Movies

Pretty good

I was prepared to shoot this album down. But as I listened to each track, I found "Movies" to be light and inventive. You can write the whole thing off as an experimental prog-rock cut-and-paste job, I suppose; instead, try to get in a playful mood and have fun with it.

In some ways, I liked this more than Future Days. The variety of music really showed off where the music could be taken, this is definitely my favorite experimental album so far (it's also the most pop-y). Each track has at least one interesting part. Persian Love is beautiful, the middle to end of Hollywood symphony is great, Oh Lord Give Us More Money is insane and Cool in the Pool is generally fun. Someday, I may get this kind of music.

Never heard of him, uneven listening

Lidt cool men meget weird

This solo album of Holger Czukay from Can is a sort of experiment with electronica and tape loops. Sometimes experiments work out great, this one does not. It sounds outdated and is rather boring.

No. This is just bad. Shame on whoever put this on the list for other people to listen to. May fleas infest your armpits.

That was... something I've not heard anything quite like before.

I didn't hate that nearly as much as I thought I was going to. Eclectic and musical enough to be intriguing throughout and not get boring.

interesting more than good but defo a 3

Meh. investing and I love what it started but I just want feeling it

Weird, experimental, kinda goofy at times.

Not my style.

Very experimental, preferred the shorter tracks to the 10+ minute ones

Weird experimental music that sometimes hits the marks and other times misses it completely.

Was a bit bumpy and melancholy for me.

Quirky and unusual, but infinitely more approachable than the Can album we previously experienced. Though Cool in the Pool is mostly weird on the first listen, it did grow on me a bit. Persian Love seems the best of the rest, though overall reasonably interesting.

Gillade första låten men i övrigt var det inte särskilt bra.

Nope

Very interesting and playful. I enjoy the backstory of the album and can really see it reflected in the sound. I'm not sure it's something I'd seek out often but it's a really unique vibe that I can definitely see myself returning to someday.

kinda cool actually its like a predecessor to prog rock with a bunch of electronics and rock mixed

This was an enjoyable listen. I had not heard of the artist or heard any of his music, and given the year in which it was released, I can hear how it was at the forefront of a few popular trends to come. Very talented composer, arranger, and performer.

I have no words this was something else and not in a good way 😂😭

This album didn't sound horrible but at the same time there was absolutely no purpose or direction whatsoever. It sounded like the artist was playing with random sounds. And the songs were so long for no reason.

What a great album. Not an aficionado of Can, maybe I should dig deeper. Can hear elements of Zappa in this.

I don’t have the right drugs for this album.

Usually you're in for a bad time when all Wikipedia can tell you is that it's "art rock," but this wasn't terrible. Best track: Hollywood Symphony

Anyone who can try to make experimental music more accessible deserves commendation. But many of the most interesting nuggets of ideas are lost among aimless noodling.

I thought this was going to suck. I kinda dug it. A little out there, but not too far out there. I probably would've liked this in my early 20's when I was into anything remotely "weird". I'll give it a 4. It's about a 3 for personal enjoyment but the overall score so far is too harsh.

A very mixed bag but 'Hollywood Symphony' is an absolute gem.

Gets off to quite the light-hearted start for being so Teutonic, no? But the larky, novelty-act effect is gone after a few songs -- "Persian Love" continues is deeper and more interesting fare in a slightly exotic vein and "Hollywood Symphony" sprawling and cool. Overall, this is weird and wonderful-ish particularly if one hears in the right mood/context.

i like movies

Ugh.

When I was browsing the Wikipedia page for this album as I do when time permits, I was wondering why all the players' name links showed I'd visited them already. Then figured out this was pretty much just more CAN. Which there was already plenty of on this list. Try as I might I can't get into it. Too much of it just seems silly and affected.

That was really cool

avant guard, fun

first time listening

I’ve got one thing to say about this one. “LETS GET COOOL, IN THA POOOOL”

I came into “Movies” as a cautious fan of Holger Czukay’s work as the co-founder, bassist and visionary engineer of Can. Those delicious, neverending grooves in “Halleluhwah”, “I’m So Green”, “Mother Sky” and many more, as well as the widescreen, immersive soundscapes of “Aumgn”, “Peking O”, “Bel Air”… they were mostly down to Czukay. Reading that he went on to become a prominent early force in sampling, becoming a big influence on Eno among others, I was expecting a proto “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts” to sink my teeth into. I was not- repeat, NOT- expecting “Cool in the Pool”: a blissed out funk jam that treads an uncomfortable line between the ridiculous and the sublime. Interspersing crystal clear funk rhythm guitar with bursts of abrasive synth, brass and various vocal tics shouldn’t work… but it somehow does, right up until the jarring “cutaway” ending. At first baffling, on subsequent listens it’s got under my skin. Credit to Czukay: placing material like this alongside the rest of the tracks here is how to truly confound an audience. The remaining three pieces are much more expansive, moving through a bucketload of moods and motifs like a five year old with a pick n mix. Speech samples are woven throughout, alongside distracted vocal hooks or instrumental lead parts. Every time we appear to be grounded in a primary chorus or hook, the idea is abandoned and we’re off somewhere else. It’s a restless, sometimes frustrating album which also starts to really sag somewhere in the middle. “Oh Lord, Give Us More Money” peters out towards the end, lacking a satisfying climax, while “Hollywood Symphony” rarely sticks with a groove for long enough to sink in, going all over the map with little sense of purpose. “Persian Love”- supposedly exemplifying Czukay’s interest in the music of other cultures- is a pleasant diversion and groove, but nothing otherworldly. “Movies” may not feel as groundbreaking or “out there” as I would have expected- particularly in the context of Czukay’s earlier career with Can- but it’s mostly an intriguing listen, a sonic journey where you have to get out and walk a little way for the best views. Perhaps further listens will bring it up in the ranks, but for now it strikes me as a middling effort from a singular mind.

It’s a bit ridiculous, but a little fun too. I was leaning toward a 2 initially but it charmed me to a 3.

This was a silly album that didn't make much impression, but the first song was so ridiculous and entertaining I listened twice and that's gotta be worth an extra star

I just... didn't enjoy this.

Interesting, but not entirely for me Fav track: Cool in the Pool

Parts of this I thought it was going to rule but other parts I had to pause and ask aloud wtf I was listening to

This gets at least 2 stars just because of his bitching mustache. The music itself is fine, good even! I think I liked this better than the actually Can album on the list (Future Days). Wouldn't turn off if it came up on a playlist, but also probably wouldn't personally put it on a playlist. THREE IS MY JUDGEMENT

German Frank Zappa?

Boring. Plus, putting random sound effects and movie clips over some drums makes it 'experimental' but not 'good.'

Not much I can say about this. I am confused but not displeased

Cool in the Pool was sort of fun. And even though the rest of it didn't hold my attention, what I did hear was interesting. But there's not much to come back to for me.

A dopey song about a swimming pool followed by three largely shapeless, tuneless longform tracks that veer between sublime, boring and eccentric? Honestly, quite the chad move.

I mean, that song about the pool was fantastic. Put that in a movie right now, please. The rest? Eh. But I’m all for more EPs on this list.

It is now time to dance on sprockets. 1/5

Four songs for 40 minutes, not bad except I remember I skipped two of the songs so this album felt really quick. I liked Persian Love but more so for the samples than the actual song. I can kind of see how this one snuck on this list but it makes me want Sabbath again.

Whoa, this was a cool album! Very early, proto-electronica type stuff. Never heard of this guy, but I'm impressed. The opening track reminded me of that silly Autobahn song by Kraftwerk, aside from that I found myself digging all the other (three) tracks on the album. I appreciate an album with a few, long tracks like this. A lot of strange instrumental sounds and textures, just like a mad scientist goofing around in his lab. There's cool stuff all over this. Shout out to Holger man, this was a pleasant surprise. Favorite tracks: Persian Love, Oh Lord Give Us More Money, Hollywood Symphony. Album art: I take it that's Holger himself, and he seems to be looking at a tv screen from inches away. It's really weird, but I really like it. His handlebar mustache and slicked back hair is giving me comfort, reminding me that this space-age stuff is coming from the '70s. 4/5

1. 2 songs in and can't listen to them anymore. Seems a bit cheesy and silly to me.

This was inventive and interesting and at the same time weird.

I know Can but I have never heard a solo album from Holger Czukay yet. This is the type of music I like to discover during my 1001 albums challenge so it was a nice surprise. It is something different, strange, interesting, experimental. It's not amongst the very best albums I've listened so far but it is definitely those albums that it deserves higher ratings. 7.0-7.5/10.

I’m a big fan of Krautrock and Can in particular but this just didn’t quite measure up for me. I enjoyed the idiosyncratic bits and the electronic art rock format, but there’s just something missing from this. It was a fun listen to though and I can see why this album is on this list.

This has its moments, but not enough of them.

Plus one for a wild playlist

Surprisingly nice and pleasant music! I’ll put it this way, it’s way better than the bulk of the crap “music” I’ve been served with here.

The first song was ok in a strange way but afterwards I forgot it was on. Just odd noises and melodies. I don't know how long the album had been over when I finally noticed it was playing "radio based on" songs, lol. Shit, but not gratingly shit. 2/5.

Top Three Songs: 1) Persian Love 2) Hollywood Symphony 3 ) Cool in the Pool Bottom Three Songs: 1) Oh Lord, Give Us More Money 2) Cool in the Pool 3) Hollywood Symphony

I don't get it.

In the (technically) solo debut of the leader of the krautrock giant CAN, he follows many of the artsy electronic principles that CAN was so renowned in its innovation, but incorporates that with more accessible genres, including Bowie-esque disco in "Cool in the Pool" or world music in "Persian Love." I like how distinct each of the 4 songs is in style, but I never felt bored or tired of any of them. The jammy space rock "Oh Lord Give Us Money" was both soothing and intriguing to see which direction they'll go. "Holly Symphony", the most intense of the songs, reminded me heavily of afrobeat and disco. The most remarkable aspect is the innovation in sampling, which was still very new in 1979, and yet he spams it all over this record in a way that seems to work from my perspective, likely influencing old school hip hop like Malcolm McLaren.

Ik heb geen idee waarom dit in deze lijst staat, maar ik heb 'm afgevinkt en we gaan door naar de volgende.

Wat is dit voor hopeloze muzak

Dat accent is rechtstreeks uit 'Allo 'Allo! "Would you like to come for a ride in my little tank, René?” Dat was grappig bedoeld, maar deze "muziek" is werkelijk niet om aan te horen.

Dat slechte accent! ‘Koelllll in ze poelllll’.

Talentless oaf sticks shit to the wall and hopes it sticks. 1/5 Also I don’t care that he’s in can I really don’t give a shit about that band.

Så konstigt…

Homien til David Sylvian, jo. Gøy å endelig få hørt litt. Masse bra synth på siste sangen

Oh, thank god! Finally something weird. This 1001 album experiment works best for me when there's something I've never heard, or even better, never heard *of*. The layers, the sampling, the clear influences of people like Zappa, this is fantastic stuff. Instant add to my library.

Just awful

10/10 super funky, super weird, based af

Surprisingly, it's much more enjoyable than I thought. The songs were interesting with various sections on the longer songs and although a little avant garde, it's one that was fun to listen to with nice guitars and other idiosyncratic sounds.

Tres eclate, mais la chanson de eprse est tres bonne. 3 trop d.impro special et chanson un peu longue. 2.75

Quirky and idiosyncratic, I really liked this.

Not terrible, but forgettable.

Krautrock tends to cross paths with progressive rock a lot, since they take inspiration from each other at different points in time. So I’m pretty familiar with this kind of music. And Holger Czukay’s previous group Can has ventured into prog territory before, so I went into this album keeping an ear open for it. But I didn’t find much that really “popped” from the album. A lot of meandering, like uninspired jazz, permeated about the record. And while it didn’t sound bad, it didn’t really do much to sound good either. A shame, I guess. Back to “Future Days” for my kraut-prog fix then.

Lidt skørt avant-garde poprock, ved sgu ikke helt hvad det er

Not a single movie on this album just music

4/10. The instrumental parts were pretty good sometimes, but much of the rest was actively irritating.

Didn’t like it, didn’t hate it, and I appreciate the presence of original ideas here even if they don’t all land. 5/10

Really weird. Too weird. Musically interesting(?). Do not understand the painful wailing on Give Us More Money or the whole idea of Persian Love. Probably like a 1.5. Best song: Cool in the Pool(???)

Es curioso como funciona esto de las influencias. Un disco puede ser la cosa mas extraña a los oídos modernos, pero basta con que haya sido escuchado por un artista en ciernes para que cualquier aspecto que le ha llamado la atención se contagie como se contagia una idea. Como un meme. Imagino que algo así ha pasado con este disco, pero el sitio proporciona poca información al respecto y no tengo el libro en mi poder. El disco está compuesto de 4 temas que varían en duración, siendo el tercero, Persian Love, el único que me ha gustado. El resto los califico como experimentos no exitosos, intentos de exploración que no terminan de cuajar.

Creative, but ridiculous

This was... Interesting. Not actually GOOD, mind. Avant garde noodly meandering funk almost? Although it covers quite a few genres, I suppose. And it definitely has really cool moments, I think. But 40 minutes of it? Nah.

Sounds like an overly complex ambient-electronica album. Like most experimental music, it's quite interesting and it has ups and downs. A notable up is of course the surprisingly charming oriental inspired "Persian Love".

I listened to one song and it was too weird.

I'm often a fan of experimental music but this was terrible. Experimental albums usually have their high points and their low points, this was just the latter. Just seems to be rambling, directionless, no emotion/soul behind it.

This album must have JUST been added because as I'm writing this there is only one other person who has left a review here. How lucky for me <3 I liked Future Days a ton, and most of Tago Mago. I can see some slight similarity between Can and this guy's solo work, but of course it's not on the same level, as is usual with solo albums from members of awesome bands. I liked the two long tracks well enough. I didn't care for the two shorter ones much. Probably won't return to this one. I'm gonna go listen to some more classic krautrock now