Holger Czukay

Holger Czukay (/ˈʃʊkaɪ/,^[1] Holger Schüring;^[2] 24 March 1938 – 5 September 2017)^[3] was a German musician. He was born in the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland). He was probably best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can.^[4] Czukay was also known for having created early important examples of ambient music, for having explored "world music" well before the term was coined, and for having been a pioneer of sampling.

Czukay was found dead at his apartment in Weilerswist, Germany on 5 September 2017 at the age of 79.^[5]

References

↑ "Can (presented by Holger Czukay)". Retrieved 6 September 2017..
↑ "Hans Hoff, "Die anarchische Methode: Musiklegende Holger Czukay", Süddeutsche Zeitung (22 March 2008)". Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link).
↑ Deutsche Rock-Ikone „Can“-Bassist Holger Czukay tot aufgefunden (in German)
↑ Ankeny, Jason (24 March 1938). "Holger Czukay". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
↑ "Can's Holger CzukayDead at 79". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

Other websites

Official website
A Holger Czukay interview (2004)
An interview with Czukay
Dignose Records Archived 2019-08-26 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Can (presented by Holger Czukay)". Retrieved 6 September 2017..

[2] "Hans Hoff, "Die anarchische Methode: Musiklegende Holger Czukay", Süddeutsche Zeitung (22 March 2008)". Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link).

[death-3] Deutsche Rock-Ikone „Can“-Bassist Holger Czukay tot aufgefunden (in German)

[4] Ankeny, Jason (24 March 1938). "Holger Czukay". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 July 2011.

[5] "Can's Holger CzukayDead at 79". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

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