EGE BAMYASI

Can polish up their sound a bit and become more ingrained and comfortable within their niche. The result isn't as revolutionary or, it must be said, as good as Tago Mago but it's still a great listen, not to mention more approachable for casual listeners, albeit only slightly: the Krautrock jam that "Soup" starts off as gives way within minutes to a fantastic haunting sound collage on par with similar experiments on the preceding album. The performances are stellar too: Irmin Schmidt's keyboards are more confident and visible here than on most other Can releases, and Jaki Liebezeit's drumming (especially on "Vitamin C" and the hypnotic album opener "Pinch") again has to be heard to be believed.