Krautrock legends Can have unveiled the official music video for the track “Vier” taken from their upcoming album “Live In Aston 1977.” Watch the video through the Youtube player below:
The acclaimed Can live series continues with the release of “Live In Aston 1977,” available via Mute Records and Future Days records (the new EU label created by Spoon Records) on vinyl and CD on May 31, 2024.
Pre-Order here: https://mute.ffm.to/can_lia77
The series was overseen by founding member Irmin Schmidt and producer/engineer René Tinner, who delicately worked on restoring the archival recordings to the best quality for current modern technology. This record captures the band’s 1977 performance in Aston and features Schmidt (keyboard & synths), Jaki Liebezeit (drums), Michael Karoli (guitars), Holger Czukay (wave receiver & spec.sounds), plus Rosko Gee (bass), who appears for the first time in the series.
It follows the release of “Can Live in Brighton 1975,” “Can Live in Stuttgart 1975,” “Can Live In Cuxhaven 1976” and “Live in Paris 1973.”
“Live In Aston 1977” captures the band at a strange point in their career. Bassist Holger Czukay had moved on to performing with the band on what is credited as “waveform radio and spec. sounds.” He was replaced on bass by Rosko Gee from Traffic (Traffic percussionist Rebop Kwaku Baah also joined established band members Czukay, Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit, Michael Karoli at the time).
The new-look Can‘s then-new album “Saw Delight” did not receive good reviews from the media at the time. The line-up featuring Gee and Kwaku Baah would go on to record two more albums with the band, “Out Of Reach” (1978) and the self-titled “Can” (1979) before splitting up.
“Live In Aston 1977” will be available on double vinyl, 2xCD and digitally.
