Also known as Inner Space, The Can
German experimental rock band
Key facts
- Origin
- Cologne , West Germany
- Genres
- Krautrock experimental rock avant-funk art rock psychedelic funk
- Years active
- 1968–1979 1986 1988 1991 1999
- Labels
- Liberty , United Artists , Spoon , Mute
- Past members
- Michael Karoli , Jaki Liebezeit , Irmin Schmidt , Holger Czukay , Malcolm Mooney , Damo Suzuki , David C. Johnson , Rosko Gee , Rebop Kwaku Baah
- Website
- spoonrecords .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
The Official CAN / Spoon Records Website
Can was the leading avant-garde rock group of the 70s. Can experimented with noise, synthesizers, non-traditional music, cut-and-paste techniques, and, most importantly, electronic music. UK Top 30 hit in 1976 -- I Want More
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.spoonrecords.com
- Image
- Can 1972 (Heinrich Klaffs Collection 102).jpg
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- Can (band)
- inception
- 1968-01-01
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- name
- Can
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Can (stylized in all caps) were a German experimental rock band formed in Cologne in 1968 by Holger Czukay (bass, tape editing), Irmin Schmidt (keyboards), Michael Karoli (guitar), and Jaki Liebezeit (drums). They featured several vocalists, including American Malcolm Mooney (1968–70) and Japanese Damo Suzuki (1970–73). They have been hailed as pioneers of the German krautrock scene.
The founding members of Can came from backgrounds in avant-garde music and jazz. They blended elements of psychedelic rock, space rock, funk, samba and musique concrète on influential albums such as Tago Mago (1971), Ege Bamyasi (1972) and Future Days (1973). Can also had commercial success with singles such as "Spoon" (1971) and "I Want More" (1976) reaching national singles charts. Their work has influenced rock, post-punk, indie rock, post-rock and ambient acts.