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 Jaki Liebezeit Irmin Schmidt
Former members
Malcolm Mooney Damo Suzuki Rosko Gee Rebop Kwaku Baah

Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music United Artists Records was a Record label founded by Max E Youngstein of United Artists in 1958 initially to distribute Soundtracks Spoon Records is an independent Record label managed by Hildegard Schmidt wife of keyboard player Irmin Schmidt, since 1974, on which music Mute Records is a Record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single "T Holger Czukay (born 24 March 1938) is a German musician probably best known as a co-founder of the Krautrock group Can. Michael Karoli ( 29 April 1948 &ndash 17 November 2001, Essen) was a German Guitarist, Violinist Jaki Liebezeit (born 26 May 1938, Dresden, Germany) is a Drummer probably best known as a founding member of Can, who has Irmin Schmidt (born 29 May 1937) is a German keyboard player probably best known as a founding member of Can. Malcolm Mooney is an African-American singer poet and artist probably best known as the original vocalist for German Krautrock band Can. popularly nicknamed Damo Suzuki (ダモ鈴木 is a singer probably best known for his membership in the German Krautrock group Can. Rosko Gee is a Bassist who has played with the English band Traffic on their album When the Eagle Flies and the German Anthony "Rebop" Kwaku Baah, 13 February 1944 in Konongo Ghana; died 12 January 1983 in Stockholm, Sweden West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( One of the most important "krautrock" groups, Can had a style grounded in the experimental rock of bands such as The Velvet Underground, with strong minimalist and world music influences. Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre and/or which pushes the boundaries This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Minimalist music is an originally American genre of experimental or Downtown music named in the 1960s based mostly in consonant harmony, steady The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians

Described by keyboard player Irmin Schmidt as an "anarchist community"^[1] and by guitarist Michael Karoli as "a geometry of people"^[2], Can constructed their music largely through free improvisation and editing, which bassist Holger Czukay has referred to as "instant compositions". Irmin Schmidt (born 29 May 1937) is a German keyboard player probably best known as a founding member of Can. Michael Karoli ( 29 April 1948 &ndash 17 November 2001, Essen) was a German Guitarist, Violinist 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 Audio editing is the process of taking recorded sound and changing it directly on the Recording medium (analog or in RAM (digital Holger Czukay (born 24 March 1938) is a German musician probably best known as a co-founder of the Krautrock group Can. ^[3] They had only occasional commercial success, with singles such as "Spoon" and "I Want More" reaching national singles charts. " Spoon " is the name of a song from the Krautrock group Can 's 1972 album Ege Bamyasi. " I Want More " is a song on Can's 1976 album Flow Motion. 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. Tago Mago is the second Studio album by the German Experimental rock band Can, and was originally released as a Double LP in 1971 Ege Bamyasi is the third Studio album by the German Experimental rock band Can which was originally released as an LP Avant-garde music is a subjective term that can be used in different ways Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 Underground music refers to a variety of post-1960s rock pop or dance subgenres that developed a Cult following despite their lack of Mainstream appeal visibility Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production ^[4]

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years: 1968–1970 1.2 Classic years: 1971–1973 1.3 Later years: 1974–1979 1.4 After the split and reunion: 1980 onwards 2 Music 2.1 Influence 2.2 Improvisation, recording and live shows 3 Band members 3.1 Core 3.2 Other members 3.3 Additional collaborators 4 Discography 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links

History

Early years: 1968–1970

Can formed in Köln 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. David C Johnson (b 30 January 1940 in Batavia, New York) is an American Composer, flutist, and performer of live- Electronic music Czukays' and Schmidt's musical orientations up until that point had been exclusively avant-garde classical, while Liebezeit had played in jazz groups until joining Can. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States 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. A backronym (or bacronym) is a Phrase that is constructed "after the fact" from a previously existing word or Abbreviation, the abbreviation ^[5]

In the autumn of 1968, the band enlisted the creative, highly rhythmic, but unstable and often confrontational American Malcolm Mooney, a New York based painter, with whom they recorded the material for an album, Prepared to Meet Thy Pnoom. Malcolm Mooney is an African-American singer poet and artist probably best known as the original vocalist for German Krautrock band Can. This first album was rejected by their record company,^[6] and was not released until 1981, under the name Delay 1968. Delay 1968, or just Delay (as the SACD version is titled is a compilation album of early outtakes of Can's work with singer Malcolm Mooney, The band decided to record another album of original material from scratch, which later became Monster Movie, released in 1969. Monster Movie is the debut Album by Can. Some copies of the LP bore the subtitle "Made in a castle with better equipment" Mooney's bizarre ranting vocals stood in contrast to the stark minimalism of the music, which was influenced particularly by garage rock, funk and psychedelic rock. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. 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. " Yoo Doo Right " is a song on Can's 1969 debut album Monster Movie, which had been edited down from a six-hour improvisation to a mere twenty

Mooney returned to America soon afterwards on the advice of a psychiatrist, having been told that getting away from the chaotic music of Can would be better for his mental health. ^[7] He was replaced by the more understated Kenji "Damo" Suzuki, a young Japanese traveller found busking outside a Munich cafe by Czukay and Liebezeit. popularly nicknamed Damo Suzuki (ダモ鈴木 is a singer probably best known for his membership in the German Krautrock group Can. 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, a compilation of music made for films that also contained two earlier tracks recorded with Mooney. Soundtracks is a soundtrack album by the Krautrock group Can. Suzuki's lyrics were usually in English, though sometimes also in Japanese.

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. Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain 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. Tago Mago is the second Studio album by the German Experimental rock band Can, and was originally released as a Double LP in 1971

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. Tago Mago is the second Studio album by the German Experimental rock band Can, and was originally released as a Double LP in 1971 Ege Bamyasi is the third Studio album by the German Experimental rock band Can which was originally released as an LP " 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 Can 's 1972 album Ege Bamyasi. " 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. Future Days is a 1973 album by the Rock music group Can. This is the last album to feature Japanese vocalist Damo Suzuki. Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Also included on this album was the refreshingly unexpected pop song "Moonshake". Moonshake is a song by the Krautrock band Can, on their 1973 album Future Days. 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^[8], 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. Jehovah's Witnesses is a restorationist, millenialist Christian denomination Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes

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. Soon Over Babaluma is a 1974 album by the Rock music group Can. Future Days is a 1973 album by the Rock music group Can. This is the last album to feature Japanese vocalist Damo Suzuki. Tago Mago is the second Studio album by the German Experimental rock band Can, and was originally released as a Double LP in 1971 Ege Bamyasi is the third Studio album by the German Experimental rock band Can which was originally released as an LP In 1975 Can signed to Virgin Records in the UK and EMI/Harvest in Germany. Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell The albums Landed (1975) and Flow Motion (1976) saw Can moving towards a somewhat more conventional style as their recording technology improved. Landed is the band Can 's seventh album released in 1975 It is said to be the beginning of their poppier less experimental era Flow Motion is the eighth Can album and features the UK hit single " I Want More " Accordingly, the disco single "I Want More" from Flow Motion became their only hit record outside of Germany, Written by their live sound mixer Peter Gilmour, it reached No 26 in the UK charts in August 1976, which prompted an appearance on Top of the Pops. " I Want More " is a song on Can's 1976 album Flow Motion. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast 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). Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. Rosko Gee is a Bassist who has played with the English band Traffic on their album When the Eagle Flies and the German Anthony "Rebop" Kwaku Baah, 13 February 1944 in Konongo Ghana; died 12 January 1983 in Stockholm, Sweden Saw Delight is the ninth Can album and features two new band members who were ex-members of the band Traffic, with Can's bassist Holger Czukay giving 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. 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. Shortwave Radio operates between the frequencies of 3000 KHz (3 Morse code is a Character encoding for transmitting telegraphic information using standardized sequences of short and long elements to represent the letters numerals This article deals mainly with analog tape recorders for audio applications information on digital recording, recording of video signals, and 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.

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). Rite Time is Can 's twelfth and last album considered a reunion album because of the time elapsed between its release and the release of the band's previous self titled 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. Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim" Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German Film director, Playwright, Author, Until the End of the World ( Bis ans Ende der Welt) is a 1991 Film by the German film director Wim Wenders; the Screenplay

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. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled In 2004, the band began a series of Super Audio CD remasters of its back catalog, which were finished in 2006. Super Audio CD ( SACD) is a read-only optical audio disc format that can provide higher fidelity digital audio reproduction than the Red

Holger Czukay has recorded several ambient albums and collaborated with David Sylvian among others, Jaki Liebezeit has played extensively with bassists Jah Wobble and Bill Laswell, and in a drum ensemble called Drums of Chaos and in 2005 with the Artist Datenverarbeiter the online-album Givt. David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, 23 February 1958 in Beckenham, Kent, UK) is an English Singer, Musician Jah Wobble (born John Wardle, in Stepney in 1958 is an English Bass guitarist singer Poet and Composer. Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem ^[9] 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. Martin Clive Atkins (born in Coventry, England on August 3, 1959) is a drummer and Session musician best known for his work Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. The Damage Manual is an industrial supergroup that originally formed in 2000. Public Image Ltd ( PiL) were an English musical group formed in 1978 by vocalist John Lydon, Guitarist Keith Levene Invisible Records is a Chicago based Record label founded by Martin Atkins to support and distribute the works of artists who preferred to work with a smaller 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. Dead Voices on Air is Mark Spybey 's 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. To download is to receive data from a remote or central system such as a Webserver, FTP server, mail server or other similar systems The band also featured Alexander Schoenert, Felix Guttierez of Jelly Planet and Mandjao Fati. Frankford Candy & Chocolate Company is an American Candy Manufacturer, located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, founded in 1947 by 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. Harald Franz Schmidt (born August 18 1957) is a German Actor, Writer, Comedian and television Entertainer best known Rebop Kwaku Baah died in 1983 following a brain haemorrhage.

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. Holger Czukay (born 24 March 1938) is a German musician probably best known as a co-founder of the Krautrock group Can. Irmin Schmidt (born 29 May 1937) is a German keyboard player probably best known as a founding member of Can. This meant that the early Can inherited a strong grounding in his musical theory, with the latter being trained as a classical pianist. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Michael Karoli, in turn, was a pupil of Holger Czukay, and brought the influence of gypsy music through his esoteric studies. Michael Karoli ( 29 April 1948 &ndash 17 November 2001, Essen) was a German Guitarist, Violinist Holger Czukay (born 24 March 1938) is a German musician probably best known as a co-founder of the Krautrock group Can. Typically nomadic the Roma people have long acted as wandering entertainers and tradesmen Drummer Jaki Liebezeit had strong jazz leanings. Jaki Liebezeit (born 26 May 1938, Dresden, Germany) is a Drummer probably best known as a founding member of Can, who has Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States 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 article is about the concept For the society and academic journal see Society for Ethnomusicology. David C Johnson (b 30 January 1940 in Batavia, New York) is an American Composer, flutist, and performer of live- Electronic music 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. The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians Ege Bamyasi is the third Studio album by the German Experimental rock band Can which was originally released as an LP The Aegean Islands (Νησιά Αιγαίου Nisiá Aigaíou; Ege Adaları are a group of Islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece Okra ( American English:, British English,) also known as lady's finger, bhindi ( Hindustani) and gumbo, is a Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Future Days is a 1973 album by the Rock music group Can. This is the last album to feature Japanese vocalist Damo Suzuki. Saw Delight is the ninth Can album and features two new band members who were ex-members of the band Traffic, with Can's bassist Holger Czukay giving The term multiculturalism generally refers to a state of racial, cultural and ethnic diversity within the Demographics of a specified 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.

The band's early influences in rock included The Beatles and The Velvet Underground^[10] as well as Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone and Frank Zappa. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart on 15 March 1943, in Denton, Texas) is an American Musician, Songwriter Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director ^[11] 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. Malcolm Mooney is an African-American singer poet and artist probably best known as the original vocalist for German Krautrock band Can. James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Pink Floyd are 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^[12] 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. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. In a Silent Way is a 1969 album by Jazz Trumpeter Miles Davis. Bitches Brew is a studio Double album by Jazz musician 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. Teo Macero ( October 30 1925 &ndash February 19 2008) born Attilio Joseph Macero, was an American Jazz Musique concrète ( French; literally "concrete music" is a style of Avant-garde music that relies on recorded sounds including natural

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";^[13] another writes that "Halleluhwah" finds them "pounding out a monster trance/funk beat". Halleluhwah is a song by the Krautrock band Can, on their 1971 album Tago Mago. Trance is a style of Electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul ^[14] The band's post–Damo Suzuki period has been criticised 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. Multitrack recording ('multitracking' or just 'tracking' for short is a method of Sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create However, they do try out styles they hadn't done before: Landed sees them influenced by glam rock, Flow Motion by reggae, Saw Delight and Out of Reach by world music again, and the guitar of Carlos Santana. Flow Motion is the eighth Can album and features the UK hit single " I Want More " Saw Delight is the ninth Can album and features two new band members who were ex-members of the band Traffic, with Can's bassist Holger Czukay giving Out of Reach is an album by the German Krautrock band Can, released as an LP in 1978 on Harvest Records For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales.

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. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 Public Image Ltd ( PiL) were an English musical group formed in 1978 by vocalist John Lydon, Guitarist Keith Levene Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 The Stone Roses were an English Alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984 Primal Scream are a Brit-nominated Scottish Alternative rock group formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie ( vocals 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,^[15] to pay tribute to guitarist Michael Karoli. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer John Anthony Frusciante (pronounced) (born March 5 1970 is an American Guitarist, singer songwriter and record producer Red Hot Chili Peppers are Michael Karoli ( 29 April 1948 &ndash 17 November 2001, Essen) was a German Guitarist, Violinist

John Lydon, formerly of the Sex Pistols, formed Public Image Limited patterned after Can's early 1970s five-member lineup. John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956 in London England also known as Johnny Rotten, is a British Rock musician best known as lead vocalist for the Punk The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 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 constituent members of Can himself). During their Kid A tour, Radiohead performed a cover of the song "Thief" from Delay 1968 ^[16], and have claimed Can as an influence. Kid A is the fourth album by the English Alternative rock band Radiohead, released on in the United Kingdom and on in the United States and Canada Radiohead Delay 1968, or just Delay (as the SACD version is titled is a compilation album of early outtakes of Can's work with singer Malcolm Mooney, 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. Mark Edward Smith (born 5 March 1957) is the Lead singer, Lyricist, Frontman, and sole constant member of English This Nation's Saving Grace is an LP by The Fall, originally released in 1985 The Jesus and Mary Chain used to cover "Mushroom" live in the mid-1980s. The Jesus and Mary Chain are an Alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Scotland in 1984 The Flaming Lips wrote their song "Take Meta Mars" off their In a Priest Driven Ambulance album after hearing "Mushroom" just once. The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983 is an American rock band In a Priest Driven Ambulance is the fourth Album by The Flaming Lips, released in 1990 (see 1990 in music) The songs bear great resemblance.

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; and Moonshake, named for a track on Future Days, and formed by ex-Wolfhounds frontman David Callahan. The Mooney Suzuki is a NYC Rock and roll band formed in 1996 by Sammy James Jr Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Spoon is an American Indie rock band from Austin Texas. The band is led by Britt Daniel (vocals guitar Jim Eno (drums Rob " Spoon " is the name of a song from the Krautrock group Can 's 1972 album Ege Bamyasi. Mr Egg is a Scottish musician credited as being one of the founding fathers of UK Acid House music Ege Bamyasi is the third Studio album by the German Experimental rock band Can which was originally released as an LP Hunters & Collectors were an Australian Rock band, formed in Melbourne in 1981 led by principal songwriter Mark Seymour. Landed is the band Can 's seventh album released in 1975 It is said to be the beginning of their poppier less experimental era Moonshake is a UK-based band formed in 1991 by David Callahan (vocals guitars samplers following the dissolution of his former outfit The Wolfhounds - who were active for Future Days is a 1973 album by the Rock music group Can. This is the last album to feature Japanese vocalist Damo Suzuki. 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). Alan Warner (born 1964 a Scottish novelist, grew up in Connel, near Oban. Oban ( An t-Òban in Scottish Gaelic meaning The Little Bay) is a Resort Town within the Argyll and Bute council area Morvern Callar was the debut novel by Scottish author Alan Warner, first published in 1995 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.. Sacrilege is a double Remix album by the band Can, released in 1997. Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981 Unkle (also written as UNKLE and UNKLE) is a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy ^[17] Their ethnomusicological tendencies pre-date the craze for world music in the 1980s. The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians 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. Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Tangerine Dream is a German Electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. 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. Post-rock is a genre of Alternative rock characterized by the use of Musical instruments commonly associated with Rock music, but using Rhythms New prog (sometimes called " Nu prog " or " post-prog " is a term used to describe a number of recent Alternative rock bands who incorporate The Mars Volta is the name of a partnership between guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala founded in 2001 Kanye West has sampled "Sing Swan Song" on his song "Drunk & Hot Girls" from his 2007 album "Graduation". Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Graduation is the third Studio album by Rapper Kanye West, released on September 11 2007 on Roc-A-Fella Records. Nu-Krautrock pioneers Die Plankton cite Can as one of their main influences alongside Faust and Neu!. Faust is a German Krautrock band originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, The U. K. band Loop was deeply influenced by Can for their repetitive polyrhythmic style, covering Can's "Mother Sky" on their Fade Out album. Loop was a South London band founded in 1986 by Robert Hampson and his wife Bex and active until 1991

Besides this, CAN also influenced "classsical" avantgarde composers such as Bernhard Lang and Karlheinz Essl. Karlheinz Essl (born August 15, 1960 in Vienna) is an Austrian Composer, performer sound artist improviser and composition

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. 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 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. ^[18] 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. Unlimited Edition is a Compilation album by the band Can. Released in 1976 as a Double album, it was an expanded version of the 1974 LP Audio editing is the process of taking recorded sound and changing it directly on the Recording medium (analog or in RAM (digital

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. CAN LIVE Music (Live 1971-1977 is a double Live album by the band Can, released in 1999 and recorded in the UK and Halleluhwah is a song by the Krautrock band Can, on their 1971 album Tago Mago. 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. The actor David Niven was amongst the crowd who remained to hear what Can and Damo would do next. James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed 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 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". Timothy James Hardin ( 23 December 1941 – 29 December 1980) was an American folk Musician and Composer Malaysian Thaiga Raj Raja Ratnam played three dates with the band in March 1976, only one of which was recorded. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and 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.

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)

Other members

• Malcolm Mooney - vocals (1968-1969, 1986-1991)
• Damo Suzuki - vocals (1970-1973)
• Rosko Gee - bass, vocals (1977-1979)
• Rebop Kwaku Baah - percussion, vocals (1977-1979)

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 (November 1975)
• Thaiga Raj Raja Ratnam - vocals (March 1976)
• Michael Cousins - vocals (April 1976)

Discography

Main article: Can discography

• Monster Movie (1969)
• Soundtracks (1970)
• Tago Mago (1971)
• Ege Bamyasi (1972)
• Future Days (1973)
• Soon Over Babaluma (1974)
• Landed (1975)
• Unlimited Edition (1976)
• Flow Motion (1976)
• Saw Delight (1977)
• Out of Reach (1978)
• Can (1979)
• Delay 1968 (recorded 1968-1969 / released 1981)
• Rite Time (1989)

Notes

References

• Pascal Bussy. The Can Book. Saf Publishing, 1989.
• Rock: The Rough Guide (second edition), Penguin, 1999.
• Martin C. Strong's Great Rock Discography (fifth edition), MOJO Books, 2000.
• The New Musical Express Book of Rock, Star Books, 1975, ISBN 0-352-300744.

External links

• Spoon Records.com – The official Can website
• Biography at Mute Records
• Can discography (short) – With credits and sleeve details
• Can discography (extensive) – Albums, collections, compilations, collaborations, live and solo recordings
• BBC Radio 1 – John Peel sessions
• Can at Allmusic
• Yoo Doo Right - A performance in memory of Michael Karoli (1948-2001)
• Then I Saw Mushroom Head: The Story of Can – A book excerpt about Can
• Can at MySpace
• Was Ist Das? – A general site about Krautrock
• Datenverarbeiter vs. Jaki Liebezeit Online-Album Givt
• Crawdaddy! reprint of "Can Laundered" – 1976 article and interview

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