Cestrian Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 http://www.nme.com/news/music/can-co-founder-holger-czukay-has-died-79-2134593 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Haven't listened to Can in many a year but they were regularly listened to back in my youth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Very sad. CAN were, and still are, a big part of my life. I never considered them to be 'a band' more of a philosophy. Holger was one of the most innovative and interesting bass players ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) How sad, I still listen to Can fairly regularly, great band and his bass playing was such an essential part of the sound. Loved his solo albums as well. That's Holger and Jaki gone now. I'll have a listen to Ege Bamyasi in his memory right now. Edited September 6, 2017 by FinnDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alembic1989 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Absolutely gutted. One of my fave bassists, and I adored Can. Gutted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Sad, I got into Holger and Jaki through Wobble's stuff. True Pioneers for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1504691404' post='3366556'] I'll have a listen to Ege Bamyasi in his memory right now. [/quote] Absolutely, and the tour-de-force that is Tago Mago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1504703367' post='3366726'] Absolutely, and the tour-de-force that is Tago Mago. [/quote] I thought of that, but not sure I can listen to that in daylight! Vitamin C had with sitting here with tears in my eyes. Playing it again right now. I went to see them in Manchester in the 70s, but the gig was cancelled because Irmin Schmidtt had injured his arm carrying some sort of domestic equipment down stairs (I think it was a fridge!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1504703629' post='3366731'] I thought of that, but not sure I can listen to that in daylight! Vitamin C had with sitting here with tears in my eyes. Playing it again right now. [/quote] I know what you mean, their stuff is emotionally overwhelming. Not so much listened-to as experienced. Which is what music is, or should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1504703816' post='3366736'] I know what you mean, their stuff is emotionally overwhelming. Not so much listened-to as experienced. Which is what music is, or should be. [/quote] Yeah, I can only listen to a few songs of theirs at a time, it just gets too much after a while. Background music it certainly isn't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark76 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1504691404' post='3366556'] How sad, I still listen to Can fairly regularly, great band and his bass playing was such an essential part of the sound. Loved his solo albums as well. That's Holger and Jaki gone now. I'll have a listen to Ege Bamyasi in his memory right now. [/quote] Michael (Karoli) as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Great quote from the man himself > 'The bass player is like the king in chess. He doesn't move much, but when he does he changes everything' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 How sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Superb musician, amazing works. RIP, HC. Very sad to think that we've lost two pioneers within days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) [quote name='Drax' timestamp='1504715557' post='3366859'] Great quote from the man himself > 'The bass player is like the king in chess. He doesn't move much, but when he does he changes everything' [/quote]So true, I remembered seeing them on the Old Grey Whistle Test many moons ago when I was just a sprog, and their music went a little bit over my head at the time (probably due to the fact that I used to watch it after coming home from the pub, but then I came across "Little Star Of Bethlehem" on YouTube a couple of year's ago and I was hooked on there music, yes, the bass line is quite repetitive, but when it changes it certainly does change everything! [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--0kT_v13xs"]https://www.youtube....h?v=--0kT_v13xs[/url] Edited September 6, 2017 by thebrig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJpullchord Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 This is very sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Sad news indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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