- Jaki Liebezeit
Jaki Liebezeit (born
26 May 1938 ,Dresden ,Germany ) is adrummer probably best known as a founding member of Can, who has been called "one of the few drummers to convincingly meld the funky and the cerebral" [ [http://www.uwm.edu/~jenor/CzukayRev.html Jeff Norman's website] ] .In the mid-1960s, he was part of Manfred Schoof's quintet, who were early exponents of European
free jazz . [http://www.spoonrecords.com/jaki.html Biography at Spoon Records] ]He subsequently moved towards the new possibilities being opened by
psychedelic music as a member of Can. His drumming was prominent in the band's sound, particularly in his much-admired contribution to the side-long "Halleluhwah " on "Tago Mago ". Liebezeit is best known for his exceptional 'metronome' style of playing; other members of Can have suggested that he sounds as though he is "half man, half machine".In 1980, he became a member of
Phantomband , and has formed drum ensembles such as Drums off Chaos and Club off Chaos. Later he recorded with numerous musicians, such asJah Wobble andPhilip Jeck , with whom he produced an album for Jah Wobble's 30 Hertz Records, and has contributed drums and/or percussion to many albums as a guest throughout the years, such as theDepeche Mode album, "Ultra", and theBrian Eno album "Before and after Science ". Recently, he has worked withBurnt Friedman on the "Secret Rhythms " albums. Fact|date=February 2007Notes
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