Holger Czukay
Born: 1938-03-24 in Gdańsk, Poland
Died: 2017-09-05
Known For: Sound
Biography
Holger Czukay, born Holger Schüring, was a German musician and actor, probably best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can. He studied music under Karlheinz Stockhausen from 1963 to 1966. Besides his participation in Can, Czukay recorded several albums. One of his trademarks was the use of shortwave radio sounds and his early pioneering of sampling, in those days involving the painstaking cutting and splicing of magnetic tapes. Cut-up-sounds. Holger Czukay collaborated with a considerable number of musicians, notably a series of albums with Jah Wobble, David Sylvian, The Edge and Brian Eno. Holger Czukay's body was discovered inside his apartment on 5 September 2017. The New York Times reported that he died on the same day, but the cause of death is still subject to a police investigation.
Filmography
2025
- D Is for Distance ... (Music)
2022
- CAN and Me as Self (archive footage)
2017
2013
- Kraftwerk: Pop Art as Self
2009
1999
1998
- Modulations as Self
1991
- Holger Czukay - Der Privatsinfoniker as Himself
1988
- Krieg der Töne as The piano teacher
1985
- Steel Cathedrals as Self - Dictaphone