Sacrilege (album)
{{Short description|1997 remix album by Can}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Sacrilege
| type = Remix album
| artist = Can
| cover = Can - Sacrelige.jpg
| alt =
| released = 20 May 1997
| recorded =
| venue =
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| genre = {{flatlist|
| length = 103:09
| label = Spoon Records
| producer = Can
| prev_title = The Peel Sessions
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Can Live Music (Live 1971–1977)
| next_year = 1999
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r261823}}
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
|rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite book | author1= Nathan Brackett | author2= Christian David Hoard| title = The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon & Schuster | page = [https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/134 134] | location = New York | year = 2004 | isbn = 978-0-7432-0169-8 | url = https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac | url-access= registration }}
| rev3 = Uncut
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Keenan |first=David |author-link=David Keenan |date=June 1997 |title=Various Artists: Sacrilege – A Tribute to Can |magazine=Uncut |page=97 |issue=1}}
}}
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".{{cite book |last1=Young |first1=Rob |last2=Schmidt |first2=Irmin |authorlink2=Irmin Schmidt |title=All Gates Open: The Story of Can |year=2018 |edition=e-book |publisher=Faber and Faber |location=London |isbn=978-0-571-31151-4|pages=298–299}}
The remix of "Spoon" by Sonic Youth was sampled by Tyler, The Creator for the song "Foreword" on his 4th album, Flower Boy.{{Citation|title=Tyler, The Creator – Flower Boy [Credits]|url=https://genius.com/Tyler-the-creator-flower-boy-credits-lyrics|language=en|accessdate=2017-08-03}}
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."{{cite book |last1=Young |first1=Rob |last2=Schmidt |first2=Irmin |authorlink2=Irmin Schmidt |title=All Gates Open: The Story of Can |year=2018 |edition=e-book |publisher=Faber and Faber |location=London |isbn=978-0-571-31151-4|pages=299}}
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".
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. They have some fun with the source material, but they don't exactly improve on it." Sean Cooper, writing for AllMusic, highlighted Carl Craig's "Future Days", and Air Liquide's "Flow Motion".
Track listing
- "PNOOM" (Moon Up Mix) by Brian Eno – 0:56
- "Spoon" (Sonic Youth Mix) – 6:08
- "Blue Bag (Inside Paper)" (Toroid Mix) by François Kevorkian & Rob Rives – 6:54
- "Tango Whiskyman" (A Guy Called Gerald Mix) – 5:12
- "TV Spot" (Bruce Gilbert Mix) – 3:52
- "Vitamin C" (U.N.K.L.E. Mix) – 8:20
- "Halleluhwah" (Halleluwa Orbus 2) – 9:20
- "Oh Yeah" (Sunroof Mix) – 8:56
- "Unfinished" (Hiller/Kaiser/Leda Mix) – 6:01
- "Future Days" (Blade Runner Mix) by Carl Craig – 6:08
- "... And More" (Westbam Mix) – 6:41
- "Father Cannot Yell" (Pete Shelley/Black Radio Mix) – 8:28
- "Dizzy Spoon" (System 7 Mix) – 6:45
- "Yoo Doo Right" (3P Mix) – 4:13
- "Flow Motion" (Air Liquide Mix) – 6:15
- "Oh Yeah" (Secret Knowledge Mix) – 9:01
References
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