Holger Czukay

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Plight and Premonition (with David Sylvian )
  UK 71 04/02/1998 (1 week)
Cinema
  DE 64 03/30/2018 (1 week)

Holger Czukay (born March 24, 1938 as Holger Schüring in Danzig ; † September 5, 2017 in Weilerswist ) was a German bass player who became internationally known as a member and co-founder of the band Can .

Career

Czukay began his musical career in 1960 when he made his first recordings and played in an amateur jazz band. From 1963 to 1966 he studied composition with Karlheinz Stockhausen at the Cologne University of Music . In the following two years he occasionally worked as a music teacher, including at the Artland-Gymnasium in Quakenbrück under the name Holger Schüring. At that time he took part in sessions with the beat band The Remo Four . In 1968 he founded the band Can together with Irmin Schmidt , with whom he had studied in Cologne . In 1977 he left the group.

As a solo artist, he has released a number of solo albums, also with the participation of former Can members. He worked with several international artists, including in the early 1980s with Jah Wobble , The Edge , the Eurythmics , David Sylvian , Brian Eno , and Phew . In 1983 he worked with the band Trio . In 1987 he played the leading role in the experimental film War of Tones , to which he also contributed the entire music and in which trio singer Stephan Remmler also appeared. In the early 1990s, Czukay worked with artists such as Peter Gabriel and Annie Lennox ; since then he has often appeared together with his partner Ursula Schüring (“U-She” / “Ursa Major”).

In the mid-1990s there were several joint projects with Air Liquide and with Air Liquide musician Dr. Walker aka Ingmar Koch .

death

Grave of Holger Czukay next to his wife Ursula in Cologne's Melaten cemetery
Mourning arrangement by the record label Rough Trade Records on the grave of Czukay

On September 5, 2017, Czukay was found dead by a neighbor in the "Can-Studio", a former cinema that he also used as an apartment, in Weilerswist near Cologne. Since the cause of death is still unknown, the criminal police are investigating the closer circumstances of death. He passed away five weeks after his wife Ursula, who died on July 28 at the age of 55. Czukay was buried next to Ursula Schüring in Cologne's Melaten cemetery on September 14, 2017 . The grave is there in parcel "T". Holger Czukay's final resting place is diagonally across from the grave of drummer and Can bandmate Jaki Liebezeit , who died of pneumonia about eight months before Czukay's death.

Holger Czukay Prize for Pop Music from the City of Cologne

In June 2019 it became known that the Pop Music Prize of the City of Cologne, which was awarded for the first time this year and endowed with 15,000 euros , is to be named after Holger Czukay. According to the Council proposal, this is intended to honor the legacy of Holger Czukays; the name is intended to place the future award winners “in connection with the extraordinary work of this artist” and at the same time help to make the award known nationwide. The award goes to individuals, bands or institutions who have made outstanding contributions to the city's pop music scene with “outstanding achievements”.

The first prize winners were announced on September 11, 2019, and the prizes were awarded on October 31: the main prize, endowed with 15,000 euros, went to musician and artist Wolfgang Voigt , and the honorary prize to CAN founding member Irmin Schmidt .

For 2020, the jury awarded the main prize to the artist duo Mouse on Mars : "Mouse on Mars are among the few experimental German pop artists who are internationally recognized (...), but return regularly to Cologne." The electro-disco is awarded the honorary prize -Formation Gina X performance (s) recognized for her life's work. The award ceremony will again take place on October 31.

Discography (selection)

Discography with Can see under Can .

  • 1968: Canaxis (with Rolf Dammers)
  • 1979: Movies
  • 1981: On the Way to the Peak of Normal
  • 1981: Biomutanten / Menetekel (as Les Vampyrettes with Conny Plank )
  • 1982: Full Circle (with Jah Wobble and Jaki Liebezeit )
  • 1983: Snake Charmer MINI LP (with Jah Wobble and The Edge )
  • 1984: the east is red
  • 1984: Brilliant Trees (with David Sylvian)
  • 1987: Rome Remains Rome
  • 1988: Plight and Premonition (with David Sylvian )
  • 1989: Flux and Mutability (with David Sylvian)
  • 1991: Radio Wave Surfer
  • 1993: Moving Pictures
  • 1997: Clash (with Dr. Walker )
  • 2003: The New Millennium (with U-She)
  • 2006: Good Morning Story
  • 2006: Time and Tide (with U-She)
  • 2007: 21st Century (with Ursa Major)
  • 2018: Cinema

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: Germany / UK
  2. ↑ Obituary notice . In: Cologne newspaper group , September 13, 2017 (accessed September 29, 2017).
  3. ↑ a b Holger Czukay is dead: He died in the Can studio. Rolling Stone , September 6, 2017; archived from the original on September 6, 2017 ; accessed on September 6, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b Obituary notice Ursula Schüring
  5. ↑ ala: Rock avant-garde and Can bassist Holger Czukay found dead. Spiegel Online , September 6, 2017, accessed September 6, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Holger Czukay: The relatives also invite fans to the funeral service at www.rollingstone.de, September 12, 2017
  7. ↑ Holger Czukay - Burial, Funeral . (PDF) spoonrecords.com
  8. ↑ Christian Bos: Pop Music Prize of the City of Cologne - musicians are honored in Holger Czukay's name. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . June 5, 2019, accessed June 6, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Christian Bos: In Holger Czukays name: The new pop music prize of the city of Cologne has found a godfather . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . Cologne June 5, 2019, p. 218 .
  10. ↑ Cologne creates the “Prize for Pop Music”. In: koeln.de newsletter. January 29, 2019, accessed June 6, 2019 .
  11. ↑ City of Cologne press release of September 11, 2019: Holger Czukay Prize for Pop Music of the City of Cologne 2019 , accessed on September 11, 2019
  12. ^ Christian Bos: Cologne's contribution to world music history - Can member Irmin Schmidt and techno producer Wolfgang Voigt honored with the Holger Czukay Prize . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . Cologne November 2, 2019, p. 28 .
  13. ↑ stef: Czukay Prize for Mouse on Mars . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . Cologne June 23, 2020, p. 24 .

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SURNAME Czukay, Holger
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schüring, Holger (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German bass player
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Danzig
DATE OF DEATH 5th September 2017
Place of death Weilerswist