Soon Over Babaluma

Infobox Album |
Name = Soon Over Babaluma
Type = Album
Artist = Can


Released = 1974
Recorded = 1974 at Inner Space
Genre = Krautrock
Length = 38:56
Label = Mute
Producer = Can
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wijxlf3e5cqw link]
* Pitchfork Media (8.9/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15996-future-days-soon-over-babaluma-unlimited-edition-landed?artist_title=15996-future-days-soon-over-babaluma-unlimited-edition-landed link]
* Robert Christgau (B-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=can link]
Last album = "Future Days"
(1973)
This album = "Soon Over Babaluma"
(1974)
Next album = "Landed"
(1975)

Soon Over Babaluma is a 1974 album by the rock music group Can. This is the band's first album without a lead vocalist who does not play an instrument, following the departure of Damo Suzuki in 1973 during which he married his German girlfriend. The vocals are taken care of by guitarist Michael Karoli and keyboardist Irmin Schmidt. It is also their last album that was created using a two-track recorder.

Critics generally agree that this is the band's last great album. It takes the ambient style of Future Days and pushes it even further at times, as on "Quantum Physics". The album also has its fair share of upbeat tracks, such as "Chain Reaction" and "Dizzy Dizzy".

Track listing

ide one

# "Dizzy Dizzy" – 5:40
# "Come sta, La Luna" – 5:42
# "Splash" – 7:45

ide two

# "Chain Reaction" – 11:09
# "Quantum Physics" – 8:31

Personnel

*Holger Czukay: bass, vocals
*Michael Karoli: guitar, violin, vocals
*Jaki Liebezeit: drums, percussion
*Irmin Schmidt: keyboards, vocals