Can fue una banda de rock experimental alemana formada en Colonia en 1968 por el cuarteto central de Holger Czukay (bajo, edición de tapi), Irmin Schmidt (Teclados), Michael Karoli (guitarra) y Jaki Liebezeit (batería). El grupo recorrió varios vocalistas, entre los que destaca el estadounidense Malcolm Mooney (1968-1970) y el japonés Damo Suzuki (1970-1973), así como varios miembros temporales. Procedentes de las vanguardias y el jazz, los miembros de Can mezclaron elementos de rock psicodélico, funk y ruido en álbumes influyentes como Tago Mago (1971), Ege Bamyasi (1972) y Future Days (1973). Can también tuvo éxito comercial ocasional, con sencillos como "Spoon" y "I Want More" que llegaron a las listas de singles nacionales. Han sido ampliamente aclamados como pioneros de la escena krautrock alemana y han tenido una influencia considerable en el rock subsiguiente, el post-punk, el ambiente y la música electrónica.
Kenji Suzuki (January 16, 1950 – February 9, 2024), better known as Damo Suzuki, was a Japanese musician, popular for having been the singer of the German krautrock group, Can. As a teenager, Suzuki spent the late 1960s wandering around Europe, often as a street musician. When musician Malcolm Mooney left the German band Can after recording their first album Monster Movie, Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit met Suzuki in Munich, while both were sitting outside a café. They invited him to join the group, and he did, performing with them that same night. Suzuki was part of Can between 1970 and 1973, and recorded several popular albums for the group, such as Tago Mago, Future Days and Ege Bamyası. Suzuki's first vocal performance with Can was "Don't Turn the Light On, Leave Me Alone", from the album Soundtracks. He left the group in 1973, and over the next decade he left music to pursue other projects. He returned to music in 1983, and fronted what is known as Damo Suzuki's Network: on his tours, he performed live improvised music with various local artists, whom he referred to as the Sound Carriers. Can was a German experimental rock band formed in Cologne in 1968 by the core quartet of Holger Czukay (bass, tapi editing), Irmin Schmidt (Keyboards), Michael Karoli (guitar) and Jaki Liebezeit (drums). The group featured several vocalists, including the American Malcolm Mooney (1968-1970) and the Japanese Damo Suzuki (1970-1973), as well as several temporary members. Coming from the avant-garde and jazz, the members of Can mixed elements of psychedelic rock, funk and noise on influential albums such as Tago Mago (1971), Ege Bamyasi (1972) and Future Days (1973). Can also had occasional commercial success, with singles such as "Spoon" and "I Want More" reaching the national singles charts. They have been widely acclaimed as pioneers of the German krautrock scene and have had considerable influence on subsequent rock, post-punk, ambient and electronic music.


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