{"title":"Can","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Can\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan formed in Cologne, Germany in 1968 around Holger Czukay (bass, tape work), Irmin Schmidt (keyboards), Michael Karoli (guitar), and Jaki Liebezeit (drums). Czukay and Schmidt had both studied under Karlheinz Stockhausen, bringing modern classical and electronic music sensibilities into the band's approach. The American-born sculptor Malcolm Mooney was the band's first vocalist (1968-1970), followed by Japanese vocalist Damo Suzuki (1970-1973). After Suzuki's departure, the four core members continued recording with various vocal arrangements. The band ceased active recording in 1979, with reunions and posthumous archival releases continuing through the 1990s, 2000s, and beyond on Spoon Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan's sound is foundational to krautrock, combining rock instrumentation with extended improvisation, motorik rhythms (particularly through Jaki Liebezeit's drumming), tape editing and musique concrete techniques, and free jazz influence. Their work has been widely influential on post-punk, electronic music, post-rock, and contemporary experimental music broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonster Movie (1969, Music Factory)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTago Mago (1971, United Artists)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEge Bamyasi (1972, United Artists)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFuture Days (1973, United Artists)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoon Over Babaluma (1974, United Artists)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanded (1975, Virgin)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlow Motion (1976, Virgin)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lost Tapes (2012, Mute\/Spoon) - archival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLive in Stuttgart 1975 (2021, Spoon) - archival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal United Artists pressings of Tago Mago, Ege Bamyasi, and Future Days are foundational items in krautrock and experimental rock collecting. The catalog has been extensively reissued through Spoon and Mute, with multiple anniversary editions and live archive releases continuing into the 2020s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Can typically start with Tago Mago (1971), Ege Bamyasi (1972), or Future Days (1973). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/prog-krautrock-vinyl-records\"\u003eProg \u0026amp; Krautrock\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/experimental-vinyl-records\"\u003eExperimental \u0026amp; Oddball\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"can-tago-mago-cd","title":"Tago Mago CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eTago Mago, the first album was recorded at Schloss Nörvenich in 1971, released later that year on United Artists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540745367735,"sku":"210000054893","price":15.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/1291952.jpg?v=1781154105"},{"product_id":"can-live-in-aston-vinyl","title":"Live In Aston LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eLive in Aston 1977 is a whole new lens through which we can view a unique band with seemingly inexhaustible energy for live performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540770140343,"sku":"210000090499","price":21.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/can-aston.jpg?v=1781154206"},{"product_id":"can-landed-vinyl","title":"Landed LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 7th album from Can finds them playing around with a bigger tape machine while maintaining their freak scuzz intuition. \"Vernal Equinox\" alone is worth the price of admission.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540847734967,"sku":"210000056246","price":27.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/can.jpg?v=1781154478"},{"product_id":"can-delay-pink-vinyl","title":"Delay LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eCan was founded in 1968 by Irmin Schmidt, Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli and Jaki Liebezeit who formed a group which would transcend all boundaries of music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540926214327,"sku":"210000058244","price":30.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/cann.jpg?v=1781154745"},{"product_id":"can-monster-movie-color-vinyl","title":"Monster Movie LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eHolger Czukay and Irmin Schmidt left behind their careers in academia to form the influential group in the late 60s. 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