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ALBUMLIVE IN ASTON 1977Can
Albums by Can
ALBUMLIVE IN ASTON 1977Can
ALBUMLIVE IN BRIGHTON 1975Can
ALBUMThe Lost TapesCan
ALBUMSacrilegeCan
ALBUMCan (Remastered)Can
ALBUMRite Time (Remastered)Can
ALBUMDelay 1968 (Remastered)Can
ALBUMOut of ReachCan
ALBUMSaw Delight (Remastered)Can
ALBUMFlow Motion (Remastered)Can
Artist Playlists
Can Essentials
Krautrock's metronomic masters.
Inspired by Can
From alt-rockers to electronic mavericks, they all found creative sustenance in Can.
Can: Influences
Defining Krautrock with sounds from around the world.
Can: Sampled
How krautrock inspired hip-hop.
Can: Deep Cuts
Hear how they added tango, disco, and pop to their rock sound.
Artist Biography
Adventurous and complex, Can’s music set the benchmark for Germany's experimental rock scene in the late '60s and '70s. Formed in Cologne in 1968, the group forged a unique blend of the psych-rock guitar of Michael Karoli, the polyrhythmic style of drummer Jaki Liebezeit, and the avant-garde ideas of keyboardist Irmin Schmidt and bassist Holger Czukay, former students of Karlheinz Stockhausen. Thanks to their improvisatory approach and the unpredictability of singers Damo Suzuki and Malcolm Mooney, even signature songs like "Yoo Doo Right"—a percussive jam on their 1969 debut, Monster Movie—were never played the same way twice. While the band’s only major hit came with 1976’s proto-synth-pop single "I Want More," their ingenuity earned them a mystique that endured long beyond their original 11-year run. Can’s hypnotic rhythms continue to permeate the sound of electronic music’s innovators and rock acts like Radiohead and The Fall.
Hometown
Cologne, Germany
Genre
Rock