Damo Suzuki 1950-2024
“How Damo lived his life is a stark reminder to be true to one’s self, look to the future, not the past, move creatively within your own space, on your own terms, with kindness and a broad smile.”
Our full statement here: mute.com/mute/damo-suzuki-19…
"I started singing and making strange sounds even when I was four years old..."
@elizabethalker speaks to German music pioneer, composer and founder member of the band Can, Irmin Schmidt (@ISchmidtMusic)
Unclassified - tonight at 11.30pm: bbc.in/37Nn4tS
Must read : a long talk with Irmin Schmidt about John Cage, CAN and "5 Klavierstücke", latest LP released at Mute Records last year. loudersound.com/features/we-…
Back to 1973, CAN was on air on french TV. Here we go for an insane 10 minutes jam with Damo.
(Thanks to MrKolshack on Youtube for that rare live footage taken from "Rock en Stock", an ORTF cult TV program). facebook.com/officialCan/vid…
We are helping our dinosaur friends in Crystal Palace, London, to raise some money for needed restoration. If you want to get your hands on a special deal of TEN Can classic vinyl with a PERSONALISED GREETING card to YOU from... ebay.co.uk/sch/helenastroud/…
BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Can-fans this one's for you! Arguably THE most important experimental band in popular music, this book comprises a biography of the group by Rob Young and a symposium curated by Irmin Schmidt. roughtrade.com/gb/books/rob-…@SpoonRecords
Thanks to Spotify for including 'Klavierstuück V' on their Classical New Releases playlist!
Mozart, Mendelssohn, Vivaldi, Debussy, Schmidt. open.spotify.com/user/spotif…