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Michael Karoli & Polly Eltes: Deluge (1984)

2017/04/07

Even for me, what I’m going to write next seems something out of a fever dream. Polly Eltes, elite, English model/actress seen in the pages of Italian Vogue, and on the catwalks of Europe, teams up with CAN guitarist Michael Karoli to create a forward-thinking blast of Fourth World dub music. If I didn’t have…
Phantom Band: Phantom Band (1980)

2016/11/21

Who or what is the Phantom Band? Unknown, or unheard, by even the most die-hard CAN fan, this side project by founding CAN drummer Jaki Liebezeit and late-CAN era bassist (and ex-Traffic member) Rosko Gee finds them exploring the most trance-inducing part of CAN’s music – their reggae and African musical influences – to surprising results. It’s…
CAN: Oh Yeah (1971) and Fly By Night (1977)

2014/08/13

Can – 1977 Further along in this month long journey through great driving songs we’re still in the country of Germany. To be precise, Cologne, West Germany. The two songs I’ll review today from CAN one “Oh Yeah” the driver, and “Fly By Night” the meditative/homecoming track present two interesting sides of the same band.…