Can - You Dig It?  by Nik Rainey  On the occasion of the release
of Sacrilege (Mute), a 2-CD collection of contemporary remixes
of classic Can material from artists ranging from contemporaries
(Brian Eno), ex-punks heavily indebted to the band (Pete
Shelley[and Black Radio],Sonic Youth [with Wharton Tiers],
Wire's Bruce Gilbert), and modern electronic soundscapers (A Guy
Called Gerald,the Orb, U.N.K.L.E., and many others), I had the
opportunity to speak with the five original members of this most
seminal of Krautrock bands. Interestingly, the only language
barrier I encountered was from the single American in the band.
Observe.  So what do you think of the new remix album? Holger
Czukay (bass): I think it's excellent. I like the new direction
of it - like cutting out windows from the original product and
rebuilding it from that. I think this is a very good art form at
the moment, the artform of the nineties.  Irmin Schmidt
(keyboards): I like to hear surprising new aspects of our own
music from other musician