Can have announced Can Live in Aston 1977, the latest in an ongoing series of Can album releases focusing on the band’s live performances. It is set for release on vinyl, CD and digitally on May 31, 2024 via Mute and Future Days.
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Live in Aston 1977 is a whole new lens through which we can view a unique band with seemingly inexhaustible energy for live performance. It comes at a difficult period for Can; their recently released eighth studio album, Saw Delight, had been badly received and although posterity has been kinder, the reviews on release were savage. It might be expected that the live performances from this time would reflect some of the criticisms of the album, that they were slowing down, perhaps even feeling a little jaded, but it cements the notion that Can live, at any period, was mercurial.
Within the Can Live series, this is the first to feature bassist Rosko Gee (Traffic) who had recently joined Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit, Michael Karoli and Holger Czukay (who, relieved of bass duties, is credited with “waveform radio and spec. sounds” on the album). Rosko would perform with them until the band’s split in 1979.
Listen to “Aston 77 Vier” here…
Recordings from the series have been uncovered and pieced together from recordings within the Spoon Records vaults and those sent in by helpful fans, and brought into the 21st century by founding member Irmin Schmidt and producer / engineer René Tinner who have compiled and edited all the albums in this series.
Track listing:
1 . Aston 77 Eins (13:46)
2 . Aston 77 Zwei (08:39)
3 . Aston 77 Drei (16:28)
4 . Aston 77 Vier (07:57)
Pre-order the album: https://mute.ffm.to/can_lia77
Can Live series discography:
Can Live in Stuttgart 1977
Can Live in Brighton 1975
Can Live in Cuxhaven 1976
Can Live in Paris 1973
Can Live In Aston 1977
