Jaki Leibezeit

Articles 4

Give The Drummer Some: The Instruments Of Jaki Liebezeit

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Jaki Liebezeit: Life, Theory and Practice of a Master Drummer, Jono Podmore takes us through the instruments that contributed to the former Can drummer's unique sound and playing style

Black Sky Thinking

Love Time: Exploring Can Drummer Jaki Liebezeit’s E-T Rhythm Theory

Can drummer and rhythmic innovator Jaki Liebezeit sadly died earlier this year, but the sounds and pulses he created will continue. In this Quietus Essay, John Payne takes an in-depth look at the theory behind the noise

A Quietus Interview

Still Growing: Hans-Joachim Irmler And Jaki Liebezeit Interviewed

Ben Graham speaks to Hans-Joachim Irmler of Faust and Jaki Liebezeit of Can on their revivifying sonic partnership. Photographs by Agata Urbaniak

A Quietus Interview

The Lost Tapes By Can: An Oral History

Can and Jono Podmore talk us through their excellent anthology of previously unreleased material, The Lost Tapes which topped the Quietus' recent mid year chart. As told to John Doran

News 5

Jaki Liebezeit’s Legacy To Be Captured In Biography

The crowdfunded biography will catalogue the life of the machinistic drummer along with exclusive, previously unpublished material

Remembering Jaki Liebezeit

Remembering the Can founding member who passed away yesterday at the age of 78. Photo courtesy of Dawid Laskowski

RIP Jaki Liebezeit

Founding member of Can has died aged 78

PREVIEW: Meakusma In Eupen

Ahead of this weekend's joint venture between Belgium's meakusma collective and the Goethe-Institut, Theo Ploeg takes a look at what the event has in store for attendees

LISTEN: Drums Off Chaos Remix Sam Willis

Former Can member Jaki Liebezeit, along with Jens Uwe Beyer, rework the Walls man's track

Previously Read

A Quietus Interview

Long Weekend At Vinny’s: An Interview With Vinny Moonshine

Vinny Moonshine's Kevin McGorey talks to his friend and label boss Bernie Brooks about the eight year journey that brought him to his second album, Mass Extinction Fairy Tale, streaming in full ahead of release with tQ below

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Jaki Leibezeit

Articles 4

Give The Drummer Some: The Instruments Of Jaki Liebezeit

Love Time: Exploring Can Drummer Jaki Liebezeit’s E-T Rhythm Theory