Holger Czukay

Holger Czukay
Holger Czukay
	Czukay in 1973
Background information
Birth name	Holger Schüring
Born	24 March 1938; Free City of Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland)
Died	5 September 2017 (aged 79); Weilerswist, Germany
Genres	Krautrock; ambient;
Instrument(s)	Bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, drums, vocals, French horn
Years active	1968–2017
Labels	Electrola; Virgin; Mute; Grönland;
Spouse(s)	Ursula Schüring (m. 1989)

Holger Schüring^[1] (24 March 1938 – 5 September 2017),^[2] known professionally as Holger Czukay (/ˈʃʊkaɪ/),^[3] was a German musician best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can. Described as "successfully bridg[ing] the gap between pop and the avant-garde",^[4] Czukay was also notable for having created early important examples of ambient music, for having explored "world music" well before the term was coined, and for having been a pioneer of sampling.

^ Hoff, Hans (22 March 2008). "Die anarchische Methode: Musiklegende Holger Czukay". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2014..
^ "Holger Czukay, 79, Influential Rock Experimenter, Is Dead". New York Times. 8 September 2017.
^ "Can (presented by Holger Czukay)". YouTube. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2017..
^ Ankeny, Jason. "Holger Czukay: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 July 2011.

[1] Hoff, Hans (22 March 2008). "Die anarchische Methode: Musiklegende Holger Czukay". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2014..

[death-2] "Holger Czukay, 79, Influential Rock Experimenter, Is Dead". New York Times. 8 September 2017.

[3] "Can (presented by Holger Czukay)". YouTube. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2017..

[4] Ankeny, Jason. "Holger Czukay: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 July 2011.

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