noel Edmonds. ... This article is about the song by Can. ... Traffic was a rock band from Birmingham, England, formed in late 1966 by Steve Winwood with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. ... Rosko Gee is a bassist who has played with the British band Traffic and the German band Can, along with his late bandmate Rebop Kwaku Baah. ... Anthony Rebop Kwaku Baah[1], (born Remi Kabaka, February 13, 1944[2] in Lagos, Nigeria[3]; died January 12, 1983[4] in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Nigerian-Swedish percussionist. ... Saw Delight is the ninth Can album, and features two new band members who were ex-members of the band Traffic, with Cans bassist Holger Czukay giving up the bass in favour of experimental effects. ... Out of Reach is an album by the German krautrock band Can, released as an LP in 1978 on Harvest Records. ... Can, also known as Inner Space, is a Can album released in 1979. ... A solid-state, analog shortwave receiver Shortwave radio operates between the frequencies of 3 MHz (3,000 kHz) and 30 MHz (30,000 kHz) [1] and came to be referred to as such in the early days of radio because the wavelengths associated with this frequency range were shorter than... 1922 Chart of the Morse Code Letters and Numerals Morse code is a method for transmitting telegraphic information, using standardized sequences of short and long elements to represent the letters, numerals, punctuation and special characters of a message. ... Sony reel-to-reel tape recorder. ...


After the split and reunion: 1980 onwards

Since the split, all the former members have been involved in musical projects, often as session musicians for other artists. In 1986 they briefly reformed, with Mooney but without Suzuki, to record Rite Time (released in 1989). There was a further reunion in 1991 to record a track for the Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World, and Can have since been the subject of numerous compilations, live albums and samples. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sideman. ... Rite Time is Cans twelfth and last album, considered a reunion album because of the time elapsed between its released and the release of the bands previous, self titled album ten years earlier. ... Ernst Wilhelm (Wim) Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German film director, playwright, photographer, and producer. ... Until the End of the World (German: Bis ans Ende der Welt) is a 1991 film by the German-born film director Wim Wenders; the screenplay was written by Wenders and Peter Carey, from a story by Wenders and Solveig Dommartin. ...


In 1999 the four core members of Can, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt and Czukay, performed live at the same show, although playing separately with their current solo projects (Sofortkontakt, Club Off Chaos, Kumo and U-She respectively). Michael Karoli died on 17 November 2001 after a long battle with cancer. In 2004, the band began a series of Super Audio CD remasters of its back catalog, which were finished in 2006. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... Super Audio CD (SACD) is a read-only optical audio disc format aimed at providing much higher fidelity digital audio reproduction than the compact disc. ...


Holger Czukay has recorded several ambient albums and collaborated with David Sylvian among others, Jaki Liebezeit has played in a drum ensemble called Drums of Chaos and in 2005 with the Artist Datenverarbeiter the online-album Givt.[8] Michael Karoli recorded a reggae album with Polly Eltes before his passing, and Irmin Schmidt has begun working with the acclaimed drummer Martin Atkins, producing a remix for the industrial band The Damage Manual, and a cover of Banging the Door for a Public Image Ltd tribute album, both released on Atkins' label, Invisible Records. Karoli formed Sofortkontakt! for the Can reunion shows in 1999 with Mark Spybey, who had previously been associated with Dead Voices on Air, Zoviet-France, Reformed Faction and Download. The band also featured Alexander Schoenert, Felix Guttierez of Jelly Planet and Mandjao Fati. Karoli also performed on numerous occasions with Damo Suzuki's Network. Damo Suzuki returned to music in 1983, and since then he has been playing live improvisational shows around the world with local musicians and members of touring bands at various points, sometimes issuing live albums. Malcolm Mooney recorded an album as singer for the band Tenth Planet in 1998. Rosko Gee has been the bassist in the live band on Harald Schmidt's TV show in Germany since 1995. Rebop Kwaku Baah died in 1983 following a brain haemorrhage. David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, 23 February 1958, in Beckenham, Kent, UK) is an English singer, musician and composer who first gained attention as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the band Japan. ... The industrial drummer Martin Atkins was born in Coventry, England on August 3, 1959. ... The Damage Manual is an industrial supergroup that originally formed in 2000. ... Public Image Ltd (PiL) is a band formed in 1978 by John Lydon, formerly and later Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols. ... Invisible Records is a Chicago, Illinois based record label founded by Martin Atkins to support and distribute the works of artists who preferred to work with a smaller, artist driven label. ... Dead Voices on Air is Mark Spybeys Experimental and Industrial project formed after his departure from Zoviet France. ... Reformed Faction is a musical group formed in 2005 by three former members of Zoviet France: Andy Eardley, Mark Spybey and Robin Storey. ... This article is about the computer terms. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Harald Franz Schmidt (born August 18, 1957 in Neu-Ulm, Germany) is a German actor, writer, comedian and television entertainer. ...


Music

The diversity of the music of Can owes a lot to its equally eclectic influences. Holger Czukay and Irmin Schmidt were both pupils of Karlheinz Stockhausen. This meant that the early Can inherited a strong grounding in his musical theory, with the latter being trained as a classical pianist. Michael Karoli, in turn, was a pupil of Holger Czukay, and brought the influence of gypsy music through his esoteric studies. Drummer Jaki Liebezeit had strong jazz leanings. Another important early influence was ethnomusicology: the band's sound was originally intended to be based more on the sound of ethnic music, so when the band decided to pick up the garage rock sound, original member David Johnson left the band. This world music trend was later more clearly exemplified on albums such as Ege Bamyasi (the name meaning "Aegean okra" in Turkish), Future Days and Saw Delight, and by incorporating new band members with different nationalities. A series of tracks on Can albums, known as "Ethnological Forgery Series", abbreviated to "E.F.S", demonstrated the band's ability to successfully recreate ethnic-sounding music. Holger Czukay (born March 24, 1938) is a German musician, probably best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can. ... Irmin Schmidt (born May 29, 1937) is a keyboard player probably best known as a member of Can. ... Karlheinz Stockhausen (born August 22, 1928) is a German composer, and one of the most important and controversial composers of the 20th century. ... Music theory is a set of systems for analyzing, classifying, and composing music and the elements of music. ... This article is about Western art music from 1000 AD to the 2000s . ... Michael Karoli (April 29, 1948 – November 17, 2001, Essen) was a guitarist, violinist and founding member of the German krautrock band Can. ... Holger Czukay (born March 24, 1938) is a German musician, probably best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can. ... Roma music is highly varied among the diverse communities of the Roma (aka Gypsies). ... Etymology Esoteric is an adjective originating during Hellenic Greece under the domain of the Roman Empire; it comes from the Greek esôterikos, from esôtero, the comparative form of esô: within. It is a word meaning anything that is inner and occult, a latinate word meaning hidden (from which... Jaki Liebezeit is a drummer probably best known as a founding member of Can. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Ethnomusicology (from the Greek ethnos = nation and mousike = music), formerly comparative musicology, is the study of music in its cultural context, cultural musicology. ... Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. ... David C. Johnson (b. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ... Ege Bamyasi is the fourth studio album by Krautrock pioneers Can. ... Aegean Sea Islands: map showing island groups. ... Binomial name (L.) Moench Okra (American English: , British English ), also known as ladys finger[1], bhindi and gumbo, is a flowering plant valued for its edible green fruits. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Saw Delight is the ninth Can album, and features two new band members who were ex-members of the band Traffic, with Cans bassist Holger Czukay giving up the bass in favour of experimental effects. ... The term multiculturalism generally refers to a state of both cultural and ethnic diversity within the demographics of a particular social space. ...


The band's early influences in rock included The Beatles and The Velvet Underground[9] as well as Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone and Frank Zappa.[10] The band have admitted that the beginning of Can's "Father Cannot Yell" was inspired by the end of the Velvet Underground's "European Son". Malcolm Mooney's voice has been compared to that of James Brown (an acknowledged hero of the band members) and their early style, rooted in psychedelic music, drew comparisons with Pink Floyd. Along with their peers in the krautrock scene, they were under the influence of the wider progressive rock movement taking place in England and elsewhere during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Czukay's extensive editing has occasionally been compared[11] to the late-'60s music of trumpeter Miles Davis (such as In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew): Can and Davis both would record long groove-intensive improvisations, then edit the best bits together for their albums. However, the degree of influence is uncertain, and the similarities are more likely a sort of parallel evolution. Czukay and Teo Macero (Davis's producer and editor) both had roots in the musique concrète of the 1940s and '50s. The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... This article is about the rock band. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart, 15 March 1943, in Denton, Texas) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly & the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia in the 1960s and... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... Malcolm Mooney is an African-American rock music singer and poet, probably best known as the original vocalist for German Krautrock band Can. ... For other persons named James Brown, see James Brown (disambiguation). ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... Krautrock, also known as Kosmische Musik, is a generic name for the experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, widely considered to be one of the most influential of the 20th century. ... In a Silent Way is a 1969 album by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. ... Bitches Brew is an album recorded by American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis in 1969. ... Teo Macero (Born October 30, 1925) is a jazz saxophonist and record producer. ... Musique concrète (French; literally, concrete music), is a style of avant-garde music that relies on natural environmental sounds and other non-musical noises to create music. ...


Damo Suzuki was a very different sort of singer from Mooney: his multilingual (he claimed to sing in "the language of the Stone Age"), often inscrutable vocal style added the missing ingredient to a set of playful pop songs. With Suzuki, the band made their most well known albums, and the rhythm section's work on Tago Mago has been especially praised: one critic writes that much of the album is based on "long improvisations built around hypnotic rhythm patterns";[12] another writes that "Halleluhwah" finds them "pounding out a monster trance/funk beat".[13] The band's post–Damo Suzuki period has been criticised[attribution needed] for not being as groundbreaking and genre-defining as the earlier albums: although critics had praised Can's sound in the early 1970s as being ahead of its time, the band just used a two track recorder until the release of Landed in 1975. However, they do try out styles they hadn't done before: Landed sees them influenced by glam rock[original research?], Flow Motion by reggae, Saw Delight and Out of Reach by world music again, and the guitar of Carlos Santana. Halleluhwah is a song by the krautrock band Can, on their 1971 album Tago Mago. ... Trance is a style of electronic music that developed in the 1990s. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... The Tascam 85 16B analogue tape recorder can record 16 tracks of audio on 1 inch (2. ... Landed can refer to: Landed, an album by Can Landed property This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Flow Motion is the eighth Can album, and features the UK hit single I Want More, for which there was an infamous Top of the Pops performance for which the band were introduced by Noel Edmonds. ... Saw Delight is the ninth Can album, and features two new band members who were ex-members of the band Traffic, with Cans bassist Holger Czukay giving up the bass in favour of experimental effects. ... Out of Reach is an album by the German krautrock band Can, released as an LP in 1978 on Harvest Records. ... Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. ...


Influence

Major artists working in the post-punk genre such as The Fall, Public Image Ltd., Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division and other acts like David Bowie, Talking Heads, The Stone Roses and Primal Scream have cited Can as an influence. Brian Eno made a short film in tribute to Can, while John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers appeared at the Echo Awards ceremony, at which Can were awarded the most prestigious music award in Germany,[14] to pay tribute to guitarist Michael Karoli. Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... This article is about the band. ... Public Image Ltd. ... Siouxsie and the Banshees are a British gothic rock band. ... This article is about the band. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 1947 January 8) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... Talking Heads were an American rock band existing between 1974 and 1991, composed of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. ... The Stone Roses were an influential English rock band from Manchester formed in 1984. ... For other uses, see Primal Scream (disambiguation). ... Brian Eno (pronounced ) born on 15 May 1948 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) is an English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer. ... John Anthony Frusciante (IPA pronunciation: ) (born March 5, 1970) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... Michael Karoli (April 29, 1948 – November 17, 2001, Essen) was a guitarist, violinist and founding member of the German krautrock band Can. ...


John Lydon, formerly of the Sex Pistols, formed Public Image Limited patterned after Can's early 1970s five-member lineup. Lydon was mooted as a possible singer for the band, but initial conversations amounted to nothing, much to can addict Jah Wobble's dismay (though he went on to many collaborations with the constiturnt members of Can himself). During their Kid A tour, Radiohead performed a cover of the song "Thief" from Delay 1968 [15], and have claimed Can as an influence. Mark E. Smith of The Fall pays tribute to Damo Suzuki with the track "I Am Damo Suzuki" on the 1985 album This Nation's Saving Grace. The Jesus and Mary Chain used to cover "Mushroom" live in the mid-1980s. The Flaming Lips wrote their song "Take Meta Mars" off their In a Priest Driven Ambulance album after hearing "Mushroom" just once. The songs bear great resemblance. John Joseph Lydon (born January 31, 1956), also known as Johnny Rotten, is an English rock musician. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... This article is about the Radiohead album. ... Radiohead are an English rock band. ... Delay 1968 is a compilation album of early outtakes of Cans work with singer Malcolm Mooney, including some of the bands earliest material. ... Mark E. Smith (born 5 March 1957) is the lead singer, lyricist, frontman, and sole consistent member of The Fall, a renowned and idiosyncratic offshoot from the UK post-punk/new wave music scenes. ... ... The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band that revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. ... The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983) are an American alternative rock band. ... In a Priest Driven Ambulance is an album by The Flaming Lips, released in 1990 (see 1990 in music). ...


At least four notable bands have named themselves in tribute to Can; The Mooney Suzuki for Malcolm Mooney and Damo Suzuki; the indie rock band Spoon after the hit "Spoon"; the electronic band Egebamyasi, formed by Scottish musician Mr Egg in 1984, after Can's album Ege Bamyasi; Hunters & Collectors after a song on the Landed album. The Scottish writer Alan Warner, born in Oban in 1964, has written two novels in tribute to two different Can members (Morvern Callar to Holger Czukay and The Man Who Walks to Michael Karoli respectively). The Sacrilege remix album features remixes of Can tracks by artists who were influenced by Can, including Sonic Youth and U.N.K.L.E..[16] Their ethnomusicological tendencies pre-date the craze for world music in the 1980s. While not nearly as influential on electronic music as Kraftwerk, they were important early pioneers of ambient music, along with Tangerine Dream and the aforementioned band. Many groups working in the post-rock genre can look to Can as an influence as part of the larger krautrock scene, as can New Prog bands such as The Mars Volta. Kanye West has sampled "Sing Swan Song" on his song "Drunk & Hot Girls" from his 2007 album "Graduation". Nu=Krautrock pioneers Die Plankton cite Can as one of their main influences alongside Faust and Northern Uproar. The Mooney Suzuki is a rock and roll band formed in 1996. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Lead singer Britt Daniel Spoon is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas. ... Spoon is the name of a song from the krautrock group Cans 1972 album Ege Bamyasi. ... Mr Egg formerly know as James McDonald is an extremely infuential Scottish musician who was undoubtedly years ahead of his time. ... Ege Bamyasi is the fourth studio album by Krautrock pioneers Can. ... Hunters & Collectors, often referred to as the Hunnas by their fans, were an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne in 1980. ... Landed is the band Cans seventh album, released in 1975. ... Alan Warner (born 1964), a Scottish writer, grew up in Oban. ... For other uses, see Oban (disambiguation). ... Morvern Callar was the debut novel by Scottish author Alan Warner, first published in 1995 (ISBN 0-09-958611-8). ... Sacrilege is a double remix album by the band Can, released in 1997. ... Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock group formed in New York City in 1981. ... Originally consisting of James Lavelle and DJ Shadow, the group UNKLE began with an impressive 1998 debut album, Psyence Fiction, in which they collaborated with a variety of guest artists including Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Mike D (Beastie Boys), and Richard Ashcroft (The Verve). ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ... Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) is a German musical group from Düsseldorf that has made immense contributions to the development of improvisational rock and electronic music, most notably within the latter categorys sub-genres which later became known as synthpop, electro, techno, house and IDM. Early musical... Ambient music refers to a kind of music that envelops the listener without drawing attention to itself [1] // The term ambient music was first coined by Brian Eno in the mid-1970s to refer to music that can be either actively listened to with attention or as easily ignored, depending... Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. ... The term post-rock was coined by Simon Reynolds in issue 123 of The Wire (May 1994) to describe a sort of music using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbres and textures rather than riffs and powerchords. ... New Prog (sometimes called Nu Prog or post-prog) is a term used to describe a number of recent alternative rock bands who incorporate elements from progressive rock. ... The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock group founded by Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Isaiah Ikey Owens and Jeremy Michael Ward. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Graduation will be the third major label album release from Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam hip hop artist-producer Kanye West. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Northern Uproar are a Britpop band from Stockport, Cheshire in the United Kingdom. ...


Improvisation, recording and live shows

Much of Can's music was based on free improvisation and then edited into a palatable format for the studio albums. For example, when preparing a soundtrack, only Irmin Schmidt would view the film and then give the rest of the band a general description of the scenes they would be scoring. This assisted in the improvised soundtrack being successful both inside and outside the film's context.[17] Also, the epic track "Cutaway" from Unlimited Edition demonstrates how tape editing and extensive jamming could be used to create a sound collage that doesn't gel perfectly, and that the flashes of genius in the improvisation needed to be cut from long, unconsolidated recordings. Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any rules beyond the taste or inclination of the musician(s) involved; in many cases the musicians make an active effort to avoiding overt references to recognizable musical genres. ... Unlimited Edition is a compilation album by the band Can. ... Tape editing is the art of manipulating the sequence of sounds on audiotape by cutting the tape and rearranging and splicing together the pieces. ...


Can's live shows often melded spontaneous improvisation of this kind with songs appearing on their albums. The track "Colchester Finale", appearing on the Can Live album, incorporates portions of "Halleluhwah" into a composition lasting over half an hour. Early concerts found Mooney and Suzuki often able to shock audiences with their unusual vocal styles, as different as they were from one another; Suzuki's debut performance with Can in 1970 nearly frightened an audience to the point of rioting due to his odd style of vocalizing. David Niven, of Pink Panther fame, was amongst the crowd who remained to hear what Can and Damo would do next. There is a legend that during live shows, the band could focus their energy on playing to the extent that it could make certain members of the audience vomit. After the departure of Suzuki, the music grew in intensity without a vocal center. The band maintained their ability to collectively improvise with or without central themes for hours at a time (their longest performance was in Berlin, and lasted over six hours), resulting in a large archive of performances. Can Live is a double live album by the band Can, released in 1999 and recorded in the UK and West Germany between 1971 and 1977. ... Halleluhwah is a song by the krautrock band Can, on their 1971 album Tago Mago. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Pink Panther cartoon character. ... Vomiting (or emesis) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of ones stomach through the mouth. ...


Can made attempts to find a new vocalist after the departure of Damo Suzuki, although no one quite fit the position. In 1975, folk singer Tim Hardin took the lead vocal spot with Can for one song, performing his own "The Lady Came From Baltimore". Malaysian Thaiga Raj Raja Ratnam played three dates with the band in March 1976, only one of which was recorded. Another such vocalist, Englishman Michael Cousins, toured with Can in April 1976. Audience members disapproved of his presence and literally spat at him while on stage. There are only three recordings of Cousins performing with the band, all from April 1976. Tim Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was a United States folk musician and composer who was a part of the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene and performer at the Woodstock Festival. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831...


Band members

Core

  • Holger Czukay - bass guitar, sound engineer, electronics (1968-1977, 1986-1991)
  • Michael Karoli - guitar, vocals, violin (1968-1979, 1986-1991)
  • Jaki Liebezeit - drums, percussion (1968-1979, 1986-1991)
  • Irmin Schmidt - keyboards, vocals (1968-1979, 1986-1991)

Holger Czukay (born March 24, 1938) is a German musician, probably best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can. ... Michael Karoli (April 29, 1948 – November 17, 2001, Essen) was a guitarist, violinist and founding member of the German krautrock band Can. ... Jaki Liebezeit is a drummer probably best known as a founding member of Can. ... Irmin Schmidt (born May 29, 1937) is a keyboard player probably best known as a member of Can. ...

Other members

Malcolm Mooney is an African-American rock music singer and poet, probably best known as the original vocalist for German Krautrock band Can. ... Kenji Suzuki , born January 16, 1950, in Japan), popularly nicknamed Damo Suzuki (ダモ鈴木), is a singer probably best known for his membership in German krautrock group Can. ... Rosko Gee is a bassist who has played with the British band Traffic and the German band Can, along with his late bandmate Rebop Kwaku Baah. ... Anthony Rebop Kwaku Baah[1], (born Remi Kabaka, February 13, 1944[2] in Lagos, Nigeria[3]; died January 12, 1983[4] in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Nigerian-Swedish percussionist. ...

Additional collaborators

  • David C. Johnson - reeds, winds, electronics and tape manipulation (1968–69)
  • Manni Löhe - vocals, percussion and flute (1968)
  • Duncan Fallowell - lyrics (1974)
  • Peter Gilmour - lyrics (later 1970s)
  • René Tinner - recording engineer (later 1970s)
  • Olaf Kübler of Amon Düül - tenor saxophone (1975)
  • Tim Hardin - vocals (1975)
  • Thaiga Raj Raja Ratnam - vocals (March 1976)
  • Michael Cousins - vocals (April 1976)

David C. Johnson (b. ... Duncan Fallowell (born 1948 in London) is a British writer of fiction and non-fiction. ... There have been two splinters of the German rock group Amon Düül, of which the more famous is Amon Düül II. Formed out of the student movement of the 1960s, this latter version are generally considered to be founders of the German rock music scene and a seminal... Tim Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was a United States folk musician and composer who was a part of the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene and performer at the Woodstock Festival. ...

Discography

Main article: Can discography

This is a discography of the krautrock band Can. ...

Studio albums

Delay 1968 is a compilation album of early outtakes of Cans work with singer Malcolm Mooney, including some of the bands earliest material. ... Monster Movie is the debut album by Can. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Tago Mago, released in 1971 (originally as a double LP), was the third album by the krautrock band Can and the second to feature the vocals of Damo Suzuki. ... Ege Bamyasi is the fourth studio album by Krautrock pioneers Can. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Soon Over Babaluma is a 1974 album by the rock music group Can. ... Landed is the band Cans seventh album, released in 1975. ... Flow Motion is the eighth Can album, and features the UK hit single I Want More, for which there was an infamous Top of the Pops performance for which the band were introduced by Noel Edmonds. ... Saw Delight is the ninth Can album, and features two new band members who were ex-members of the band Traffic, with Cans bassist Holger Czukay giving up the bass in favour of experimental effects. ... Out of Reach is an album by the German krautrock band Can, released as an LP in 1978 on Harvest Records. ... Can, also known as Inner Space, is a Can album released in 1979. ... Rite Time is Cans twelfth and last album, considered a reunion album because of the time elapsed between its released and the release of the bands previous, self titled album ten years earlier. ...

Compilations of studio material not found elsewhere

Unlimited Edition is a compilation album by the band Can. ... Delay 1968 is a compilation album of early outtakes of Cans work with singer Malcolm Mooney, including some of the bands earliest material. ...

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.czukay.de/can/publications/2.html
  2. ^ http://www.krautrock.com/articles/int_czukay.html
  3. ^ http://www.spoonrecords.com/anthol1.html
  4. ^ Can. playlouder.com.
  5. ^ Czukay, Holger. "A SHORT HISTORY OF THE CAN". PERFECT SOUND FOREVER, May 1997. Retrieved on [[25 October, 2007.
  6. ^ "Can". Mute Liberation Technologies. Retrieved on [[25 October, 2007.
  7. ^ http://www.mutelibtech.com/mute/can/canbiog.htm
  8. ^ http://www.datenverarbeiter.com
  9. ^ http://www.krautrock.com/articles/int_czukay.html
  10. ^ http://www.brella.org/sandpebbles/Can.htm
  11. ^ Reynolds, Simon. The History of Krautrock. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
  12. ^ http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=can
  13. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4x65mpb39f6o~T1]
  14. ^ http://www.intuitivemusic.com/can-biography
  15. ^ Radiohead At Ease
  16. ^ http://www.lollipop.com/issue38/38-2-05.html
  17. ^ http://media.hyperreal.org/zines/est/intervs/czukay.html

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

  • Rock: The Rough Guide (second edition), Penguin, 1999.
  • Martin C. Strong's Great Rock Discography (fifth edition), MOJO Books, 2000.

External links

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Holger Czukay | Michael Karoli | Jaki Liebezeit | Irmin Schmidt
Malcolm Mooney | Damo Suzuki | Rosko Gee | Rebop Kwaku Baah
Discography
Albums: Monster Movie | Soundtracks | Tago Mago | Ege Bamyasi | Future Days | Soon Over Babaluma | Landed | Flow Motion | Saw Delight | Out of Reach | Can | Rite Time
Compilation albums: Limited Edition | Unlimited Edition | Opener | Cannibalism | Delay 1968 | Incandescence | Cannibalism 2 | Anthology | Cannibalism 3 | Peel Sessions | Radio Waves | Can Live | Sacrilege
Famous songs: "Yoo Doo Right" | "Mother Sky" | "Mushroom" | "Halleluhwah" | "Vitamin C" | "Spoon" | "Moonshake" | "I Want More"
Related articles: Krautrock | Spoon Records | Traffic | Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet

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