Can: Ege Bamyasi (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP
Usually when I listen to Can, all I can think about are all the groups that bit, I mean were "influenced" by, their sound.Ā When listening toĀ Ege BamyasiĀ however, I heard for the first time all the groups thatĀ CanĀ incorporated into their style. The major influences have got to be theĀ BeatlesĀ andĀ James Brown'sĀ rhythm section, but there are a lot more. Right off the bat "Pinch" sounds like it samples "Mommy What's aĀ Funkadelic," over processed guitar and drums just riding out the extended beat. While the music on "One More Night" is really a precursor to what we would hear fromĀ Zeppelin'sĀ House of The HolyĀ a year later in '73, the drums sound straight off the best ofĀ Prestige'sĀ soul-jazz sessions. And how can we not mention the producer's favorite, "Vitamin C" (sampled by everyone fromĀ KuruptĀ toĀ Spank Rock)? "Soup" takes us into the territory of their one time mentor Stockhausen, complete with eerie sound-scapes and glitches they didn't have a computerĀ to create. Although they're still there, the influences aren't as pronounced on the other songs and I am back to disbelief of just how innovative these Germans were. My pick, music and production wise is "Spoon," which led to them charting in Germany because of it's use in a German gangster tv show calledĀ Durbridge. "I'm So Green" and "Sing Swan Song" both have beautiful melodies and rather coherent lyrics (a rarity for them, to say the least). All together, this is the most accessible Can album I have heard and I can't think of anyone who wouldn't find something they dig on it. 2014 Remastered version on translucent green colored vinyl.
- translucent green colored vinyl
- printed insert
- limited edition
- music label:Ā Mute 2014
reviewed by jemz 05/2005
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Usually when I listen to Can, all I can think about are all the groups that bit, I mean were "influenced" by, their sound.Ā When listening toĀ Ege BamyasiĀ however, I heard for the first time all the groups thatĀ CanĀ incorporated into their style. The major influences have got to be theĀ BeatlesĀ andĀ James Brown'sĀ rhythm section, but there are a lot more. Right off the bat "Pinch" sounds like it samples "Mommy What's aĀ Funkadelic," over processed guitar and drums just riding out the extended beat. While the music on "One More Night" is really a precursor to what we would hear fromĀ Zeppelin'sĀ House of The HolyĀ a year later in '73, the drums sound straight off the best ofĀ Prestige'sĀ soul-jazz sessions. And how can we not mention the producer's favorite, "Vitamin C" (sampled by everyone fromĀ KuruptĀ toĀ Spank Rock)? "Soup" takes us into the territory of their one time mentor Stockhausen, complete with eerie sound-scapes and glitches they didn't have a computerĀ to create. Although they're still there, the influences aren't as pronounced on the other songs and I am back to disbelief of just how innovative these Germans were. My pick, music and production wise is "Spoon," which led to them charting in Germany because of it's use in a German gangster tv show calledĀ Durbridge. "I'm So Green" and "Sing Swan Song" both have beautiful melodies and rather coherent lyrics (a rarity for them, to say the least). All together, this is the most accessible Can album I have heard and I can't think of anyone who wouldn't find something they dig on it. 2014 Remastered version on translucent green colored vinyl.
- translucent green colored vinyl
- printed insert
- limited edition
- music label:Ā Mute 2014
