Can Essentials

Can Essentials

The canonical band of Germany's progressive experimental scene, Can formed amidst the social and political unrest of the late '60s. Core members Irmin Schmidt (keyboards), Holger Czukay (bass), Michael Karoli (guitar) and Jaki Liebezeit (drums) matched technical precision with a loose, improvisatory aesthetic on a classic string of albums from 1969's chaotic Monster Movie and 1974's near-ambient Soon Over Babaluma. The unexpected chart success of the 1976 single "I Want More" found the band sliding into more conventional sounds before their 1979 split.

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