| 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.New Wave and electronic music.They used the names Inner Space and The Can before finally settling on Can.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.The band decided to record another album of original material from scratch, which later became Monster Movie, released in 1969.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.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 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."Vitamin C" and the Top 40 German hit "Spoon."Also included on this album was the refreshingly unexpected pop song "Moonshake".Suzuki, fewer of their tracks featured vocals, as Can found themselves experimenting with the ambient music they began making with Future Days.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.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, Written by their live sound mixer Peter Gilmour, it reached No 32 in the UK charts in October 1976.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.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.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.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.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.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.This meant that the early Can inherited a strong grounding in his musical theory, with the latter being trained as a classical pianist.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.Can albums, known as "Ethnological Forgery Series", abbreviated to "E.Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone and Frank Zappa.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.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.Flow Motion by reggae, Saw Delight and Out of Reach by world music again, and the guitar of Carlos Santana.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.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).Can as an influence.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.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.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.Can as an influence as part of the larger krautrock scene, as can New Prog bands such as The Mars Volta.Hot Girls" from his 2007 album "Graduation".Krautrock pioneers Die Plankton cite Can as one of their main influences alongside Faust and Northern Uproar.Besides this, CAN also influenced "classsical" avantgarde composers such as Bernhard Lang and Karlheinz Essl.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.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.The actor David Niven 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.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."CAN, reformed briefly 1986"."An Interview With Holger Czukay".SHORT HISTORY OF THE CAN".References
Rock: The Rough Guide (second edition), Penguin, 1999.Strong's Great Rock Discography (fifth edition), MOJO Books, 2000.Can
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The late '60s created an overwhelming number of bands that changed history, but it also gave birth to a group of artists whose proper history has yet to be written.Garde classical music and from different parts of the world, Can came together in Germany's blooming Krautrock scene to form one of the most revolutionary sounds in rock music.What sets Can apart from other ensembles is an absence of center; at almost any point in Can's songs, there appears to be no lead.Jaki Leibezeit's unequalled percussion makes complex rhythms as natural as a heartbeat.The members continue to create vanguard music, but at their peak, Can was truly touched by superlative inspiration.Pink Floyd
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Though they were one of the key bands of the 1970s Krautrock movement, Can always saw themselves as individualists.Apparently there's been a few people who have mogged about CAN in the past, but for whatever reason I never noticed them until Groon's krautrock post.Half Priced Books of all places.Hopefully I'll be able to obtain some more (if I'm not too busy buying vinyl.Proves how out of touch I'd been...Roadhouse (the best venue in Manchester by miles) this Friday (16 Nov).Still can't persuade my mates to show, though.The digital remastering of all 13 albums by German musical pioneers CAN has been completed and the albums are being packaged and released as I write this.The first of the flood of new CAN treasures is Anthology, a compilation of 29 Can tunes that have been artfully remastered with new liner notes by Kosmiche Club.The album is available as a double CD or digital download from Mute Records.Anthology Tracklist:
Father Cannot Yell Soup Mother Sky S...CAN You Feel the Love Tonight?This one might be a bit obvious to some of you out there, but CAN is so great that I had to post this.First off, what a great band.Holger Czukay the equally funky and minimal bassist, Damo Suzuki the babbling pseu...The secret to great making great music is a huge pair of headphones and some groovy pants.Wed Apr 11 02:22:23 UTC 2007').Alright, CAN fans, fess up!Personally I love this album, and since then I've gone on to get every album I've been able to (not all, but getting there!Can fans out there, so I'm curious what the rest of you think about it....Happy SSSSnakes and Drunks Day!!Miranda, California, somewhere in the Redwood Forest...CAN post had a lovely ascii rendition of 13 CAN albums names.Spoon is set to digitally release ...I'm loving all the music news on MOG lately.But you know i've got to keep true to my freaky musical roots, so here's a post for all you krautheads out there.This is the first post i've ever done about Can, mostly because I love them so much I can't really (and don't want to) articulate that love.Yesterday a little birdy gave me an iTunes gift certificate and I went to town.Thu Mar 08 01:08:40 UTC 2007').Spoon is set to digitally release the entire Can catalogue March 13, 2007.Mon Feb 26 05:30:51 UTC 2007').Can anybody shed light on the artists and track titles played within?CAN 's 'Pinch' on Ege Bamyasi (I think).Sat Feb 03 23:00:38 UTC 2007').Sun Dec 31 12:49:25 UTC 2006'). |
