Irmin Schmidt

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Irmin Schmidt (born May 29, 1937) is a keyboard player probably best known as a founding member of Can.

Schmidt has recorded a few solo albums, and directed a recent opera based on Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast. His wife has been responsible for the group's management and record label Spoon Records since the 1970s.

[edit] Discography

Solo:

  • Filmmusik (1980)
  • Filmmusik, Vol. 2 (1982)
  • Filmmusik, Vols. 3 & 4 (1983)
  • Rote Erde [Soundtrack] (1983)
  • Toy Planet with Bruno Spoerri (1990)
  • Impossible Holidays (1996)
  • Musk At Dusk: Impossible Holidays (1996)
  • Gormenghast (2000)
  • Masters of Confusion [live] (2001) with Kumo

With Can:

Can
Holger Czukay | Michael Karoli | Jaki Liebezeit | Irmin Schmidt
Malcolm Mooney | Damo Suzuki | Rosko Gee | Rebop Kwaku Baah
Discography
Albums: Monster Movie | Soundtracks | Tago Mago | Ege Bamyasi | Future Days | Soon Over Babaluma | Landed | Flow Motion | Saw Delight | Out of Reach | Can | Rite Time
Compilation albums: Limited Edition | Unlimited Edition | Opener | Cannibalism | Delay 1968 | Incandescence | Cannibalism 2 | Anthology | Cannibalism 3 | Peel Sessions | Radio Waves | Can Live | Sacrelige
Famous songs: "Yoo Doo Right" | "Mushroom" | "Halleluhwah" | "Vitamin C" | "Spoon" | "Moonshake" | "I Want More"
Related articles: Krautrock | Spoon Records