Holger Czukay | |
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 Czukay in 1973 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Holger Schüring |
| Born | 24 March 1938 Free City of Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) |
| Died | 5 September 2017 (aged 79) Weilerswist, Germany |
| Genres | |
| Instrument(s) | Bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, drums, vocals, French horn |
| Years active | 1968–2017 |
| Labels | |
| Spouse | Ursula Schüring (m. 1989) |
Holger Schüring[1] (24 March 1938 – 5 September 2017),[2] known professionally as Holger Czukay (/ˈʃʊkaɪ/),[3] was a German musician best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can. Described as "successfully bridg[ing] the gap between pop and the avant-garde",[4] Czukay was also notable 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.
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- ^ "Holger Czukay, 79, Influential Rock Experimenter, Is Dead". New York Times. 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Can (presented by Holger Czukay)". YouTube. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2017..
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Holger Czukay: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 July 2011.