Known For
Sound
Born
Mar 24, 1938
Died
Sep 05, 2017
Place of Birth
Gdańsk, Poland
Credits
12 titles
Holger Czukay
Biography
Holger Czukay, born Holger Schüring, was a German musician and actor, probably best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can. He studied music under Karlheinz Stockhausen from 1963 to 1966. Besides his participation in Can, Czukay recorded several albums. One of his trademarks was the use of shortwave radio sounds and his early pioneering of sampling, in those days involving the painstaking cutting and splicing of magnetic tapes. Cut-up-sounds. Holger Czukay collaborated with a considerable number of musicians, notably a series of albums with Jah Wobble, David Sylvian, The Edge and Brian Eno. Holger Czukay's body was discovered inside his apartment on 5 September 2017. The New York Times reported that he died on the same day, but the cause of death is still subject to a police investigation.
Known For
Filmography
D Is for Distance
Music
CAN and Me
Self (archive footage)
Brilliant Trees Sessions
Conny Plank: The Potential of Noise
Self
Kraftwerk: Pop Art
Self
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
Self
CAN: The Documentary
Modulations
Self
Holger Czukay - Der Privatsinfoniker
Himself
Krieg der Töne
The piano teacher
Steel Cathedrals
Self - Dictaphone
CAN: The Free Concert