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Faust/Can/Kraftwerk/Neu! et al (Krautrock)
« on: January 24, 2007, 11:11:52 am »
I've just read about the recent death of the producer, and one of the founding members of Faust, Uwe Nettelbeck on Jan 17, so thought I'd pay a little tribute and spread some Faust love.

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Uwe Nettelbeck, founder and mentor of Faust, died on January 17th. Jean-Hervé Peron made this statement about the passing of the man who first formed and inspired Faust and was a key creative force behind the group in their early years;

"Besides being a sharp-witted but yet charming and loving husband, father and grandfather, he was an outstanding cook, a writer who always generated deep emotions and interest, and a genius, selfless music producer. Thank you Uwe for all you have done for our music. Faust is your work, no doubt ! Your work will outlast all of us. May your soul rest in peace. My sincere sympathy to his family Petra, Anouchka, Sandra, Elisha and Elsa." more




Faust, along with bands like Can, Neu!, Kraftwerk and Amon Duul were spawned in Germany in the late 60's and early 70's in an uncoordinated 'movement' which soon coined the term, 'Krautrock'. Many members of these bands were initially studying 'serious' experimental music, (John Cage/Stockhausen et al) but eventually moved away to develop their own brand of rock and pop. Holgar Czuacky, lead figure of Can for instance, decided to knock the intellectual experimental studying (which wasn't paying his rent) after he heard the Beatles, Floyd, Velvets etc and decided that he wanted to sound like them.. needless to say, Can (Communism/Anarchy/Nihilism) never did.

With the swinging (and revolutionary) sixties behind them, these bands forged a unique union between the avant garde and rock, with classically trained musicians briefed in musical theory, mixing with freeform jazz musicians and electronic noodlers to form one of Germany's most pioneering sound.

Repetition seemed to become a constant framework for much of the music coming out of Germany at this time - pre empting Loop in the 90's say, and I guess, trance and techno in general. Can were a major influence on Mark E Smith of The Fall of course.

Right noise.
We're gonna get real speedy
We're gonna wear black all the time
You're gonna make it on your own.
Cos we dig
Cos we dig
We dig
We dig repetition
We dig repetition
We dig repetition in the music

'Repetition' by The Fall.



I've never seen Can live, tho I have seen Faust, and it was an experience I'll never forget. It's gone down in legend apparently.. one of those gigs where people would say they were there but weren't kind of thing - but I was. It was played at the Garage in Highbury, London in 1996.. here's a flyer:




I had no pre-conceptions about what was going to take place at all. The only things I had under my belt were a few albums and a healthy dollop of Faust mythology, but nothing could have prepared me for this gig. I can't remember if there were any support acts - I don't think there was.

First thing you noticed as you walked in was an enormous great farming machine on the floor.. behind that, the whole of the stage, plus more of the floor, was blocked off by wire mesh.. behind that it looked like a junk yard, with intruments drowned in all sorts of shit. The place looked a bloody mess and it hadn't started. To the left was a temporary wall lined by what looked like a 100 blank 12" covers. More of that later.

They were on stage for a good hour and a half if memory serves, and dished up the most chaotic gigs I've ever known. Naked Germans running around throwing paint everywhere, whilst from the stage, the audience were doused in hot sparks, the farming machine on the floor intermittedly spraying out mud, grass and straw directly into the audience's faces nearly ripping the skin off you. Everyone was covered in this shit, and all the while these pounding rythyms, feedback, chanting, screeching and other wunderba going on around you. If you know the Garage.. that farming machine sprayed it's shit right into the back of the bar.. and if you were anywhere near it.. god help you.

Those white record covers housed a recent Peel Session of theirs and the records were sold for 20 quid each, covered with wet paint that the naked fella had thrown and daubed on them. It looked splendid. Wish I had a spare 20 quid on me, sadly I didn't. I wonder how much they'd go for now.




RIP Uwe Nettelbeck. And thanks.






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Turns out that after the band recorded their album IV for Virgin and had a somewhat chaotic tour, Richard Branson had his fill of their shenanigans and cut them loose once again in 1975. Although, at this point the band had gone ahead and run up some expensive hotel and studio bills at Giorgio Morodor's Araballe studios... It seems that Virgin did circulate a promo cassette of the sessions (which apparently contains material done in Wumme as well as at Morodor's place), and as far as actual Faust records go, it's not too shabby. Some trademark drones and freakouts, a very bizarre freeform track called "Jugger's Knot" built around fractured rhythms and junky guitar chords. WFMU.org

For those lost Faust tracks and info go here.


Images from that Garage gig:











(Currently listening to Can's brilliant LP 'Delay 1968')

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2007, 07:13:38 pm »

Deutschland is easily the second best country in Europe for bands.

Used to have a couple of Faust albums.

As for Can, they fackin ROCK!

Loads of Can on youtube Rob...

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2007, 09:08:37 pm »
Loads of Can on youtube Rob...

Aye.. had a brief browse on there this morning - some really good footage. Haven't caught Damo Suzuki's Network live yet.. something I have to do. You're right about the Goimans tho - it's the same with film and art. Only Germany could come up with Beuys, Richter, Herzog und Kippenberger ya? Und techno techno techno of course.

I forgot of course that The Fall recorded 'I Am Damo Suzuki' - a classic Fall track, and maybe the one time he opened up to saluting his heroes?

And shit me.. just found the Trumans Water track 'Bladder Stomp: To Krautrock' on the Faust site..

http://www.faust-pages.com/coverversions.html

taken from probably my all time favourite LP, 'Spasm Smash XXXOX OX & Ass' but the song seems to kick in after 3:19 mins.. or at least the version I have.. ??? The version on the Faust site has 3 mins of garbled aural ectoplasm...  I'm suddenly a tad confused (but a wee bit delighted). They also did a cover of the 'Sad Skinhead' on the LP - a classic Can track done brilliantly.

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2007, 09:35:37 pm »
I forgot of course that The Fall recorded 'I Am Damo Suzuki' - a classic Fall track, and maybe the one time he opened up to saluting his heroes?

I thank you - giving it a spin right now. I've got Cope's book somewhere, but have never got around to reading it. Or listening to any krautrock...

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2007, 10:35:27 pm »
..Or listening to any krautrock...

you could start here http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/11/fausts_lost_alb.html ;)

Can's Ege Bamyasi, Tago Mago and Delay 1968 would be a good a place as any to follow up with (they're the only ones I have  :P). Been enjoying my Faust Live Concerts CD today... nice chainsaw solo involved.

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Finally got round to reading the liner notes on the recent (ish) CD re-issue of Faust's 'Faust IV' LP (with bonus Peel session and alternative takes etc). It made for fascinating reading. A few bits and bobs I knew about, but not the whole bellyfull. So briefly...

They were penniless musicians back in 1969/1970 - 2 students, a teacher and a couple of others surviving on a bit of work here and there. In short, virtual nobodies. They all knew eachother on differing levels but got together, chatted, and worked out what they all wanted to do. They all agreed that that living in the countryside was going to suit them best if they were going to record anything, and thru a connection here, and a connection there, they met with (the recently deceased) Uwe Nettelbeck. He was a journalist and was fascinated with their plans and wanted to help. He spoke with Polydor records and persuaded them to invest Ł200,000 in Faust and they signed the deal - without hearing a note of what they were going to play! That's bloody extraordinary. Here's the bit that I knew about: When Faust came back after living in a recording studio in the countryside for a year, being fully watered and fed, Polydor freaked out at the results - they utterly hated it and thought it would never sell. It sold  little in their native Germany but it sold quite alot in the UK, and guess who was mainly responsible? Yep.. Sir John Peel. The original album was released on clear vinyl, with a clear plastic sleeve with only a black and white fist on the cover (they were of the Socialist kind - and indeed released their fantastic LP, 'Faust Tapes' some years later selling it for the same price as a 7" .. 49p, in a bid, or rather a playful experiment to deconstruct the musical charts system - it's highest position was 12 - and Jim Kerr of Simple Minds said some years later, that he would buy a copy of Faust Tapes to use as a frisbee because it was cheaper to buy! ha!).

Peel bought Faust Tapes on the back of the fantastic packing and remarked, in his usual way, that the fact that the music was bloody excellent too.. 'was a bonus.'

Near the end of their recording session.. (are you still with me?) a girl who lived nearby their studio in Wumme, asked if her boyfriend could come in and use it to record some material when it was vacant. He was signed to Virgin but only being paid Ł5 a week. Faust said 'of course'.. that fella was Mike Oldfield, and he recorded 'Tubular Bells'.



Now to Can, and any Primal Scream fans out there who don't know of Can - you'll like this. Time to type something out word for word from the liner notes :

Bollocks.. can't find it  ;D. It's around here somewhere  :butt But from memory: Bobby Gillespie is a major Can fan. MAJOR one. Somehow he gets together in the studio with a couple of members of Can, I don't think it was Suzuki or Czukay, but not sure - he's ecstatic and rings up Noel Gallagher to come over (I think - or he may just have turned up accidentally). Gallagher has never heard of Can (quelle suprise), and then in walks Jaki Liebezeit, Can's drummer. Gillespie is beside himself with excitement (Liebezeit being one of the greats etc), as is a fella who came with Gallagher who loved Can too - but they all played long into the early hours until the sun came up in the studio.. jamming. What a fucking fasinating session that would have been to watch.

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This album is incredible and the re-mastering job is one of the best I have ever heard. It's hard to describe what the hell Can sound like- like psychedelic-jazz-funk, but their sound remains incredibly fresh in its unique groove. Additionally, Jaki Liebezeit has quickly become my favourite drummer ever- his almost mechanical jazz-funk style is indescribable in its brilliance .


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Deutschland is easily the second best country in Europe for bands.

Used to have a couple of Faust albums.

As for Can, they fackin ROCK!

Loads of Can on youtube Rob...



2nd best country for bands - what? After Ireland?

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That track Halleluhwah on Tago Mago sound incredibly like the Happy Mondays in parts - straight up. Have a listen to it and think of Shaun Ryder.

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That track Halleluhwah on Tago Mago sound incredibly like the Happy Mondays in parts - straight up. Have a listen to it and think of Shaun Ryder.

Absolutley, There's shit loads of Tago Mago in The Mondays (and to a certain degree) The Stone Roses stuff.
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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #10 on: October 4, 2008, 12:55:51 am »
Quick amendment to thread title.


Blessed are those amongst thee who pray to the god of Can. I say that in the spirit of only an agnostic can. Whoa! ... Nice ;)


Two things:

1. Watch this clip of Can in full and tell me that you don't love me. I watched it for the first time this morning and it just set me up for the day. It's fucking astounding. i.e.. why the fuck wasn't I there aged 2 weeks old off my face on monkey juice. Beautiful.

(it's one of those clips that requires the volume notch of 11)


Can: Spoon (Live)



After that... have a little glimpse at this. I doubt many will click on this link.. maybe one of you, but it's lovely. He's done many many other dances to other tracks... the Talking Heads one is nice... but it's the shot of him that I particularly like. Plus hardly anybody has watched him. Rock on whoever you are.

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #11 on: October 4, 2008, 08:58:29 pm »

Simon Cowell hates rock music. 8)


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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2009, 08:40:59 am »
Weird... woke up this morning and thought hmnn... Can today... Father Cannot Yell and then went on to youtube and Father Cannot Yell was uploaded only a few hours ago, with 5 views. Belting track.

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #13 on: April 1, 2009, 06:54:14 pm »
Last night listening to "The Bogus Man", the sixth track on Roxy Music's For Your Pleasure, I couldn't help but think of CAN. There's definitely a strong Tago Mago influence there, although the song lacks the jazz-funk rhythms that bassist Holger Czukay and drummer Jaki Liebezeit afforded CAN. I've often read that this is the song that essentially signaled Eno's departure from the band, as it is more reminiscent of Eno's post-Roxy solo work than anything in Roxy Music's post-Eno repertoire.

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #14 on: May 24, 2009, 02:58:15 am »
The funky brilliance of Neu's Hallogallo

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #15 on: October 29, 2009, 12:32:39 pm »
I was offline for a week but wanted to give a heads up to the recent Krautrock - The Rebirth of Germany documentary on BBC4 this week as it's still on iPlayer... very good viewing, with a full showing of Kraftwerk's Minimum Maximum live show tagged on the end.

Gives a full and fascinating account of the rise of Germany's foremost music 'movement', a disparate group of musicians dotted around this vast country and fizzing with their own ideas. Unique, challenging and well... brilliant.


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Documentary which looks at how a radical generation of musicians created a new German musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war.

Between 1968 and 1977 bands like Neu!, Can, Faust and Kraftwerk would look beyond western rock and roll to create some of the most original and uncompromising music ever heard. They shared one common goal - a forward-looking desire to transcend Germany's gruesome past - but that didn't stop the music press in war-obsessed Britain from calling them Krautrock.

Broadcast on:BBC Four, 1:30am Sunday 25th October 2009
Duration:60 minutes
Available until: 2:29am Sunday 1st November 2009

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nf10k/Krautrock_The_Rebirth_of_Germany/

plus some good extras... Faust clips/interviews etc:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nf10k

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #16 on: October 29, 2009, 12:44:37 pm »
Brilliant - cheers Rob I will hunt that down.

Drove to work this morning as the sun rose with Neu '75 belting from the speakers.  Superb.  Didn't want to turn off the M6, it's one of those beats that just makes you want to drive into the sun forever.
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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #17 on: October 29, 2009, 01:09:05 pm »
Perfect driving music ;)  You'll enjoy the doc... mentioning Wim Wenders, Werner Herzog and even the Bader-Meinhoff Gang who Amon Duul were kicking about with (I never knew that!). Also a good amount on how much thieving Bowie and Eno did back in the day... but you should see the house that Neu! set themselves up in! Massive dilapidated mansion set in the countryside - what a wonderful racket they all conjured up. Great stuff about the setting up of Can too...


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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #18 on: October 29, 2009, 06:56:39 pm »
The funky brilliance of Neu's Hallogallo

Immense tune.

I watched that Krautrock night last weekend, was brilliant. I recommend the traffic cone albums by Kraftwerk - the tune 'Ruckzuck' on the first one is brilliant. Think it was made before they really formulated their ethos and sound and possibly a different lineup - it's hard to keep track of all these amazing Germans! Well worth a go if you can track it down.

Also, check out Harmonia - Deluxe - one of the best driving albums ever, a real world of sound to explore.
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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #19 on: October 29, 2009, 07:31:28 pm »
I'm going to have so much fun with the links in this thread ;D

A while back, I acquired a DVD ostensibly of Kraftwerk - but forcontext it gave a pretty solid foundation in Krautrock, including lotsof Can, Stockhausen, Tangerine Dream and Amon Duul.


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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #20 on: October 29, 2009, 09:54:41 pm »

Thinking of possible names for a Can tribute band. Can't think of anything...





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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #21 on: October 29, 2009, 09:57:52 pm »
Thinking of possible names for a Can tribute band. Can't think of anything...
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I'm asuming you're being ironic with "can't".......but just in case, what about "TIN"?

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #22 on: October 29, 2009, 10:05:22 pm »

They used to be The Can? Don't know the story I don't think.

Great story how The Residents got their name... :D
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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #23 on: October 29, 2009, 10:10:21 pm »
They used to be The Can? Don't know the story I don't think.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_(band)

Great story how The Residents got their name... :D
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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #24 on: October 29, 2009, 11:10:14 pm »

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There is a tenuous link with Kraftwerk :P The Residents' guitarist Phil "Snakefinger" Lithman did this cool cover of The Model.

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #25 on: October 30, 2009, 02:58:49 pm »
I need to look up some of the bands in here. Only know a few of them by name - like Can - but apart from Neu! I haven't listened to any krautrock. Neu are fantastic though, the three opening tracks (Hallogallo, Fur Immer, and Isi) on their first three albums all deserve to be mentioned in the "best opening track on a album"- thread. Wonderful music.

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #26 on: November 1, 2009, 09:33:11 pm »
Has Lurganboy not turned up yet? ;) ;D

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #27 on: November 1, 2009, 10:27:26 pm »
I was offline for a week but wanted to give a heads up to the recent Krautrock - The Rebirth of Germany documentary on BBC4 this week as it's still on iPlayer... very good viewing, with a full showing of Kraftwerk's Minimum Maximum live show tagged on the end.

Gives a full and fascinating account of the rise of Germany's foremost music 'movement', a disparate group of musicians dotted around this vast country and fizzing with their own ideas. Unique, challenging and well... brilliant.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nf10k/Krautrock_The_Rebirth_of_Germany/

plus some good extras... Faust clips/interviews etc:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nf10k

Was off line last week, away so no telly either... So I have this on tape, haven't got round to watching it yet but did a quick preview of the Kraftwerk minimum-maximum performance that followed it last night.

Great stuff, gutted I missed them at the velodrome earlier this year.
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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #28 on: November 13, 2009, 09:53:31 pm »
Following watching the above mentioned recording  from BBC 4 I am considering purchasing Musik von Harmonia by Harmonia. 

If anyone's got it I'd appreciate a few comments, it'll probably have to wait until I get paid next as I've just skinted myself on Neu! & Can.
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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #29 on: November 13, 2009, 09:56:47 pm »
Neu's Negativland. An all-time classic

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #30 on: November 13, 2009, 10:04:57 pm »
I just bought that  :D
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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #31 on: November 21, 2009, 12:54:45 am »
Has Lurganboy not turned up yet? ;) ;D

Turned up. Did I miss something?

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #32 on: November 21, 2009, 11:44:11 am »
Ah shite I can't remember now but it was in relation to something you'd send on another thread.......

Anyway - a mate sent me the BBC4 documentary and I discovered something that had passed me by previously - "Harmonia". Nice. Really nice. :thumbup

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #33 on: November 22, 2009, 12:22:47 pm »
Following watching the above mentioned recording  from BBC 4 I am considering purchasing Musik von Harmonia by Harmonia. 

If anyone's got it I'd appreciate a few comments, it'll probably have to wait until I get paid next as I've just skinted myself on Neu! & Can.

Haven't got that one but their Deluxe is a great album. Their collaboration with Eno is on Spotify if you've got that, I haven't listened yet but I'm just about to stick it on...
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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #34 on: November 22, 2009, 12:41:33 pm »
Has anybody heard of The Notwist? Really good band!

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #35 on: November 22, 2009, 01:29:50 pm »
Haven't got that one but their Deluxe is a great album. Their collaboration with Eno is on Spotify if you've got that, I haven't listened yet but I'm just about to stick it on...
Ooh - Deluxe - I'll get that one then.....

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« Reply #36 on: December 3, 2009, 03:35:01 pm »
E-Musik by Neu! is utterly superb.

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #37 on: December 5, 2009, 10:03:39 pm »
Following watching the above mentioned recording  from BBC 4 I am considering purchasing Musik von Harmonia by Harmonia. 

If anyone's got it I'd appreciate a few comments, it'll probably have to wait until I get paid next as I've just skinted myself on Neu! & Can.

The original on vinyl? I drool with pathetic watery eyes.


No matter how miserable football can make me feel, and let's face it, it's fucking miserable at times... CAN can lift me out. Those with some time and with a spliff in their hands... spark up, lie back, think 'fuck off' ...


<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZkKa_ehqSHU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/ZkKa_ehqSHU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;</a>

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This is a rare, live performance by CAN on the John Peel Show, recorded February 20, 1973. This exemplifies CAN's mindblowing ability to improvise with intense energy in concert, which is something you don't get to hear as much of on the group's studio albums. Damo Suzuki's manic vocals are perhaps one of the things that stand out most.

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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #38 on: December 5, 2009, 10:53:40 pm »
The original on vinyl? I drool with pathetic watery eyes.


No matter how miserable football can make me feel, and let's face it, it's fucking miserable at times... CAN can lift me out. Those with some time and with a spliff in their hands... spark up, lie back, think 'fuck off' ...


<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZkKa_ehqSHU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/ZkKa_ehqSHU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;</a>

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Rob, I'm pretty sure you've got me all wrong, I don't have the time or more accurately the money to go round collecting original artworks, be they by CAN or Harmonia. Or for that matter Ellsworth Kelly.

The above clip is mega, currently my soundtrack to MotD. Along with the end of a nice bottle of supermarket bought red wine...

Oh, and no-one will ever convince me that Thom Yorke didn't model his vocals on Damo Suzuki's either.

EDIT - And no-one will ever convince me that Shaun Ryder didn't model his vocals on Damo Suzuki's. And he doesn't even sound like Thom Yorke - go figure  ;)
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Re: Faust und Can (Krautrock)
« Reply #39 on: December 8, 2009, 10:42:50 pm »
Rob, I'm pretty sure you've got me all wrong, I don't have the time or more accurately the money to go round collecting original artworks, be they by CAN or Harmonia. Or for that matter Ellsworth Kelly.

Me too.. gutting isn't it? ;D


Here's a big favourite Can Youtube clip of mine... it's one to show the little 'uns.

Take a disparate group of classically trained musicians from Germany with absolutely no aspiration to become a 'rock band'... throw in the late 1960's counter-culture and world wide mass revolt, then stick on a subtle change of tack, then add in a heavy stoner from asia who they'd come across by by accident, stick him up on stage and let him fly making up lyrics as he went along and you've got this... CAN...

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