Hearing so many things i never heard before, and i have heard this album many times. Mar 15, 2011 enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Aug 30, 2016 tago mago is the third album by the german krautrock band can. Tago mago is the ultimate hymn to experimental rock and to musical ambition. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. All songs written and composed by holger czukay, michael karoli, jaki liebezeit, irmin schmidt and damo suzuki. Tago mago has come along way since the 1989 spoon cd edition, which was my first copy.
Reply notify me helpful merlu67 december 21, 2019 report. Barcode and other identifiers barcode variant 1 released. Paperhouse starts things brilliantly, beginning with a lowkey chime and beat, before amping up into a rumbling roll in the midsection, then calming down again before one last blast. It was the first studio album to feature damo suzuki. Spoon records and mute announce the release of the 40 th anniversary edition of the classic can album tago mago on 14 november 2011. Seen by many as their masterpiece, tago mago is an album truly ahead of its time in both instrumentation, studio work and atmosphere. Its considered one of the most groundbreaking albums of all. This track sets the overall tone for much of album. It was the bands first studio album to feature kenji damo suzuki after their previous vocalist, malcolm mooney, quit the band in 1970 due to a nervous breakdown. Given the comparatively primitive state of recording technology that existed at the time, the sounds can created were nothing short of astonishing. Tago mago was can s third longplayer originally released in 1971, and the second album to feature the vocals of damo suzuki, who took over from malcolm mooney. Packaged in its original 1971 uk artwork and containing 50 minutes of previously unreleased live material, the rerelease is a worthy tribute to what was a genredefining work of. Tago mago is the second album by the german krautrock band can, originally released as a double lp in 1971.
Most of us have not heard a pristine copy of the 1971 german can. In conversation with terrascope, holger czukay bass player and cofounder of. Tago mago is that rarity of the early 70s, a double album without a wasted note, ranging from sweetly gentle float to fullon monster grooves. Tago mago is without a doubt one of the oddest albums you will ever hear. It was the bands second studio album and the first to feature kenji damo suzuki after their. Tago mago is the third album by the german krautrock band, can. Packaged in its original 1971 uk artwork and containing 50 minutes of previously unreleased live material, the rerelease. Their style and approach to music has influenced everyone from primal scream, stereolab, the mars volta to clinic and queens of the stone age. When i saw mushroom head when i saw mushroom head when i saw mushroom head i was born and i was dead i was born and i was dead when i saw. I have only heard this particular pressing plus cds, back in the day. Tago mago is the centerpiece of cans career, a double cd that still boggles the mind today as it did over thirty years ago. Big step up from the digital version i ripped from my 1998 cd version of tago mago. With the band in full artistic flower and damo suzukis sometimes moody, sometimes frenetic speaksingshrieking in full effect, can released not merely one of the best krautrock albums of all time, but one of the best albums ever, period.
Watch the video for halleluhwah from cans tago mago for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Paperhouse is the absolute classic can song, thanks to its soothing, haunting melody and almost lazy sounding musicianship, everything smothered in this. Listen free to can tago mago paperhouse, mushroom and more. Listen free to can tago mago remastered paperhouse, mushroom and more. Its considered one of the most groundbreaking albums of all time and also can s best. Can s second studio album and third consisting of original material sees the band go down a deeper, more experimental and darker sound. Can 2011 tago mago 1971 2 cd in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of cans conventionshifting double album tago mago, spoon records have given the record a new lease of life. Jakis tribalpounding drumming leads the music along with suzukis choppy. Tago mago is the least accessible, but the album that gets the most attention. Released 10 december 1971 on united artists catalog no. Nov 28, 2009 can tago mago 1971 a1 paperhouse a2 mushroom a3 oh yeah b1 halleluhwah c1 aumgn d1 peking o d2 bring me coffee or tea.
Often described as the tense can album, ege bamyasi is actually the band at its. Mute records can tago mago remastered mute records. Watch the video for paperhouse from cans tago mago for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Tago mago is the centerpiece of can s career, a double cd that still boggles the mind today as it did over thirty years ago. The question is whether this pressing sounds superior to other pressings. Mute records can tago mago 40th anniversary 2cd edition. Mute and can are excited to announce the repress of tago mago on limited edition orange vinyl. Tago mago the first album with damo suzuki on vocals, features the can line up of holger czukay on bass, michael karoli on guitars, jaki liebezeit on drums and irmin schmidt on keyboards, and was recorded at schloss norvenich in 1971, released later that year on united artists. The first track off of cans critically acclaimed tago mago. It was the bands second studio album and the first to feature damo suzuki after the. Side 1s trilogy of paperhouse, mushroom and oh yeah are often quoted as the most definitive can, and i wont argue with that.
Side one of the album is the most melodic and accessible, containing three relatively short songs. Jun, 2014 comes with download card for complete album. Can tago mago 40th anniversary 2cd edition out now. Recorded in a rented castle near cologne, the album features longform experimental tracks blending funk rhythms, avantgarde noise, jazz improvisation. Hey guys, its mango tango here, and welcome to my kid friendly channel mangotango roleplays. Watch the video for halleluhwah from can s tago mago for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Tago mago was cans third longplayer originally released in 1971, and the second album to feature the vocals of damo suzuki, who took over from malcolm mooney. Start reading cans tago mago 33 book 101 on your kindle in under a minute. Can tago mago 1971 a1 paperhouse a2 mushroom a3 oh yeah b1 halleluhwah c1 aumgn d1 peking o d2 bring me coffee or tea. Its the most iconic, with important musicians such as john lydon of the sex pistolspublic image ltd, thom york of radiohead, and mark hollis of talk talk all praising it and using as influence of their respective works. Watch the video for paperhouse from can s tago mago for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. With mooney out of the scene, the beloved damo suzuki comes in and takes the reigns as lead vocalist. A landmark release in the history of rock n roll mojo honours list winner of classic album award stunning john lydon sounds only like itself, like noone before or after julian cope mind expanding q. Tago mago is a music studio album recording by can krautrockprogressive rock released in 1971 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette.
Cans 1971 album tago mago, freshly reissued in a 40th anniversary edition, is a colossus, the product of a band that was thinking huge, pushing itself. Damo suzuki vocals, holger czukay bass, engineer, editing, michael karoli guitar, violin, jaki liebezeit drums, double bass, piano, irmin schmidt organ, electric piano, can composition. Suzuki after their previous vocalist, malcolm mooney, quit the band in 1970 due to a. Tago mago is the third album by the german krautrock band can. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of cans conventionshifting double album tago mago, spoon records have given the record a new lease of life. It was originally released on united artists records.
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Tago mago is the second studio album by the german experimental rock band can, and was originally released as a double lp in 1971 by united artists. Generally considered as the bands best work, consisting of intensely rhythmic jazzinspired drumming, improvised guitar and keyboard soloing, tape edits, and suzukis idiosyncratic vocalisms. Most of us have not heard a pristine copy of the 1971 german can tago mago. Can are of the most criminally overlooked bands of the last 40 years. Please hit me up if your selling a copy of this reply notify me helpful. The new edition of this genredefying album comes packaged in the original uk artwork for the first time since 1971, and includes a bonus cd featuring 50 minutes of unreleased live material from 1972, remastered. On this channel ill be posting minecraft roleplay videos as. Todays deals your gift cards help whole foods registry sell. Dec 09, 2011 can s 1971 album tago mago, freshly reissued in a 40th anniversary edition, is a colossus, the product of a band that was thinking huge, pushing itself to its limits, and devoted to breaking.
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