''The Peel Sessions'' is a
compilation album by the German
experimental rock
Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments with the basic elements of the genre. Artists aim to liberate and innovate, with ...
band
Can.
Released in November 1995, it contains songs from four sessions recorded for
John Peel's
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show. The sessions took place in February 1973 (track 1), January 1974 (track 4), October 1974 (tracks 2 & 3), and May 1975 (tracks 5 & 6). The songs are mostly unreleased improvisations. "Geheim" is released as "Half Past One" on ''
Landed'' and "Mighty Girl" as "November" on ''
Out of Reach''.
Track listing
All tracks composed by
Holger Czukay,
Michael Karoli
Michael Karoli (29 April 1948 – 17 November 2001) was a German guitarist, violinist and composer. He was a founding member of the influential krautrock band Can.
Career
Karoli was born and grew up in Straubing, Bavaria, moving to St. Gall ...
,
Jaki Liebezeit
Jaki Liebezeit (born Hans Liebezeit; 26 May 1938 – 22 January 2017) was a German drummer, best known as a founding member of experimental rock band Can. He was called "one of the few drummers to convincingly meld the funky and the cerebral". ...
,
Irmin Schmidt
Irmin Schmidt (born 29 May 1937) is a German keyboardist and composer, best known as a founding member of the band Can.
Biography
Schmidt was born in Berlin, Germany, began his studies in music at the conservatorium in Dortmund, at the Folkwan ...
and
Damo Suzuki
, better known as Damo Suzuki (ダモ鈴木), is a Japanese musician who has been living in Germany since the early 1970s and is best known as the former lead singer of the krautrock group Can.
Biography
As a teenager, Suzuki spent the late 196 ...
.
#"Up the Bakerloo Line with Anne" – 18:49
#"Return to BB City" – 8:27
#"Tape Kebab" – 8:58
#"Tony Wanna Go" – 14:31
#"Geheim (Half Past One)" – 6:42
#"Mighty Girl" – 8:41
Personnel
;Can
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Holger Czukay – bass guitar
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Michael Karoli
Michael Karoli (29 April 1948 – 17 November 2001) was a German guitarist, violinist and composer. He was a founding member of the influential krautrock band Can.
Career
Karoli was born and grew up in Straubing, Bavaria, moving to St. Gall ...
– guitar
*
Jaki Liebezeit
Jaki Liebezeit (born Hans Liebezeit; 26 May 1938 – 22 January 2017) was a German drummer, best known as a founding member of experimental rock band Can. He was called "one of the few drummers to convincingly meld the funky and the cerebral". ...
– drums
*
Irmin Schmidt
Irmin Schmidt (born 29 May 1937) is a German keyboardist and composer, best known as a founding member of the band Can.
Biography
Schmidt was born in Berlin, Germany, began his studies in music at the conservatorium in Dortmund, at the Folkwan ...
– keyboards
*
Damo Suzuki
, better known as Damo Suzuki (ダモ鈴木), is a Japanese musician who has been living in Germany since the early 1970s and is best known as the former lead singer of the krautrock group Can.
Biography
As a teenager, Suzuki spent the late 196 ...
– vocals
References
External links
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''The Peel Sessions''a
1995 compilation albums
1995 live albums
Can (band) albums
Can
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