Sacrilege (album)

Sacrilege
Remix album by Can
Released	20 May 1997
Genre	Krautrock drum and bass downtempo ambient house progressive house
Length	103:09
Label	Spoon Records
Producer	Can
Can chronology
The Peel Sessions (1995) Sacrilege (1997) Can Live Music (Live 1971–1977) (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]
Uncut	[3]

Sacrilege is a triple remix album by the krautrock band Can, released in 1997. The album was proposed by the head of the Mute Records, Daniel Miller, who remixed also participated in the project remixing a drum-and-bass version of "Oh Yeah". Sacrilege features compositions Can composed throughout their career in the 1960s-70s and remixed by "both old friends of the group and admirers from a younger generation".[4]

The remix of "Spoon" by Sonic Youth was sampled by Tyler, The Creator for the song "Foreword" on his 4th album, Flower Boy.[5]

Reception

Michael Karoli, the guitarist of Can, liked the remix version of their work, saying "they have done the band great justice. He stood there after dinner and listened to the tapes, and danced the whole way through."[6]

Brian Eno, who remixed "PNOOM", said he was disappointed with his own effort. The remix was created with substantial use of loops, which "destroyed the delicate balance you always kept between the mechanical and the human".[4]

The review included in The New Rolling Stone Album Guide called the record an "excuse for Can's disciples to show respect for their forefathers. The have some fun with the source material, but they don't exactly improve on it."[2] Sean Cooper, writing for AllMusic, highlighted Carl Craig's "Future Days", and Air Liquide's "Flow Motion".[1]

Track listing

1. "PNOOM" (Moon Up Mix) by Brian Eno – 0:56
2. "Spoon" (Sonic Youth Mix) – 6:08
3. "Blue Bag (Inside Paper)" (Toroid Mix) by François Kevorkian & Rob Rives – 6:54
4. "Tango Whiskyman" (A Guy Called Gerald Mix) – 5:12
5. "TV Spot" (Bruce Gilbert Mix) – 3:52
6. "Vitamin C" (U.N.K.L.E. Mix) – 8:20
7. "Halleluhwah" (Halleluwa Orbus 2) – 9:20
8. "Oh Yeah" (Sunroof Mix) – 8:56
9. "Unfinished" (Hiller/Kaiser/Leda Mix) – 6:01
10. "Future Days" (Blade Runner Mix) by Carl Craig – 6:08
11. "... And More" (Westbam Mix) – 6:41
12. "Father Cannot Yell" (Pete Shelley/Black Radio Mix) – 8:28
13. "Dizzy Spoon" (System 7 Mix) – 6:45
14. "Yoo Doo Right" (3P Mix) – 4:13
15. "Flow Motion" (Air Liquide Mix) – 6:15
16. "Oh Yeah" (Secret Knowledge Mix) – 9:01

References

1. Sacrilege at AllMusic
2. Nathan Brackett; Christian David Hoard (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
3. Keenan, David (June 1997). "Various Artists: Sacrilege – A Tribute to Can". Uncut. No. 1. p. 97.
4. Young, Rob; Schmidt, Irmin (2018). All Gates Open: The Story of Can (e-book ed.). London: Faber and Faber. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-0-571-31151-4.
5. Tyler, The Creator – Flower Boy [Credits], retrieved 2017-08-03
6. Young, Rob; Schmidt, Irmin (2018). All Gates Open: The Story of Can (e-book ed.). London: Faber and Faber. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-571-31151-4.