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Holger Czukay

German musician, who studied under Karlheinz Stockhausen from 1963–1966, and in 1968 co-founded the German rock group Can, for whom he played bass guitar, as well as undertaking most of their recording and engineering. Czukay also recorded some early ambient albums, and was influential for his utilization of radio sounds and sampling. Born: 24th March 1938, in the Free City of Danzig (today Gdansk, Poland). Died: 5th September 2017, in Weilerswist (near Cologne), Germany. [aged 79].