Can (band)

Can ("The Can" until 1970) was an experimental rock music / Psychedelic music / Art rock / krautrock group founded in Germany in 1968. They found little success in conventional terms, but they were one of the major Krautrock bands, an "anarchist community" who have had a great influence on modern rock and electronic music.

(1980- . . . .) Later years

Since the split, all the former members have been involved in musical projects; Czukay seems to have had the most success. In 1986 they briefly reformed, with Mooney but without Suzuki, to record Rite Time (released in 1989), and have since been the subject of numerous compilations, live albums and samples.

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In 1999 the four founding members of Can - Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt - performed live in the same show, but separately as "Can-Solo-Projects", playing with their current solo projects. These solo projects were:

Related Topics:
Holger Czukay - Michael Karoli - Jaki Liebezeit - Irmin Schmidt - Can-Solo-Projects

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• Michael Karoli - Sofortkontakt
• Jaki Liebezeit & Club Off Chaos
• Irmin Schmidt & Kumo
• Holger Czukay

Like The Velvet Underground, their real impact was not commercial success, but their subsequent influence, not only on rock music but on dance and electronic music as well.

Related Topics:
The Velvet Underground - Rock music - Dance - Electronic music

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• Michael Karoli died on 17 November 2001 after a long battle with cancer.
• 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.
• In 2004, the band began an ongoing series of Super Audio CD remasters of its back catalog. Currently, the first seven studio albums are available, as is the compilation Unlimited Edition.