Available now at bandcamp as part of the ::: Gvoon – Versions ::: series :
Gvoon – Version 2-11 is a continuous rework/collaboration series by a wide range of international artists based on the original recording of Gvoon – Brennung 1 by Holger Czukay from 1997 (released in 2025 via Groenland Rec.), which was kicked off by the release of Gvoon – Version 1 by HOLGER CZUKAY / die ANGEL & Zappi W. Diermaier in January 2025.
Purchasing the album at MWM bandcamp includes automatic free downloads of all future versions, which will be added monthly (except in July and August 2025) until the album is complete with a total of 10 versions by March 2026.
# 1 : Gvoon – Version 2 (Minda)
by HOLGER CZUKAY / Natalie Beridze & Anushka Chkheidze
Natalie Beridze and Anushka Chkheidze are two leading figures in Georgia’s electronic music scene, known for their innovative approaches to sound and composition. Beridze, a pioneer and mentor, and Chkheidze, a rising talent, have collaborated on projects that bridge generations and showcase the depth of Georgia’s experimental electronic landscape.
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# 2 : Gvoon – Version 3 (Ghosts of Home)
by HOLGER CZUKAY / The Necks
The Necks are an Australian experimental trio renowned for their genre-defying improvisations that blend elements of jazz, minimalism, ambient, and avant-garde music. Since forming in 1987, the group—featuring Chris Abrahams (piano), Lloyd Swanton (bass), and Tony Buck (drums)—has captivated global audiences with their hypnotic, evolving performances and critically acclaimed albums.
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# 3 : Gvoon – Version 4 (Schwerefelder)
by HOLGER CZUKAY / RAW2K
This unique musical collaboration brings together Thomas Wydler (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) and Jochen Arbeit (Einstürzende Neubauten) — both former members of the experimental post-punk band Die Haut — political activist and experimental musician Sonja Kosche (faust), and multi-instrumentalist Yoyo Röhm, who co- founded the band Fatal Shore, among others, and collaborated with CAN drummer Jaki Liebezeit in the 1990s. The result is a long-form sonic exploration that bridges avant-garde, post-punk, and ambient traditions. Gvoon – Version 4 (Schwerefelder) presents an excerpt from the first part of the work, which was primarily recorded and produced by Ingo Krauss at the renowned Candy Bomber Studio in Berlin. Krauss worked as the house engineer at Conny Plank’s studio from 1988 to 2001, following Plank’s passing. Having collaborated with both Jaki Liebezeit and Holger Czukay, Krauss carries a direct lineage to the golden era of Krautrock, adding a distinct historical resonance to the project — subtly echoing the spirit of experimental innovation that defined an entire era of German music.
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# 4 : Gvoon – Version 5 (Big Son)
by HOLGER CZUKAY / Jono Podmore & David Harrow
Jono Podmore and David Harrow are two influential electronic musicians who first worked together as far back as 1983. Their work spans decades of innovation across experimental, ambient, dub, and techno genres. Podmore, also known as Kumo, has deep artistic ties to CAN through extensive collaborations with Irmin Schmidt and Holger Czukay, played a key role in curating and remastering CAN’s archival material, and edited the seminal book on the life and work of Jaki Liebezeit. Harrow, known for his genre-defying work with Anne Clark, Psychic TV, and as James Hardway, shares Podmore’s commitment to sonic exploration and the avant-garde. Both artists have built international reputations for blending analog synthesis, improvisation, and deep rhythmic sensibilities, echoing the spirit of CAN’s boundary-breaking ethos. Their shared artistic DNA lies in a fearless approach to sound, rooted in the experimental legacy of Holger Czukay and the broader Krautrock movement.
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# 5 : Gvoon – Version 6 (There are Penguins)
by HOLGER CZUKAY / Mark Spybey, Jasmine Guffond & Robin Storey
Jasmine Guffond, Mark Spybey, and Robin Storey unite in this collaboration, bringing together distinct yet interconnected practices in experimental sound. Guffond is a Berlin-based artist, composer, and electronic musician with acclaimed solo releases on Sonic Pieces, Karlrecords, Editions Mego, Superpang, OOH-Sounds, LINE, and Boomkat Editions. Spybey, formerly of Download and Zoviet-France and known for his work as Dead Voices on Air, has collaborated widely and performed with Michael Karoli’s Sofortkontakt!. Storey, also an ex- member of Zoviet-France, is a visual artist and prolific musician who has released over one hundred albums as Rapoon, as well as numerous collaborations including Reformed Faction with Spybey. Together, their work merges decades of exploratory practice into a shared sonic language.
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# 6 : Gvoon – Version 7 (Within)
by HOLGER CZUKAY / Kim Gordon & J Mascis
The collaboration between Kim Gordon (ex-Sonic Youth) and J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), built around material from Gvoon – Brennung 1 by Holger Czukay, bridges decades of experimental rock lineage, highlighting the shared DNA between American noise rock and German Krautrock. Sonic Youth’s groundbreaking use of dissonance, texture, and repetition was—among other influences—shaped by the innovations of CAN and other Krautrock pioneers, who pushed rock beyond traditional structures into hypnotic, improvisational soundscapes. In this project, Gordon’s sound-driven instincts intertwine with Mascis’s signature fuzz-guitar phrasing, while Czukay’s sonic manipulations provide the connective tissue through counteraction—melding fractured rhythms, expansive atmospheres, and avant-garde sensibilities into a living testament to Krautrock’s enduring influence on underground American rock.
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# 7 : Gvoon – Version 8 (Cast within The Umbra)
by HOLGER CZUKAY / Chandra Shukla, Elisa Faires & CM von Hausswolff
Chandra Shukla (aka Xambuca), Elisa Faires, and Carl Michael von Hausswolff are three boundary-pushing artists united by a shared interest in experimental sound and sonic exploration, most recently expressed in Shukla and Hausswolff’s ongoing project Travelogue—a series of collected audio diaries recorded in Bali, Nepal and Northern Thailand. Shukla’s work blends drone, raga, and subtle electronic textures to create meditative, immersive landscapes; Faires draws on her voice and electronics to craft delicate yet powerful sonic narratives; and von Hausswolff—renowned as one of the Kings of Elgaland-Vargaland and for his conceptual and electroacoustic work, as well as his EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena) explorations—transforms minimal tones and resonances into otherworldly experiences. Together, the trio channels Holger Czukay’s restless experimental spirit, merging ambient, electroacoustic, and avant-garde approaches into a collaborative practice that honors his legacy while pushing the boundaries of contemporary sonic art.
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# 8 : Gvoon – Version 9 (Beautiful In Here)
by HOLGER CZUKAY / Tarwater & Immersion
Immersion — the long-running collaborative project of Malka Spigel (Minimal Compact) and Colin Newman (Wire) — have reunited with Ronald Lippok and Bernd Jestram of Tarwater for a special re-interpretation of Holger Czukay’s Gvoon – Brennung 1. The four first met in Berlin in the late 1990s and have maintained their creative connection ever since: Ronald played on Malka’s album Every Day Is The First Day, with drums recorded in Bernd’s studio, and later joined Malka and Colin for live shows in 2012, as well as performing with Immersion at Berlin’s Pop-Kultur Festival in 2016. Tarwater were also the first artists featured in Immersion’s Nanocluster collaboration series, beginning with sessions and performances in Brighton in 2017 that led to an album release in 2021. In June 2025, during a visit to Berlin, the four met up with Dirk Dresselhaus, and soon after received an invitation to join the Gvoon – Version 2-11 collaboration series. The song’s lyrics were inspired by a conversation Ronald Lippok once had with Czukay backstage at Kulturbrauerei, Berlin, in the late 1990s, when Tarwater and Czukay shared a concert — a moment that now finds new resonance in the form of this song.
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To be continued…
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