Now is an exciting time for Can fans as their material is in the process of being remastered and reissued. In addition to these CD releases a limited edition picture disc 7" and a colored 12" vinyl of their classic 'I Wan't More' has been offered to fans. For more information check out the official CAN/Spoon Records website.


Albums

Monster Movie 1969
Soundtracks 1970
Tago Mago 1971
Ege Bamyasi 1972
Radio Waves 1972
Future Days 1973
Soon Over Babaluma 1974
Landed 1975
The Peel Sessions 1975
Unlimited Edition 1976
Flow Motion 1976
Saw Delight 1977
Can Box 1977
Out Of Reach 1978
Cannibalism No. 1 1978
Can 1979
Delay 1968 1981
Rite Time 1989
Cannibalism No. 2 1992
Sacrilege 1997


Monster Movie ( 1969)

Album Legnth: 37:37

Genre: Rock

Best Song: 'Mary, Mary So Contrary'

Release Info: 1989 CD Release Spoon CD 012

Tracks:

1. Father Cannot Yell 7.01
2. Mary, Mary So Contrary 6.16
3. Outside My Door 4.06
4. Yoo Doo Right 20.14


Overview:



Album Rating: 5 out of 5 [Doug]


Musicians:


Holger Czukay - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar
Malcolm Mooney- Vocals
Jaki Liebzeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards


Soundtracks (Liberty 1970)

Album Legnth: 35:19

Recorded: 1970

Genre: Rock

Best Song: 'Deadlock'

Release Info: 1998 CD Reissue Mute/Spoon 9057-2

Tracks:

1. Deadlock 3.25
2. Tango Whiskeyman 4.02
3. Deadlock (Title Music) 1.40
4. Don't Turn the Light on, Leave Me Alone 3.42
5. Soul Desert 3.46
6. Mother Sky 14.30
7. She Brings the Rain 4.04
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Average Rating based on 16 votes: 3.9


Overview:

Not too many groups release a collection of soundtrack pieces as their second album... then again there aren't too many groups quite like Can. The seven tracks from 'Soundtracks' were culled from five films: Deadlock, Cream, Madchen Mit Gewalt, Deep End, and Bottom. Inferior to Monster Movie and Tago Mago (though some will argue that it is their best), the album manages to stand on its own, at times hinting at future directions explored by the band. The most interesting tracks are the three from Deadlock and 'Mother Sky', one of the group's most regarded tracks. 'Deadlock' is an emotional track containing beautiful guitar work by Michael and an evocative bass and keyboard rythm. 'Tango Whiskeyman' stands out as a mellow track with its subtle lead guitar, brooding bass line and Jaki's patented cyclone drumming pattern. 'Mother Sky' is a repetitive psychedelic rocker in the traditional Can vein. At 14-minutes, the track features a trance-like rhythm, mellow vocals, and soaring lead guitar. The album features Malcolm Mooney performing vocals on 'Soul Desert' and 'She Brings The Rain', a jazzy number fit for a smoke-filled lounge. Damo Suzuki is featured on tracks 1, 2, 4, and 6. A fairly good album, 'Soundtracks' lacks the flow and coherent nature of similar period Can work mainly due to the fact that the songs were conceived as film soundtracks. The album is a must for Can fans and will probably end up in most Kraut collections as well. [3.5/5 Doug]

Musicians:

Holger Czukay - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar
Malcolm Mooney- Vocals
Damo Suzuki - Vocalas
Jaki Liebzeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards


Tago Mago ( 1971)

Album Legnth: 73:19

Recorded: Inner Space Studio 1971

Genre: Krautrock

Best Song: 'Paperhouse'

Release Info: 1998 CD Reissue Mute/Spoon 9054-2

Tracks:

1. Paperhouse 7.29
2. Mushroom 4.08
3. Oh Yeah 7.22
4. Halleluhwah 18.32
5. Aumgn 17.22
6. Peking O 11.35
7. Bring Me Coffee or Tea 6.47


Overview:



Album Rating: 5 out of 5 [Doug]


Musicians:


Holger Czukay - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar
Damo Suzuki - Vocalas
Jaki Liebzeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards


Ege Bamyasi ( 1972)

Album Legnth: 40:06

Recorded: Inner Space Studio 1972

Genre: Rock

Best Song: 'Vitamin C'

Release Info: 1998 CD Reissue Mute/Spoon 9056-2

Tracks:

1. Pinch 9.29
2. Sing Swan Song 4.47
3. One More Night 5.35
4. Vitamin C 3.32
5. Soup 10.31
6. I'm So Green 3.05
7. Spoon 3.04


Overview:



Album Rating: 3 out of 5 [Doug]


Musicians:


Holger Czukay - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar
Damo Suzuki - Vocalas
Jaki Liebzeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards


Future Days ( 1973)

Album Legnth: 40:58

Recorded: Inner Space Studio 1973

Genre: Krautrock

Best Song: 'Bel Air'

Release Info: 1998 CD Reissue Mute/Spoon 9055-2

Tracks:

1. Future Days 9.32
2. Spray 8.29
3. Moonshake 3.04
4. Bel Air 19.53


Overview:



Album Rating: 5 out of 5 [Doug]


Musicians:


Holger Czukay - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar
Damo Suzuki - Vocalas
Jaki Liebzeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards


Soon Over Babaluma ( 1974)

Album Legnth:

Genre: Rock

Best Song:

Release Info: 1989 CD Release Spoon CD 012

Tracks:

1. Dizzy Dizzy 5.40
2. Come Sta, La Luna 5.44
3. Splash 7.47
4. Chain Reaction 11.12
5. Quantum Physics 8.33


Overview:



Album Rating: out of 5 [Doug]


Musicians:


Holger Czukay - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar
Jaki Liebzeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards


Landed ( 1975)

Album Legnth:

Genre: Rock

Best Song:

Release Info: 1989 CD Release Spoon CD 012

Tracks:

1. Full Moon on the Highway 3.32
2. Half Past One 4.39
3. Hunters and Collectors 4.20
4. Vernal Equinox 8.48
5. Red Hot Indians 5.40
6. Unfinished 13.19


Overview:



Album Rating: out of 5 [Doug]


Musicians:


Holger Czukay - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar
Jaki Liebzeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards


Unlimited Edition ( 1976)

Album Legnth: 78:49

Genre: Krautrock

Best Song: 'Connection'

Release Info: 1991 CD Reissue MUTE 61072-2

Tracks:

1. Gommorha 5.45
2. Doko E. 2.28
3. LH 702 2.12
4. I'm Too Leise 5.12
5. Musette 2.14
6. Blue Bag (Inside Paper) 1.18
7. Ethnological Forgery Series No. 27 1.48
8. TV Spot 3.02
9. Ethnological Forgery Series No. 7 1.07
10. Empress and the Ukraine King 4.41
11. Ethnological Forgery Series No. 10 2.02
12. Mother Upduff 4.29
13. Ethnological Forgery Series No. 36 2.05
14. Cutaway 18.19
15. Connection 3.01
16. Fall of Another Year 3.24
17. Ethnological Forgery Series No. 8 1.36
18. Transcendental Express 4.39
19. Ibis 9.17


Overview:



Album Rating: 3 out of 5 [Doug]


Musicians:


Holger Czukay - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar
Jaki Liebzeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards


Flow Motion ( 1976)

Album Legnth:

Genre: Rock

Best Song:

Release Info: 1989 CD Release Spoon CD 012

Tracks:

1. I Want More 3.37
2. Cascade Waltz 5.43
3. Laugh Till You Cry Live Till You Die 6.38
4. ...And More 2.51
5. Babylonian Pearl 3.32
6. Smoke (Ethnologial Forgery Series No. 59) 5.20
7. Flow Motion 10.29


Overview:



Album Rating: out of 5 [Doug]


Musicians:


Holger Czukay - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar
Jaki Liebzeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards


Saw Delight (Harvest/EMI 1977)

Album Legnth: 38:00

Genre: Krautrock

Best Song: "Animal Waves"

Release Info: 1991 CD Reissue Mute 9 61075-2

Tracks:

1. Dont Say No 6.36
2. Sunshine Day And Night 5.49
3. Call Me 5.55
4. Animal Waves 15.31
5. Fly By Night 4.09
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Average Rating based on 15 votes: 2.9


Overview:

In a music genre known for its ability to incorporate cultural and ethnic sounds different from its own, perhaps nobody has been more prolific than Can at doing such. So great was their talent that they even had a running series of "ethnic" recordings wittingly entitled "Ethnological Forgery Series." However, Can often strayed from the Eastern elements which were more common in other groups of the genre. 'Saw Delight' contains five heavily ethnic influenced pieces which utilize Latin, Carribean and African sounds. Can had the uncanny ability to blend these influences directly into their unique brand of krautrock. The tracks 'Don't Say No' and 'Sunshine Day And Night' are heavily influenced by Carribean sound which at times borders on Reggae. The highlight of the album is the fifteen-minute 'Animal Waves'. This track begins to rise slowly with some atmospheric keyboard and electric violin work which soon give way to Czukay's driving bass riffs and some utterly incredible percussion work by Jaki who proves that he is worthy of the 'godly' status which many have bestowed upon him. Most Can purists don't dig the latter day stuff, but for my money this album is as good, if not better than 'Tago Mago'. If you are looking for infectious grooves and catchy beats with a strong ethnic taste, then you will be in for a treat with this album. [5/5 Doug]

Musicians:


Holger Czukay - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar
Jaki Liebzeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards


Out Of Reach ( 1978)

Album Legnth: 35:29

Genre: Rock

Best Song: 'November'

Release Info: 1989 CD Release Spoon CD 012

Tracks:

1. Serpentine 4.04
2. Pauper's Daughter and I 5.57
3. November 7.39
4. Seven Days Awake 5.14
5. Give Me No Roses 5.21
6. Like Inobe God 5.50
7. One More Day 1.38


Overview:



Album Rating: 2 out of 5 [Doug]


Musicians:


Rosco Gee - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar, Vocals, Violin
Jaki Liebzeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards
Reebop Kwaku Baah - Percussion


Can ( 1979)

Album Legnth: 38:05

Genre: Rock

Best Song: 'Sunday Jam'

Release Info: 1989 CD Release Spoon CD 012

Tracks:

1. All Gates Open 8.16
2. Safe 8.36
3. Sunday Jam 4.17
4. Sodom 5.43
5. Aspectacle 5.52
6. Ping Pong 0.25
7. Ethnological Forgery Series No. 99: "Can Can" 3.16
8. Can Be 3.00


Overview:



Album Rating: 3 out of 5 [Doug]


Musicians:


Holger Czukay - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar
Damo Suzuki - Vocalas
Jaki Liebzeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards


Delay 1968 (Spoon 1981)

Album Legnth: 35:52

Genre: Krautrock Punk

Best Song: 'Little Star Of Bethlehem'

Release Info: 1989 CD Release Spoon CD 012

Tracks:

1. Butterfly 8.20
2. Phoom 0.26
3. Nineteen Century Man 4.18
4. Thief 5.03
5. Man Named Joe 3.54
6. Uphill 6.41
7. Little Star Of Bethlehem 7.09
Rate This Album Online

Average Rating based on 12 votes: 3.3


Overview:

As soon as 'Butterfly' erupted from my stereo's speakers I knew it was another classic. This album is every bit as good as Malcolm Mooney's other Can adventure 'Monster Movie'. All the tracks are great, including the short freaky jazz piece 'Pnoom'. The track 'Thief' is the mellow track on the album and features Karoli with his classic guitar sound, surrounding Mooney's sorrowful vocals. It's amazing that all these tracks and all their other early work were recorded on a simple two-track tape machine, Czukay sure is a genius! 'Uphill' is Jaki's drumming and Holger's bass creating a driving punk rock sound, which only ends abruptly probably because the studio had run out of power. The album ends with a vocal improvisation from Mooney with crazy lyrics including "Froggie and Toadie, Silent invisible conversation I'll meet you at the railroad station". The songs from this album were recorded between 1968 and 1969. [4/5 Doug]

Musicians:

Holger Czukay - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar
Malcolm Mooney- Vocals
Jaki Liebzeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards


Cannibalism 2 ( 1992)

Album Legnth: 72:47

Genre: Rock

Best Song: 'Turtles Have Short Legs'

Release Info: 1998 CD Release Mute/Spoon 9059-2

Tracks:

1. Uphill 6.16
2. Pnoom 0.25
3. Connection 2.55
4. Mother Upduff 3.35
5. Little Star of Bethleham 6.25
6. T.V. Spot 0.37
7. Doko E. 1.44
8. Turtles Have Short Legs 3.13
9. Shikara Maru Ten 2.08
10. Gommorha 3.35
11. Blue Bag (Inside Paper) 1.15
12. Red Hot Indians 4.12
13. Half Past One 3.52
14. Flow Motion 3.56
15. Smoke 1.50
16. I Want More and... 6.01
17. Laugh Till You Cry Live Till You Die 3.45
18. Aspectacle 2.48
19. Animal Waves 8.09
20. Sunshine Day and Night 2.30
21. Ethnological Forgery Series No. 7 1.05
22. Melting Away 1.31


Overview:



Album Rating: 4 out of 5 [Doug]


Musicians:


Holger Czukay - Bass
Michael Karoli - Guitar
Damo Suzuki - Vocalas
Jaki Liebzeit - Drums
Irmin Schmidt - Keyboards


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