Soundtracks (Can album)
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| Studio album by Can | ||
| Released | 1970 | |
| Recorded | 1969-1970 | |
| Genre | Krautrock | |
| Length | 35:09 | |
| Label | Mute | |
| Producer(s) | Can | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Can chronology | ||
| Monster Movie (1969) | Soundtracks (1970) | Tago Mago (1971)
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Soundtracks is the second album by the Krautrock group Can. It was first released in 1970 and consists of tracks written for various films. The album marks the departure of the band's original vocalist Malcolm Mooney, who sings on two tracks, to be replaced by new member Damo Suzuki. Stylistically, the record also documents the transition from the psychedelia-inspired jams of their first recordings (i.e., "Monster Movie" and "Delay 1968") to the more meditative, electronic, and experimental mode of the studio albums that followed (such as "Tago Mago" and "Ege Bamyasi").
The track "She Brings The Rain" was featured in the 2000 Oskar Roehler film "Die Unberührbare."
In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Mother Sky" at number 48 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
[edit] Track listing
- "Deadlock" – 3:27 (from the film "Deadlock," 1970, dir. Roland Klick)
- "Tango Whiskyman" – 4:04 (from the film "Deadlock," 1970, dir. Roland Klick)
- "Deadlock (Titelmusik)" – 1:40 (from the film "Deadlock," 1970, dir. Roland Klick)
- "Don't Turn the Light On, Leave Me Alone" – 3:42 (from the film "Cream")
- "Soul Desert" – 3:48 (from the film "Mädchen... nur mit Gewalt," 1970, dir. Roger Fritz. Cited on album sleeve as "Mädchen mit Gewalt")
- "Mother Sky" – 14:31 (from the film "Deep End," 1971, dir. Jerzy Skolimowski)
- "She Brings the Rain" – 4:04 (from the film "Bottom - Ein großer graublauer Vogel" 1971, dir. Thomas Schamoni)
[edit] Personnel
- Holger Czukay: bass, double bass
- Michael Karoli: guitar, violin
- Jaki Liebezeit: drums, percussion, flute
- Malcolm Mooney: vocals on "Soul Desert" and "She Brings the Rain"
- Irmin Schmidt: keyboards, synthesizers
- Damo Suzuki: vocals on "Deadlock," "Tango Whiskyman," "Don't Turn the Light On, Leave Me Alone," and "Mother Sky"; percussion
| Can |
| Holger Czukay | Michael Karoli | Jaki Liebezeit | Irmin Schmidt |
| Malcolm Mooney | Damo Suzuki | Rosko Gee | Rebop Kwaku Baah |
| Discography |
| Albums: Monster Movie | Soundtracks | Tago Mago | Ege Bamyasi | Future Days | Soon Over Babaluma | Landed | Flow Motion | Saw Delight | Out of Reach | Can | Rite Time |
| Compilation albums: Limited Edition | Unlimited Edition | Opener | Cannibalism | Delay 1968 | Incandescence | Cannibalism 2 | Anthology | Cannibalism 3 | Peel Sessions | Radio Waves | Can Live | Sacrilege |
| Famous songs: "Yoo Doo Right" | "Mushroom" | "Halleluhwah" | "Vitamin C" | "Spoon" | "Moonshake" | "I Want More" |
| Related articles: Krautrock | Spoon Records | Traffic | Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet |
