Landed (album)

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Landed
Studio album by
Can
Released12 September 1975
RecordedFebruary–April 1975
StudioInner Space Studio, Weilerswist, near Cologne, Germany
GenreKrautrock
Length40:18
LabelHörzu, Virgin
ProducerCan
Can chronology
Soon Over Babaluma
(1974) 		Landed
(1975) 		Unlimited Edition
(1976)
Audio sample
Hunters and Collectors
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Pitchfork6.1/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[5]

Landed is the sixth studio album by the German krautrock band Can.

Recording and production

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Landed was recorded in 1975 at Inner Space Studios in Weilerswist, near Cologne. Holger Czukay engineered the recording and mixed side B at Inner Space. He teamed with Toby Robinson to mix side A at Studio Dierks in Stommeln. René Tinner assisted with the mix for both sides. The album was produced by the band themselves and included the single "Hunters and Collectors" (backed by "Vernal Equinox"), which was issued in Germany on the Harvest label that same year.[6]

The track "Red Hot Indians" features Olaf Kübler from Amon Düül guesting on dual sax solos.[7]

Reception

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Dominique Leone reviewed the album for Pitchfork in 2005 and said:

1975's Landed was the first Can record to get what Czukay describes as a "professional mix", as the band upgraded to 16 tracks and had the opportunity to bring out many more layers of sound. However, what might have sounded like a godsend to fans craving as much Can magic as they could get didn't quite turn out as we expected. Gone were the epic, funky ambient songs or minimalist rock experiments in favor of some pretty straightforward jam-band tunes.[7]

Musician Barry Adamson included the album in a list of his 13 favorite albums.[8]

Australian rock band Hunters & Collectors took their name from the song of the same title.[9]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Full Moon on the Highway"Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt, Peter GilmourCzukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt3:32
2."Half Past One"Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt, Peter GilmourCzukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt4:39
3."Hunters and Collectors"Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, SchmidtCzukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt4:19
4."Vernal Equinox"noneCzukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt8:48
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
5."Red Hot Indians"Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, SchmidtCzukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt5:38
6."Unfinished"noneCzukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt13:21
Total length:40:18

Notes

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  • Recorded at Inner Space Studio (Weilerswist, near Cologne) by Holger Czukay 1975, assisted by Bob Hickmott
  • Tracks 1 to 4 mixed by Toby Robinson and Holger Czukay at Studio Dierks, Stommeln, Germany
  • Tracks 5 and 6 mixed by Holger Czukay at Inner Space Studio, Weilerswist, Germany
  • Composed, written and produced by Can.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Boisen, Myles. "Can: Landed > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Can". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  3. ^ Leone, Dominique (12 July 2005). "Can: Landed". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  4. ^ Nathan Brackett; Christian David Hoard (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (July 5, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "45cat - Can - Hunters And Collectors / Vernal Equinox - Harvest - Germany - 1C 006-31 392".
  7. ^ a b Leone, Dominique. "Can: Future Days / Soon Over Babaluma / Unlimited Edition / Landed Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  8. ^ "The Quietus - Features - Baker's Dozen - Experimentalism Wrapped Around Pop: Barry Adamson's Favourite LPs". Thequietus.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  9. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Hunters & Collectors'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  10. ^ a b "Finding The Lost Can Tapes: Jono Padmore, Irmin Schmidt & Daniel Miller". Soundonsound.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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