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The songs from this album certainly influenced the early 90s ambient sounds that were released by the likes of Ultramarine and Banco De Gaia, such is the influence of Schmidt's tireless sweat and toil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50411265818955,"sku":"401709","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/4e412b8b-9841-40ba-90d1-bee04153d307_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726655135"},{"product_id":"5-klavierstucke","title":"5 Klavierstcke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e5 Klavierstücke\u003c\/i\u003e, was recorded and produced by Gareth Jones in the South of France on Irmin Schmidt's two grand pianos. Schmidt partly prepared his Pleyel piano, in the way he was taught by John Cage himself, and the other piano - Irmin Schmidt’s 100-year-old Steinway - remained unprepared. Several pieces were recorded in one session on the prepared piano only, others contain recordings from both pianos. All ambient sounds were recorded on site - around Irmin Schmidt's studio - and there are no other instruments or electronics of any kind. As a composer and as one of Can’s founding members, Irmin Schmidt has scored more than one hundred soundtracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - Heavyweight Black Vinyl with Download.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spoon","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50498020999499,"sku":"1045914","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50498021163339,"sku":"1045913","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/353905a3-de2e-421e-9b66-f92f4de4f326_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727736978"},{"product_id":"villa-wunderbar-a-selection","title":"Villa Wunderbar \/ A Selection","description":"\u003cp\u003eCan founder's retrospective compilation album updated to include music from \u003ci\u003e5 Klavierstüke\u003c\/i\u003e and released on vinyl for the first time. The compilation includes tracks such as \u003ci\u003eVilla Wunderbar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKick On The Floods\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBohemian Step\u003c\/i\u003e, alongside remixes by Schmidt of two Can tracks, \u003ci\u003eAlice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLast Night Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, as well extracts from his extensive soundtrack work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"Clear | LP | x4","offer_id":50498587656523,"sku":"1078804","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/52b1dac3-64cf-4366-99e7-b9fc7d8101b7_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727750132"},{"product_id":"nocturne-live-at-huddersfield-contemporary-music-festival","title":"Nocturne (Live at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNocturne (live at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival)\u003c\/i\u003e comprises three pieces performed live on a partly prepared piano, along additional pre-recorded soundscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe live performance of\u003ci\u003e Klavierstück II\u003c\/i\u003e is a pensive improvisation using essential elements of the original piece. \u003ci\u003eNocturne\u003c\/i\u003e starts with the ambient sounds whilst the piano seemingly melts into the soundscape and eventually grows into a long meditative piano solo.\u003ci\u003e Yonder \u003c\/i\u003eis a much more dramatic piece, dominated by the overwhelming sounds of church bells, a sort of “dies irai”, radical, emotional and fiercely poetic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"White | LP | x2","offer_id":50498776465739,"sku":"1091592","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/98924f96-f53b-4773-a7da-4c17446664db_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727757095"},{"product_id":"all-gates-open-the-story-of-can","title":"All Gates Open: The Story of Can","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Gates Open\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the definitive story of the most influential and revered avant-garde band of the late twentieth century: Can.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn part one, Rob Young gives us the full biography- an in-depth and exhilarating history of the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn part two, Irmin Schmidt presents an oral history of Can, drawing on extensive interviews with many musicians who cite the band as an influence, including Bobby Gillespie and Mark E. Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential book for Can fans, \u003ci\u003eAll Gates Open \u003c\/i\u003eis illustrated throughout with previously unseen art, photographs and ephemera from the band's archive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50526305059147,"sku":"1066700","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/aff0074d-e9c4-4c4e-84b5-bd57fac3ff7f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728041427"},{"product_id":"requiem-2","title":"Requiem","description":"\u003cp\u003eTen copies of the LP at random will come with a signed postcard by Irmin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRequiem,\u003c\/em\u003e Irmin Schmidt (co-founder of Can) blurs the line between composition and environment, delivering a quietly radical, contemplative masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated at his home in Southern France, the record unfolds in two sections, pairing prepared and unprepared piano with recordings of the natural world around him: water, birds, frogs, shifting air and quiet nocturnal hums. What began as a spontaneous capture of a nightingale’s song evolved into a personal ritual, with Schmidt responding instinctively at the piano and later shaping the material with long-time collaborator René Tinner. The result is a liminal space that allows the listener to embark on their own journey of contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproaching his 89th year, Schmidt - a classically trained composer and recipient of major cultural honour in both France and Germany - brings present and distant memories into focus, their merging forming one of his most affecting and inspiring works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56499274744139,"sku":"R7687-5139","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56499274776907,"sku":"R7687-7581","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/IrminSchmidt_Requiem_1080.jpg?v=1770821255"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/irmin-schmidt.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}