RIP Damo Suzuki of Can

[humprof]

I've never heard a single note by the "krautrock" band Can, but I know they were influential ("Indeed, Can was not only a primary inspiration for alternative bands like Public Image Ltd and Radiohead; it was also sampled by hip-hop artists like A Tribe Called Quest and Kanye West") and much beloved by Steven Wilson. Suzuki's obit is definitely worth reading (here's a gift version if you're stymied by the paywall). He joined Can "in May 1970, [when] he was playing guitar in a Munich production of Hair (with a cast that included Donna Summer) [and] had a chance encounter with Can’s bassist, Holger Czukay, and its drummer, Jaki Liebezeit."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/arts/music/damo-suzuki-dead.html

 

[GOS]

Hmmm - someone else posted this a couple weeks/days ago. Maybe it wasn't a thread of its own.

 

[humprof]

Hmmm - someone else posted this a couple weeks/days ago. Maybe it wasn't a thread of its own.

Oh...looks like @AshBuchanan posted in "Simply Random Stuff." I'll let the mods sort it out.

 

[AshBuchanan]

That's fine @humprof , spread the good word about Can! Try the Ege Bamyasi album first if you want to get a good taste of them

 

[atrocity]

He joined Can "in May 1970, [when] he was playing guitar in a Munich production of Hair (with a cast that included Donna Summer)

I don't know if that's him on guitar, but there's no missing Donna Gaines Summer singing in German.