R.I.P. Holger Czukay of Can
Holger Czukay has passed away at age 79. Czukay co-founded the pioneering and highly influential band Can in 1968 playing bass along with tape loops and sound effects. Can drummer Jaki Liebezeit died earlier this year.
Holger Czukay has passed away at age 79. Czukay co-founded the pioneering and highly influential band Can in 1968 playing bass along with tape loops and sound effects. Can drummer Jaki Liebezeit died earlier this year.
Jaki Liebezeit, legendary timekeeper for Can has died, age 78, from a case of sudden pneumonia. Jaki formed Can alongside Michael Karoli, Irmin Schmidt, and Holger Czukay in 1968. His bandmembers described him as “half man, half machine”.