Holger Czukay R.I.P.

(24.3.38 – 5.9.17)

fr.Wikipedia: Holger Czukay, born Holger Schüring was a German musician, probably best known as a co-founder of the ‘krautrock’ group Can. Described by critic Jason Ankeny as “successfully bridging the gap between pop and the avant-garde”, Czukay is also notable for having created early important examples of ambient music, for having explored “world music” well before the term was coined, and for having been a pioneer of sampling.

Gordon Skene says, “They weren’t a band who had hit singles, or even hit albums, or were even played very much on [radio]. But the represented a turn in music; looking at it as an experimental forum and a place of free-form music that, on its surface, was so damned weird that most people paid no attention to them. But to that handful of people who were open and willing and listening – they were one of the most powerful and influential bands to come along.”

Obit

Interview (2012)

Download these album tracks

1969. Holger Czukay & Rolf Dammers – Canaxis
Mellow Out

1980. Holger Czukay – Movies inc. Morvern Callar OST
Fragrance
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1981. Holger Czukay – On The Way To The Peak Of Normal
Witches’ Multiplication Table

1982. Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit
Where’s The Money?

1987. Holger Czukay – Der Osten ist rot
The Photo Song

1991. Holger Czukay – Radio Wave Surfer
Late Night Radio

1993. Holger Czukay – Moving Pictures
Witches’ Multiplication Table

1999. Holger Czukay – Good Morning Story
Good Morning Story