Monday's Long Song

 

Five years ago, Can began releasing a small series of live recordings. The first was Can Live In Stuttgart 1975. It was originally recorded by a fan using a Sony Walkman hidden in his trouser pocket. This fan had collected more than 100 live recordings of the band from that period. Irmin Schmidt has now restored these bootlegs and released them as a triple-LP set. These are exclusively instrumental tracks, but they do demonstrate the possibilities available to Can at that time. On Zwei, one can hear melodic guitar lines, a sweeping organ, Jaki Liebezeit’s metronomic drumming and lively bass lines. As the track progresses, the guitar jams become increasingly emotional, and the song ultimately culminates in a psychedelic space-rock sound that Hawkwind might well have played.

Can - Zwei

New Song On Sunday

 

Once again, I have to admit that not every artist hyped up on social media is a flop. Marie Ulven Ringheim, aka Girl In Red, released her new song last week. Her wonderful autumn songs usually straddle the line between catchy pop and cosy DIY folk. A lovely, enjoyable piece of indie-/bedroom pop.

It seems she has now swapped blue for red, though this does nothing to detract from her music. She also demonstrated just how talented she is at a recent Tiny Desk Concert.