Can - Mother Sky

from "Soundtracks" (1970). The song (one of my favorites) had to be amputated to fit the 10 min youtube limit, sorry :/

[@TheRealShedLife]

The drummer. The whole band, but... that drummer. And notice how the whole band keeps up with him. Glorious 10 minutes, wonderful

[@cullen2147]

I’m a huge fan of Can and Krautrock in general. Very trancelike at times and seriously Grooooovy❤️

[@peteralexgoisl6520]

Hi liebe Freunde stimmiger Unterhaltung van hat in den 60ern den Sound Track im Francis Durbrigde Thriller das Messer gezaubert Spoon hieß der Titel und passte zu der gruseligen Stimmung des Films zu der Zeit war ich 8jahre alt und war von der 🎶 begeistert und ja Der Drummer 🥁 a machine 1️⃣klassig

[@melmel6253]

Btw, the original song is 14 minutes.

[@Gerd56876]

Grandiose Music, begleitet mich seit den 70ern , und habe das Original Album!

[@samueldelascasasvallejos2741]

Extraordinarios

[@charlieyoung7726]

one of planet earth's best rock bands

[@cullen2147]

Though nicely hidden. I like it that way, like a musical mindtrip feast…✌️❤️

[@peteralexgoisl6520]

May be I love this stuff 🎼 🎸 but when I Hear SAHB himself Alex Harvey Sensationell entertainment and good rock'n roll 🍥 😘

[@roberton.m.junior6629]

yes

[@marsmarv]

Best in Milky way galaxy :) @@roberton.m.junior6629

[@diegogalindo1138]

I dance this in a Spanish disco all night long.....my body shaking in 1977 Wonderfull trip to stars

[@pigglesy]

rip sticky vicky

[@Shooter61627]

70's music is perfect

[@josemourinhotv3318]

this is more 60s

[@astridolearczyk8510]

@@josemourinhotv3318 Its from '70?

[@dbyrd]

@@astridolearczyk8510 The song was recorded in '69. The movie would've been in filming/production that year. Not to mention, the song's overall tone and atmosphere is like UFO club 1966/1967 Syd barrett floyd/soft machine.

[@E.C.2]

I remember John Lydon talking this band up yrs ago in interviews. He's the reason I started listening to Can.

[@rogerantonybennett5272]

That was John Lydon of PIL (public image limited)...

[@E.C.2]

@@rogerantonybennett5272 Yes.

[@numbers9to0]

I know that Can exist, for more than 20 years, but never really listened to a Can song. This is 100x better than I expected. Just wow!

[@gerardballon3923]

Plus de cinquante ans

[@rockopa7515]

i was exactly 17 years old, never forget one day CAN - KRAFTWERK usw. - 53 years later i here THE SPACELORDS or A.R. Machines, try it again !!!

[@pastrychef1985]

Can is one of the greatest bands. This is near perfect imo.

[@machummonrum6483]

No, not nearly, they are pefect. I saw and heard them live!!

[@astridolearczyk8510]

@@machummonrum6483 Oh... fantastic! What a lucky man you are!

[@rogerantonybennett5272]

@@machummonrum6483 - Unfortunately there were plenty of poor gigs. They could often be on auto-pilot. Karoli would turn up late consistantly. It's very difficult to make any judgement on the live shows, even when they exist in recordings. They over blasted the audiences. It was a real treat when they played softly. Holger was often the one to set a mood. Karoli was the composer of the stepwise theme in MOZZER SKY. He was probably the weakest member of the central 4. Malcolm & Damo were important 5th members.

[@jcforrester2]

Listen to Ultimate Spinach if you like this as much as i do.

[@bretusmongetus]

Is perfect, don't be afraid to say it 😅

[@Bapt287]

Why is this drummer so fucking good

[@franckaredurno3841]

Comment ne pas écouter ce titre, une drogue, je viens, reviens et reviens encore... sublime, lumineux, extatique !

[@francklacoffrette616]

Très bon commentaire... Ce morceau est hallucinant avec une rythmique demante, une guitare sous Lsd et mon chouchou Damo... Le japonais fou

[@hajvan92]

I'm 18 years old and a year ago my mother told me for this song...from then I just can't stop listening it...

[@andrewhounsome5969]

Then say a BIG thank you to your mother...... :-)

[@user-pq3zw3yb1q]

Now you're already 25?

[@janicecook8864]

say a big thank you to all mothers of this era

[@Buya0117]

u 27 now?

[@jav_3791]

I turned 18 y/o like one week ago. I discovered Can like 6 months ago and it's simply addictive

[@vooselagina9523]

Holy fucking shit this is like discovering some unknown type of sex move. Where the hell have you been all my life?!

[@kingcrimson_2112]

i feel ya bru

[@turkishxgold]

True tho.

[@jacksonfritts2988]

This is my favorite Can song. It's such a solid groove. Pure hypnotism music. Jaki's the shit.

[@Bedevere]

This...

[@dashernandez8953]

Voose Lagina welcome

[@davidsheilds7191]

RIP Jaki. This song punches my soul everytime.

[@domkeller666]

RIP Jaki Liebezeit. Truly one of a kind. My life is unquantifiably richer for having this awesome music in it.

[@andrewhartnett4013]

RIP Dimebag aswell

[@blobvision]

RIP Holger Czukay

[@d.w.5144]

Alte Erinnerungen werden wach. Immer noch extrem geil.

[@lucadantiga5316]

Music of the past, the present and the future. It sounds new also today

[@peteryoung2916]

I had the joy of seeing the man numerous times.

[@astridolearczyk8510]

Wow... i think you're a lucky man

[@OphelieFontaine]

This is so old and sounds so groundbreaking new: Absolute classic! Miss this quality in our modern times 😢

[@MrRandomSam]

Can is great. These guys take you on a journey. Jaki's drumming gives me tingles down my spine. R.I.P Jaki Liebezeit. While you are not on Earth with us anymore, your drumming is still as constant and living today. Stay healthy Damo!

[@nestoralvarez8035]

ASI ES! R.I.P JAKI LIEBEZEIT

[@SUN2RA]

I pray for DAMO SUZUKI to stay healthy AS long AS possible....

[@PEGGLORE]

Irmin alive still and he was the oldest too. i patted him on the back and said "good show" to him when he walked past me in the street after I saw the 'Can Project' in London a couple years back. Jaki unexpectedly died couple months b4 the concert he meant to be drumming at which sucked, and Holger too ill to attend I heard, which indeed he must've been then. Anyway, there's a mini documentary about the concert on KZbin, here if anyone not seen. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaaTp2d_jJmnqLc

[@Mensa989]

Jaki Liebezeit (26 May 1938 - 22 January 2017) was a German drummer, best known as a founding member of Can.

[@ChemTrailEnjoyer]

The flag of Iceland.

[@baldemaroo]

also known as the human metronome :)

[@Sigurdur5]

Algjör synd, en svona er lífið.

[@pacovalverde7717]

DEP . Great drummer. A día de hoy sus baterías siguen siendo una autentica pasada!!!

[@nestoralvarez8035]

Jaki Liebezeit .... PIEZA FUNDAMENTAL EN ESTA BANDA RIP .... GRACIAS POR TAN MARAVILLOSO VUELO EN MI CEREBRO

[@IwanOchs5]

отличная музыка ! Я могу слушать эту песню 10 раз подряд.

[@peteralexgoisl6520]

Hi Iwan I am Pjotr Alex where are you living I think you came from Russia 🇷🇺 or am I wrong Me I'm born in 🇦🇹 Vienna and since 1982 I am in 🇩🇪 I'm 66 years old and not wise 😅hope you like Can like I do ❤

[@peteralexgoisl6520]

6:33

[@juddyjuddface9252]

RIP Damo Suzuki

[@datapanik2341]

A Jewel. A Magic Band. Music for so many years to come !

[@nestoralvarez8035]

ESTA BANDA ES TREMENDA ... ME DEVORA EL CEREBRO! EXCELENTE SONIDO, LOGRE TENER TODOS SUS DISCOS, GRACIAS

[@vernon1979s]

Song is both hypnotic and awakening chaotic and harmonious the proper definition of swag !

[@lind.gabriellaa]

They were ahead of their time. This sounds like modern alternative rock.

[@johnrowan4273]

Gone 66-year-old still sound great💝😇✌

[@lind.gabriellaa]

@TomorrowNeverKnows in my opinion.

[@lind.gabriellaa]

@TomorrowNeverKnows why do you hate this band??

[@ronniewall1481]

MODERN ALTERNATIVE ROCK SOUNDS LIKE THIS. LOOK AT MY PLAY LIST.

[@megb7715]

A band called the Lumerians cited them as a influence, and that's especially clear with this track.

[@finaldestination5847]

When I first listened this track back in 1970 I changed my view to music... this track brought me to Can´s music... since then I bought almoust all of their records !!

[@tb-cg6vd]

Possibly the best rhythm unit ever devised. Holger & Jaki - relentless.

[@timhawthorn7903]

One of the most masterful pieces pieces of editing ever. What Holger Czukay could achieve with a scalpel and some sticky tape is barely believable. Karoli's guitar playing on this still gives me goosebumps after all this time.

[@andrewhartnett4013]

They don't make it like this anymore for sure

[@fruitypeebils]

i never even considered that aspect of their music before. but it makes sense considering Canaxis 5

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

MK always claimed he never played solos but most of his playing sounds like soloing to me. Not complaining about his playing of which I am a fan but I always found those anti-soloing comments to be kind of disingenuous.

[@myearsloveit]

Me2

[@austinwarlock4766]

My favorite karoli guitar playing is on outside my door but this is a close second for sure!

[@BlackyZE]

Hypnotizing !! What a amazing song !

[@stacyblue1980]

Thank you and dont worry about the "amputation". I am so grateful for this. I have never heard this before and it is just perfect. Just what i need right now and I will adore it always. Wow.

[@rogerantonybennett5272]

Seek out BUTTERFLY for an early quick start....(by CAN)

[@modkit4851]

DID YOU KNOW?..... Can were pretty much Mark E Smith's favourite band ( along with Captain Beefheart) Just thought I'd mention it! My Dad brought me up on Beefheart, Can etc and a Fall fan was born!!

[@elijahwilliamson3623]

This was done in separate takes. The transition to each solo is edited literally via cut and paste but done so seamlessly that you'd think that they hired session musicians for one long recording.

[@Slazlo-Brovnik]

And btw: "Cut and Paste" back in the day meant literally cut and paste of tape. AFAIK they recorded everything on two REVOX A77

[@Reaktanzkreis]

Listened to it which a huge sound system. 2x 1500W rms with JBL speakers , the drums drove the nails out of the splinters and blow the dust out of the keyholes. What amazing sound

[@en.gine.st.art7]

Un concentrato della musica anni' 70 ! Straordinario e travolgente!

[@phillipthrasher6812]

I'm old as dam dirt and first time ever heard this band I love it awesome band .

[@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044]

Same. I'm a huge music fan and I just discovered CAN today. I feel like I just unearthed Led Zeppelin or The Beatles.

[@davidknell9676]

Oh the drums, the drumming of German engineering. Such precision. Celebrating the love the beat

[@racamoni]

Ce morceau n'a pas pris une ride, merci !!

[@jankawiorski]

The best psychedelic song of all.

[@kingkook3027]

This is sill astonishing!!! How did they just pluck magic out the air like this?

[@sueyu3603]

Jooo$

[@ElMalGusano]

It's so horribly sad when it ends before ending... Thank you, though, this is one of the only Can songs available in youtube, and one of their best. Mutilated, but still conquering hearts and ears. That's how awesome Can is.

[@ruylopez6354]

Excellent band.

[@Colnago1613]

An unforgettable and unusual music scene in Germany in the sixties and seventies. They are less well known than Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream although they are pioneers of Krautrock. All in all, they were 50 years ahead of their time. Too bad it was cut to 10 minutes.......Eine unvergessliche und ungewöhnliche Musikszene in Deutschland in den sechziger und siebziger Jahren. Sie sind weniger bekannt als Kraftwerk und Tangerine Dream, obwohl sie Krautrock gründeten. Alles in allem waren sie ihrer Zeit 50 Jahre voraus. Schade, dass es auf 10 Minuten reduziert wurde

[@TheEamoB]

One of the greatest ever songs recorded. Mesmerising.

[@GlennNicholls]

I love this track: it always reminds me of 'Sister Ray' by Velvet Underground.

[@erikmineer502]

I'm American and these guys kick ass

[@TheTyagiankit]

i can't stop listening.........help!!!!!!

[@Sr19769p]

You don't need help, dude; it's the one's who don't dig it that do!

[@rsc1623]

@@Sr19769p It’s unreal. Kinda in a trance repeating. It’s only been 1 1/2 days. Am I safe?

[@joachimmro6494]

That's from my youth. A great german band.

[@andrewhartnett4013]

Sure beats the music of nowadays

[@itsgonnbeok7249]

@@andrewhartnett4013 Yeah cos Can was so absurdly popular when they were around. There is still plenty of good music. Anybody who implies there isnt is lazy and for some reason expects to have it spoon fed to them. You need to LOOK for good music. it doesnt fall in your lap. Its been this way forever.

[@whackmc5167]

@@andrewhartnett4013 the oh sees, king gizzard and the lizzard wizzard und so weiter und so fort.

[@astridolearczyk8510]

Wow! I think most of the people here including me dont have the pleasure. It must have been a fantastic time

[@nathanielnewman-beckett7851]

This came out a year after led zeppelin's first album, astounding

[@nunocatarre485]

Best rock band ever!

[@MrTravenB]

most hypnotic Drums me have ever heard

[@nenadcrnac3472]

Tomorrow Never Knows

[@zoubizobvince7820]

The most psychédélique song I ever heard😀

[@augustodelazzari3936]

@@nenadcrnac3472 Fuck the beatles! (music for nerds). Velvet Underground, Dub and the KrautRock changed the History of Rock.

[@wimgroart1870]

@@augustodelazzari3936 VU is music for old hipsters; CAN is still NEU! And Tomorrow never knows is groundbreaking for DUB, Krautrock, psychedelic etc.

[@augustodelazzari3936]

@TomorrowNeverKnows That's your opinion. I think the beatles is the best publicity maneuver of the XX century. And the beatles sucks! (of course)

[@deadstar44]

The sound of those acoustic drums are crystalline. From 2:36 onward, tasty polyrythms.

[@fantomaeronautics1148]

When everything and everyone is gone, you still will not ever feel alone, because you have Can....

[@felixfelix7447]

Its 1972. A freezing icy morning. I throw myself on my bed after three hours early morning milk round. Im 14. The needle drops on this track. Side two. And I'm lost.

[@l2abbrev.167]

3 hrs of work oof

[@rodneyhatch56]

I worked a milk round at age 14 (1970) on a horse and cart. The horse knew the round better than our drunken, gambling master.

[@seanfarrar889]

Felix Felix - Exquisite taste for a fourteen year old. Top notch.

[@sahadahellauge8234]

Einfach ein cooler Sound,von Anfang an🌚😎😁der Sound ist für mich Zeitlos

[@deepindercheema4917]

You're a shamanic milkman man.

[@gonzaloperezrojas9362]

my right ear is very happy with this record!

[@ome33ga42]

Listen to it ina car

[@midhatbrkic9917]

Killing sound, techno, disco, everything possible, but it's good, so good!!

[@sirarungasal3732]

AMAZING!!! Instantly love this sound

[@midhatbrkic9917]

Corona time, 05.06.2020. Can still rules!!

[@osmosys808]

I never knew about this band until tonight - WOW

[@camiloreyeshernandez5951]

no puedo parar de retorcerme cuando escucho esta pieza.

[@floydzepplin1218]

What a great band!

[@K-Von]

This is gold!

[@alastairpearson]

hajvan92 your mother has very good taste.your lucky. great tune. im as old as the tune.i have been listening to can for 25 years and still amazed by them.

[@sunkintree]

Oh my god the drumming at 2:35 and the clean sleek guitar that comes on in about 3 minutes in

[@氏A-x1d]

97年に渋谷でダモズネットワークでこの曲生で聴いたな。

[@malikkasimov8053]

Yes the can, ones of my favorite band

[@eduardogutierrezcastillo2767]

This sounds so modern

[@EvandroSvejk]

Because it is

[@francis4291]

Can's sound owes a lot to the drums, to its incessant hammering. With the hypnotic voice of Damo Suzuki, Mother Sky is a must-have track.

[@rogerantonybennett5272]

but this version is truncated by YT to 10'

[@francis4291]

@@rogerantonybennett5272 Yes, the original track has a duration of 14'30", but the sound has not lost anything. Thanks for the remark.

[@rogerantonybennett5272]

@@francis4291 - there's much more to the variable quality of Mozzer Sky & other CAN trax. The early CAN trax were all analogue as far as I know. Holger at the controls .... Dip into the other YT versions of Mozzer Sky. They differ in ways other than splicing.... Turntable speeds etc... The pitch too...

[@rogerantonybennett5272]

@@francis4291 - no ! The sound does vary. It was analogue on LP... so every analogue playback is different....

[@francis4291]

@@rogerantonybennett5272 Oh yes ? I owned the album in its first version, the one with the great cover that showed film clippings. Later, in the 80s, I bought the first CD pressing. I never should have parted with vinyl, but that's the way it is. The first CD was not remastered, but the timing of Mother Sky, I believe, was identical to the album (dubbing from the original master or tape). To be checked. Afterwards, I remember that I noticed a sound difference between the Landed album and the CD. Thank you for your remarks. 🌌 (from Babaluma 🙂)

[@sniffypigster]

I've been a Can fan for 35 years

[@bingsinatra5283]

Jeez, that comment makes me feel old... I bought Tago Mago after hearing John Peel play it, I'll be 62 years old shortly.

[@AshleyPomeroy]

I've always loved the quiet bit at 4:24. The whole song basically starts all over again.

[@davidjones6262]

Love...a great start to a trip

[@c.augustop.3482]

masterpiece !!! ever, ever, ever...

[@aliyavaleyeva]

The discovery of today!! 21.02.2024

[@MsMelissa303]

Damn these drums are amazing

[@danielmcmahan4393]

The snares are crispy

[@MarcS4R]

i am hearing this for the first time...amzing peice of music...

[@joshuadannaker7794]

Phone

[@andreaspina9272]

This is forever

[@brucebaldy]

great song and I agree with some others the drum work is outstanding.

[@pumakta3631]

kudos .., pumakta 151. living the vibe on a great nite. privileged... & thank you!

[@hippyjodorowsky8102]

Met Damo in Belfast recently he simply called Jaki Liebnitz, "a machine"

[@pisagor5699]

"... ege bamyasi can (1972) can is probably the most widely known and often cited band identified with krautrock. groops like stereolab (at least their early catalog) and sonic youth are clearly followers of can’s signature motorik beats. the cover design of ege bamyasi is odd but charming. it features a giant can of okra. apparently, thurston moore purchased this album for 49-cents at woolworth’s simply because of the cover, not realizing just how much the music on the wax inside would change his life.

[@phillipobrien5618]

I dig what you are saying bro.. Got to see these guys live in Detroit Mother Sky

[@markgrover2524]

Best can track ever

[@mattn1936]

Couldn't be easy to keep that perfect drum beat for 15 minutes

[@menschmeier1410]

Yes, only Maureen Tucker / velvet Underground could do so

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

Ten minutes

[@hickinabiskit]

@@ProjectFlashlight612 This is edited down from the album version.

[@alanroper5706]

When you're on good drugs you'll want to carry that on longer lol

[@cosmicdrifter287]

one of the best krautrock tracks ever.

[@greekgod53]

The best music group ever exist !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@geronimorootman5117]

Fkn tuff.,.best I herd aaaalllllllllll day... people are needing this play twice. Wax on. Wax on

[@edblake1779]

BUDUAM! I love to just being thrown right against the glass as to you catch your breath. The power that bristled and tore open so many holes in this old mans brain as a teenager to let in possibilities and fire have only ever been plugged again by time.

[@moniquepsychedeliquenoir5449]

amazing hyptotic groove

[@stephenellis7316]

I love this Band, Saw them on British and German TV in the early days,I believe British and American Record Company's and Producers were a bit Snooty toward German and other European Progressive Bands in the early 70s, I have all their records and play them regularly,.

[@downallyourstreets]

Americans and Brits were jealous cuz the Germans nailed the “Deep-Trip” So it was just outright ignored and dismissed.

[@pucahorse]

The Horrors ripped this off... This is fantastic indeed... way before its time and The Horrors!

[@EstudiantespxpBlogspot]

gracias por haberlo subido, me revelo una parte de los albores de toda la musica que surgio despues, muchas bandas deben su influencia a CAN!!!

[@nestoralvarez8035]

HOLA ... SOY DE ARGENTINA, REALMENTE ESTA BANDA ME ROMPIO LA CABEZA, TENGO TODOS SUS DISCOS Y UNO CON MEJOR MUSICA QUE OTRO, EXCELENTE, SALUDOS

[@altlucasdm]

EdeLP

[@AbyCosta]

Estudiantes de La Plata partido a partido p

[@silviobosco]

+ (estudiante de la pasta) asi como muchas bandas pueden su influencia a MUST!!!

[@Ballardian]

I can't believe this track was interrupted by having an ad in the middle of it. Fucking outrageous.

[@nadasadhana]

RIP Damo

[@samuelmendoza5889]

Que canción tan más pro la sigo escuchando en el 2021 me ha salvado de la cuarentena ❤️

[@dub5674]

Yo estoy aquí porque alguien puso en un video de The Horrors que Sea Within a Sea era una copia de esta canción. ¿Tú qué opinas?

[@1ls376]

Please, some history. I stumbled across Can on satalite radio. Never heard of them. Way Cool.

[@xSaecredChaotixx]

Might I suggest looking up Krautrock for an adventure.

[@1ls376]

pauljones651 Thanks for the history. Can is incredible. So, I'm at work, this song starts, I can't leave my truck while it's playing. To put it mildly, this sounds like everything I have every liked, from any band. Cool, Hip, Groovy, Hipnotic. I my opinion, most (if not all) of those commercially successful bands from the '60s-'80s couldn't equal this. I would guess Hendricks picked up on Can.

most influence band today by Can are Radiohead...they like listened Can 24/7

[@rhandyrhoads12]

Mustafa Jakubović Wrongly influenced, but influenced after all

[@GraceanneDarling]

theres a lot of can influence in thee oh sees newer stuff. Lupine ossuary/lupine dominus for example have the same bassline as this song essentially lol

[@LeslieLatchman]

here from anthony bourdain. thank you sir.

[@TheAmer891]

Incredible

[@humanoidedc500]

GENIAL PERFOMANCE !!!

[@cosmicdrifter287]

what a band!

[@patrickravier3038]

I dig the unexpected organ-like sound and rythm change at 5:18 PS Full version on Vimeo

[@modkit4851]

OOOH! signeponge, nearly forgot my manners, You're a wonderful human being!! many thanks.