Tago Mago | ||||
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Released | August 1971 | |||
Recorded | November 1970–February 1971 | |||
Studio | Schloss Nörvenich (Nörvenich, West Germany) | |||
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Length | 73:27 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Producer | Can | |||
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Tago Mago is the second studio album by the German krautrock band Can, originally released as a double LP in August 1971 on United Artists Records. It was the band's first full studio album to feature vocalist Damo Suzuki after the departure of Malcolm Mooney the year prior, though Suzuki had been featured on most tracks on the 1970 compilation album Soundtracks.[5] Recorded at Schloss Nörvenich, a medieval castle near Cologne, the album features long-form experimental tracks blending rock and jazz improvisation, funk rhythms, and musique concrète tape editing techniques.[6]
Tago Mago has been described as Can's best and most extreme record in sound and structure.[7] The album has received widespread critical acclaim and is cited as an influence by various artists. Ned Raggett of AllMusic called it "not merely one of the best Krautrock albums of all time, but one of the best albums ever, period."[1]
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