Continuing the series of archival live albums documenting German experimental rock legends Can at their mid-’70s creative peak, Live in Arles 1975 captures a set recorded in August of that year at an amphitheatre in Southern France. As with other volumes in the series, the tracks are numerically titled, as the group mainly improvised in concert, though they often touched on riffs, ideas, and rhythms heard in the songs contained on their studio albums. Also like some of the other live releases, it sounds like it was sourced from private fan tapes rather than professional recordings, but the energy of the musicians’ performances mostly makes up for the murky sound quality. The group sound strong and energetic as soon as the record button was pressed…
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Can & Irmin Schmidt – »Replay« 1968-2026 (15 Gems and Rarities Compiled Exclusively for Mojo) (2026)
As the last surviving core member of krautrock outliers Can and curator of their still potent musical legacy, Irmin Schmidt has hand-selected a CD of riches and rarities from the band’s vast archives exclusively for MOJO.
In the pantheon of great musical cults, few are more potent and enduring than Can. An avant-garde groove machine. A radical rethink of what a rock band could be. A group of fiercely independent talents who could switch from expansive psychedelic jams to magically skewed pop music on a whim. Holger Czukay. Jaki Liebezeit. Michael Karoli. Irmin Schmidt. Malcolm Mooney and Damo Suzuki.
…Replay 1968-2026 brings together riches and rarities from the band’s life and afterlife.
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