Jaki Liebezeit
Jaki Liebezeit | |
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Background information | |
Born | Dresden, Germany |
26 May 1938
Genres | Krautrock, electronic, European free jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Drums |
Years active | 1961–present |
Associated acts | Manfred Schoof, Can, Brian Eno, Phantomband, Jah Wobble, Phew, Philip Jeck, Depeche Mode, Bernd Friedmann |
Jaki Liebezeit (born 26 May 1938 in Dresden, Germany[1][2]) is a drummer 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".[3]
In the mid-1960s, he was part of Manfred Schoof's quintet, who were early exponents of European free jazz.[4]
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".
Liebezeit provided drums, in his patented "Motorik beat", for Michael Rother's late-1970s solo albums.[5]
In 1980, he became a member of Phantomband,[4] and has formed drum ensembles such as Drums off Chaos and Club off Chaos.[4] Later he recorded with numerous musicians, such as Jah Wobble[4] and Philip Jeck, with whom he produced an album for Jah Wobble's 30 Hertz Records, and has contributed drums and percussion to many albums as a guest throughout the years, such as the Depeche Mode album Ultra and Brian Eno's album Before and After Science. Recently, he has worked with Burnt Friedman on the Secret Rhythms[6] albums and with Schiller on the Atemlos album.
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