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Holger Czukay

Mar 24, 1938 - Gdańsk, Poland

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.

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2022CAN and MeSelf (archive footage)
Movie1970Can - Live in Soest
Movie1998ModulationsSelf
Movie1985Steel CathedralsSelf - Dictaphone
Movie2013Kraftwerk: Pop ArtSelf
Movie1988Krieg der TöneThe piano teacher
Movie1972CAN: The Free Concert
Movie1999CAN: The Documentary
Movie2009Krautrock: The Rebirth of GermanySelf
Movie2017Conny Plank: The Potential of NoiseSelf
Movie1991Holger Czukay - Der PrivatsinfonikerHimself
Movie2021Brilliant Trees Sessions

Crew

Media
Movie2025D is for DistanceMusicSound
Movie1988Krieg der TöneOriginal Music ComposerSound