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becomes friends with his guitar teacher Holger Czukay whilst at school in Switzerland. |
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| 1967-1968: |
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while reading law, plays guitar & bass guitar in various Jazz & dance bands in Germany and Switzerland.
Studies of the relation of musical to planetary rhythms, researches into effects of sound/music on human perception and body feeling.
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| 1968-1978: |
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joins CAN;
development of Pictorial Playing & Composition Concept (TAGO MAGO onwards),
after getting to know the music of German composer Michael von Biel and studying with him.
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| 1975: |
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meets Shirley Argwings-Kodhek.
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| 1978/1979: |
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sets up his own OUTER SPACE RECORDING STUDIO in a former olive oil mill in the French Maritime Alps.
learns to work and service a recording studio and develops the atmospheric "Microsonic" recording technique
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| 1978 |
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Freelancing drummer in recording studios. Working for numerous international artists.
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| 1980: |
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produces E.P BIT/S by German progressive group Bit/s, formerly S.Y.P.H.
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| 1981: |
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marries Shirley 15th September in Essen.
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| 1981-1984: |
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composing, recording & producing the album DELUGE with English singer/artist Polly Eltes.
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| 1984: |
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concerts with Holger Czukay, Jaki Liebezeit, Jah Wobble in Cologne, and ROCKPALAST with Czukay & Liebezeit in Berlin.
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| 1981-1986: |
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studies African rhythm and dance with African drummer and dancer Seni Camara.
Completes Pictorial Playing and Composition Concept.
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| 1985: |
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srecords with Le General Dady Mimbo. Various gigs as sound-mixer.
Concert with Czukay, Liebezeit, Sheldon Ancel in Frankfurt, records album
RADIO WAVE SURFER (Holger Czukay) with same setup.
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| 1986-1988: |
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records & produces CAN album RITE TIME with Holger Czukay.
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| 1987: |
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records album CHARLATAN by Belgian singer Arno (ex-TC-MATIC) with Holger Czukay.
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| 1988: |
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plays guitar on FLUX & MUTABILITY (David Sylvian & Holger Czukay).
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| 1989: |
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first daughter Tamara born 18th April in Nice, France.
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| 1992: |
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second daughter Angie born 25th May in Nice, France.
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| 1992: |
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records LAST NIGHT SLEEP (CAN) and other pieces of film-music for UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD by Wim Wenders.
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| 1993: |
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records and co-produces Belgian group "Belgian Associality".
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| 1977-1995: |
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Plays guitar and bass on all Solo albums, film & theatre music by Irmin Schmidt:
SOUNDTRACKS-ANTHOLOGY (1978 - 1993) . MUSK AT DUSK (1987) .
IMPOSSIBLE HOLIDAYS (1991) .GORMENGHAST (2000)
And guitars on Holger Czukay`s MOVIES . FLUX & MUTABILITY . RADIO WAVE SURFER . MOVING PICTURES
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| 1997: |
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concerts in Japan with Damo Suzuki, Mani Neumeier, Matthias Keul und Mandjao.
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| 1998: |
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concerts in USA with Damo Suzuki and his band.
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| 1999 - 2000: |
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Can-Solo-Projects concerts with his group SOFORTKONTAKT in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Frankfurt, Osnabrück, Dublin, Crossing Border Festival Den Haag, London, and Amiens.
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| 2001: |
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Concerts with Suicide, James Chance, Hvratsky, Lary 7 and Malcolm Mooney at "The Cooler" in New York.
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17th of November 2001, after a long battle with cancer Michael Karoli dies in Essen, Germany.
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