Forgotten Treasures

Can “The Singles” (Mute Records)

From the start, CAN, the multifarious West German band, understood the value in taping excessive jam sessions, sometimes up to six hours. This influential collective who drew influence from Sly Stone, James Brown and Karlheinz Stockhausen would mine back over tape, searching for the magic break. An updated version of …

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Can “The Lost Tapes”

Can “The Lost Tapes”

Can – A Swan is Born via Mute.com: “Spoon Records and Mute are delighted to announce the release of Can – The Lost Tapes, the long awaited box set of unreleased studio, soundtrack and live material. The Lost Tapes, out on 18 June 2012, was curated by Irmin Schmidt and …

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