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Boxset/Compilation, released in 1976 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Gomorrha (5:41) - Irmin Schmidt / synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
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Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(14%)
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SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Prog Folk

SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator

Both of Can's lead vocalists, the American Malcolm Mooney and the Japanese Damo Suzuki, are represented on this album, and there is also plenty of instrumental work. Tracks 1 - 13 were originally released as Limited Edition a couple of years prior to this, and were combined with the remaining pieces to make an excellent value double album in 1976. Despite the hopping around betwen different line ups and different styles of music, the whole thing flows along almost seamlesly, largely because of the metronimically precise drumming of Jaki Liebezeit - no matter how far out Can went, their remarkable drummer always anchored them to the earth. The album also displays an eccentric sense of humour.The EFS (Ethnological Forgery Series) were Can's attempts at imitating various brands of world music at least a decade before the idea of world music even existed in the mainstream music industry. Not all of them work, but the sense of adventure and exploration is palpable Malcolm Mooney's darkly humorous lyrics and vocals on Mother Upduff and The Empress And The Ukraine King are also a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes. Cutaway is an 18 minute sound collage from 1968 that sees the band (particularly Czukay) fusing psychedelia with dub reggae, with some odd snippets of studio dialogue thrown in for good measure. The early years are more strongly represented, but the opening and closing tracks are good examples of the kind of icily beautiful music Can made after 1973.
This is not a great album for the Can newbie, but for anybody interested in Can or in German progressive music generally it's highly recommended.
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator

PROG REVIEWER

"Gomorrah" is a standout track and I can see why it's the lead off track. Lots of atmosphere and this instrumental is experimental sounding. "Dokoe" is mainly a beat with Damo on vocals. Other highlights are "I'm Too Leise" with the percussion and flute-like sounds before bass, acoustic guitar and Damo's vocals join in. Organ later on.
"The Empress And The Ukraine King" is catchy with Malcom on vocals, sax 2 1/2 minutes in. "Mother Upduff" is cool with Malcom trelling a story as the music seems to get more tense as it plays out. "Cutaway" is by far the longest song at 17 minutes. "Connection" is better with Malcom singing. I like the guitar after a minute. "Fall Of Another Year" is classic Damo and the music to match. One of my favourites.
A good album but definitely for the die hard fan.
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Prog Metal Team

This album presents Can's music in an embryonic state, with few of the pieces entirely developed, but that's exactly what makes it an interesting release and must-have for Can-ophiles, as they add interesting new sonic explorations, alternate takes and other useful additions to the known body of Can works. The 'Ethnological Forgery Series' being the obvious examples, showing experiments with world music reminding me slightly of Embryo. The opener 'Gomorrha' is one of the few fully formed Can tracks, a little cosmic masterpiece unique to their discography. Much of the songs with vocals are from the Malcolm Mooney years, which is a plus as far as I'm concerned. The 17 minute 'Cutaway' is a bit of a disappointment though.
I don't fancy all tracks here equally, but the mix of experimental successes as well as the failures is a big part of the charm of this release. Besides, since I digitalized my entire catalog this year, a playlist with 50 very strong minutes can be easily compiled from what's on offer here. You could say this is for fans only, but well, that's what many people think of the entire Can discography anyway. So 4 it is!
PROG REVIEWER

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LIMITED EDITION is my favorite CAN album by far. Many of most creative ideas from CAN's other work are expressed here without the baggage of trying to fit them into standard rock song format. If you enjoy CAN for their explorations into the avant-garde, then this is the album to seek out. Put ano
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Report this review (#243274) | Posted by pkazee | Tuesday, October 6, 2009 | Review Permanlink
In a sense, every album that CAN made was an "odds and ends" record. It's just that
this one took a lot longer to put together than most of them.
For me, CUTAWAY is CAN's masterpiece. As fine an example of sonic sculpture as will
ever be heard, and to follow it with the utterly brilliant CONNE
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Report this review (#35305) | Posted by | Sunday, June 5, 2005 | Review Permanlink
The sound of an era, the end of an era...German rock was a great invention, but Can was
the first group ever to transcend its genre. This album seems a little experimental, but is a
great collection of big, tribal touch. Like it or not, Can were miles ahead of other groups,
like XTC + Stockhau
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Report this review (#23293) | Posted by | Sunday, January 2, 2005 | Review Permanlink
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