{"product_id":"cans-tago-mago-9781628921083","title":"Can's Tago Mago","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinally, a brilliant exploration of the German rock band Can's 1971 album \u003ci\u003eTago Mago\u003c\/i\u003e. This hugely unique and influential album deserves close analysis from a fan, rather than a musicologist. Novelist Alan Warner details the concrete music we hear on the album, how it was composed, executed and recorded--including the history of the album in terms of its release, promotion and art work. This tale of \u003ci\u003eTago Mago \u003c\/i\u003eis also the tale of a young man obsessed with record collecting in the dark and mysterious period of pop music before Google. Warner includes a backtracking of the history of the band up to that point and also some description of Can's unique recording approach taking into account their home studio set up. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterviews with the two surviving members: drummer Jaki Liebezeit, keyboardist Irmin Schmidt and bassist Holger Czukay make this a hilariously personal and illuminating picture of Can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628921083\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.40h x 4.70w x 0.50d","brand":"Alan Warner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059863224501,"sku":"9781628921083","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_17ba9a0b-2cd1-448a-b3cc-dae8cbcf81ca.jpg?v=1690299721","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cans-tago-mago-9781628921083","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}