The hippest of the hippity happening may have been aware of CAN from the Sixties but I wasn't that cool. They're as krautrock as any band can get but I pick up vibes of Grateful Dead, some Doors, and a pile of high-end brainpower. That may lead to thinking of King Crimson but listen to discover for yourself.
Note: the above is not to imply any copying but rather it's a sense which comes to anyone so far out on the edge.
Jaki Liebezeit was the drummer for CAN and the subject of the band came up because he recently died at seventy eight. His death got a great deal of notice since he was regarded by many as the best in the world. As above, listen and make your own call.
This seems the band most centered for the German rock intelligentsia since they're not just fans but disciples of CAN.
A long-time krautrock favorite has been Tangerine Dream but they seem somewhat softer even when I know they can deliver huge power in live. Tangerine Dream did many movie themes but so did CAN and maybe a good enough score lifts the movie up toward being a modern opera. I don't see anything lesser in that type of writing and, if anything, it's probably much more difficult than composing something out of the blue just because it seemed the moment for it.
Note: the above is not to imply any copying but rather it's a sense which comes to anyone so far out on the edge.
Jaki Liebezeit was the drummer for CAN and the subject of the band came up because he recently died at seventy eight. His death got a great deal of notice since he was regarded by many as the best in the world. As above, listen and make your own call.
This seems the band most centered for the German rock intelligentsia since they're not just fans but disciples of CAN.
A long-time krautrock favorite has been Tangerine Dream but they seem somewhat softer even when I know they can deliver huge power in live. Tangerine Dream did many movie themes but so did CAN and maybe a good enough score lifts the movie up toward being a modern opera. I don't see anything lesser in that type of writing and, if anything, it's probably much more difficult than composing something out of the blue just because it seemed the moment for it.
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