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Can announce “The Lost Tapes”

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

cut and pasted from the Mute website: Spoon Records and Mute are delighted to announce the release of Can – The Lost Tapes, the long awaited box set of unreleased studio, soundtrack and live material. The Lost Tapes, out on … Continue reading →

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Can news! At last!

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

So, news in at last. Special editions, box sets, free downloads & previously unreleased material. Read on. Spoon Records are teaming up once again with Mute for the 40th anniversary of Can’s classic landmark album “Tago Mago”. This new edition … Continue reading →

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6th Birthday: The Roots of Was Ist Das?

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

Well, judging by the greetings on facebook, it is now August 19th in Japan, so that means the 6th birthday of Was Ist Das? has begun. It’s also the second anniversary of when Was Ist Das? 2.0 was born, as … Continue reading →

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Can playing Mother Sky live on German TV

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

It’s Easter, Doctor Who returns tonight & I’m sodding working while it’s on & won’t get to see it until 28 hours after it’s broadcast, so I’m using this to cheer me up:

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CAN OPEN THE VAULTS

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

In this months Mojo magaizne, Irmin Schmidt reveals some exciting news for Can-heads. He states there are 20 to 30 hours of unreleased music in the Can archive and that he has begun digitising it. He mentions there are live … Continue reading →

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Soul Jazz Records To Relase Krautrock

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

Soul Jazz, the record label that first made their name through compiling the best rare tracks from the the genres of funk and jazz, are branching out into the world of krautrock after recent success with their New York Noise … Continue reading →

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Can performing “Vitamin C” on German TV

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

Seeing a snippet of this performance on the BBC’s recent Krautrock documentary made me want to watch the full thing again.

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New (old) Can Album Coming Soon

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

The beautifully named Crippled Dick Hot Wax Records are releasing the unreleased soundtrack by Irmin Schmidt & The Inner Space to the 1968 film “Kama Sutra” Here’s the official record label word: Better late than never? A good four decades … Continue reading →

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MORE IRMIN SCHMIDT FILMMUSIK COMING OUT

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

October 5th is Germany day over at Mute Records as they are also releasing “Filmmusik Anthology Vol 4&5” as a double CD. On the subject of the release, Mute say: “Founder of the legendary German rock group CAN, Irmin Schmidt … Continue reading →

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FREE VIDEO OF DAMO SUZUKI WITH KAWABATA MAKOTO

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

Are you aware of the internet archive? Thanks to them I was able to find a copy of the old version of this website and put all the old articles over on the features page. They also store non-copyright media. … Continue reading →

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