Ever since the early 1990s, I've been an ardent admirer of the German psychedelic band, Can. I tested the waters with their period when Damo Suzuki (center of photo, in parka, below) was their singer, with "Tago Mago" (1970) and "Ege Bamyasi" (1972). They specialized in slow burn meditative acid folk while Suzuki sang in, shall we say, asemic vocals, that steadily erupted into hard driving psychedelia that hinted at prog and metal. The keeper of the keyboards, though, and founder of the group, was Irmin Schmidt (left in photo), who was previously a conductor with The Vienna Symphony. Before they became Can, the band's name was The Inner Space.
In 1969, Schmidt scored "Kamasutra: Vollendung der Liebe" with The Inner Space. I can't find even a scene of the original film online, however, the German label Crippled Dick Hot Wax! (gotta love the name!) released the entire soundtrack on vinyl and CD in 2009.
"Kamasutra" is a top notch recording that I easily place alongside Can's 1982 collection, "Onlyou". It sweeps through genres with style. FYI: that's Can's original singer, Malcolm Mooney on "There Was a Man" (track three).
There's Anthony Bourdain with Irmin Schmidt at Cologne restaurant, Ox and Klee last year.
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