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Upon examining the eventful life of Can bassist Holger Czukay,one might conclude that this intrepid musician was a loner. Histurbulent career exuded an enduring eccentricity governed by aboundless free spirit. Yet Czukay, who passed awayunexpectedly last year at the age of 79, constantly emphasizedthat his creativity was always contingent upon a musicalpartner, whether that was a skin-and-bones counterpart or ananonymous manifestation that interacted with him throughradio waves or, as happened later, the internet. Nonetheless,most of his partners were of flesh and blood.His oeuvre, which is in itself cinematic in nature, boasts a castworthy of a Martin Scorsese film. Only the most interestingcharacter actors were cast: Brian Eno, Phew, Rolf Dammers,David Sylvian, Annie Lennox, Jah Wobble, his Can bandmates...the list could go on and on.Many of these masterpieces are now out of print, so GroenlandRecords, who already released the highly acclaimedretrospective 'CINEMA' to mark the occasion of Holger's 80thbirthday at the beginning of the year, has taken it uponthemselves to release reissues of Holger's music in order tomake it accessible once again.HouseDubPopKrautrockBeatsExperimental