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The crowdfunded biography will catalogue the life of the machinistic drummer along with exclusive, previously unpublished material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

Through The Never: Lars Ulrich Interviewed

Lars Ulrich explains to a group of journalists, including our very own Tristan Bath, the thinking behind Metallica's new narrative based concert film Through The Never and drops a crazy hint about their new album...

News

LISTEN: New Blondie Single

Check out the lead single from a new album below

Reviews

XX Teens
Welcome To Goon Island

A Quietus Interview

Moderate Chaos: Jerskin Fendrix Interviewed

Jerskin's second album Once Upon a Time... In Shropshire is a novel album of country death songs, country life songs and country love songs. But why did it take so long and how does it fit in with his growing reputation as a composer for films? Words by Robert Davidson. All photography by Tim Gutt. CW: Contains mention of suicide

A Quietus Interview

Melted & Reformed: Drew Daniel On A Quarter Century Of Matmos

With their new album Plastic Anniversary, the exploratory sonic duo marks 25 years of life and work via the use and abuse of petroleum products. Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett called up Matmos member Drew Daniel to ask about it all

Film

Choke and Cinema’s Most Adventurous Book Adaptations

_Fight Club_ author Chuck Palahniuk's work is notoriously difficult to translate into film. Dave Moats reviews the latest adaptation _Choke_ and collects the 10 most adventurous book to film adaptations.

News

Fever Ray Is Teasing Something

The Swedish artist has shared a brief teaser video for a new project via social media

News

Back To The Phuture Preview: Gary Numan Speaks!

The Nume talks John Foxx and how he tried to sign Depeche Mode

News

Kerridge Returns To Downwards

Producer's next album due early next year on Regis' label. Homepage photo by Camille Blake

A Quietus Interview

Spiritual Modernism: Rafał Iwański Of HATI & X-Navi:Et Interviewed

The mesmerising music of Rafał Iwański, both in his long-running duo HATI and solo as X-Navi:Et, channels his fascination with percussive and ritual instruments and trance states. Ahead of his performance at Unsound New York as half of Kapital, he speaks to Rory Gibb about resonance, improvisation and the sounds of the cosmos

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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