Biography Details
1966
Becomes friends with his guitar teacher Holger Czukay whilst at school in Switzerland.
1967 - 1968
While reading law, plays guitar & bass guitar in various Jazz & dance bands in Germany and Switzerland. Studies of the relation of musical to planetary rhythms, researches into effects of sound/music on human perception and body feeling.
1968 - 1978
Joins CAN;
Development of Pictorial Playing & Composition Concept (TAGO MAGO onwards), after getting to know the music of German composer Michael von Biel and studying with him.
1975
Meets Shirley Argwings-Kodhek.
1978/1979
Sets up his own OUTER SPACE RECORDING STUDIO in a former olive oil mill in the French Maritime Alps. learns to work and service a recording studio and develops the atmospheric "Microsonic" recording technique (as manifest on DELUGE).
1978
Freelancing drummer in recording studios. Working for numerous international artists.
1980
Produces E.P BIT/S by German progressive group Bit/s, formerly S.Y.P.H.
1981
Marries Shirley 15th September in Essen.
1981-1984
Composing, recording & producing the album DELUGE with English singer/artist Polly Eltes.
1984
Concerts with Holger Czukay, Jaki Liebezeit, Jah Wobble in Cologne, and ROCKPALAST with Czukay & Liebezeit in Berlin.
1981 - 1986
Studies African rhythm and dance with African drummer and dancer Seni Camara. Completes Pictorial Playing and Composition Concept.
1985
Records with Le General Dady Mimbo. Various gigs as sound-mixer. Concert with Czukay, Liebezeit, Sheldon Ancel in Frankfurt, records album RADIO WAVE SURFER (Holger Czukay) with same setup.
1986 - 1988
Records & produces CAN album RITE TIME with Holger Czukay.
1987
Records album CHARLATAN by Belgian singer Arno (ex-TC-MATIC) with Holger Czukay.
1988
Plays guitar on FLUX & MUTABILITY (David Sylvian & Holger Czukay).
1989
First daughter Tamara born 18th April in Nice, France.
1992
Second daughter Angie born 25th May in Nice, France.
1992
Records LAST NIGHT SLEEP (CAN) and other pieces of film-music for UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD by Wim Wenders.
1993
Records and co-produces Belgian group "Belgian Associality".
1977 - 1995
Plays guitar and bass on all Solo albums, film & theatre music by Irmin Schmidt: SOUNDTRACKS-ANTHOLOGY (1978 - 1993) . MUSK AT DUSK (1987) . IMPOSSIBLE HOLIDAYS (1991) . GORMENGHAST (2000)
And guitars on Holger Czukay`s MOVIES . FLUX & MUTABILITY . RADIO WAVE SURFER . MOVING PICTURES
1997
Concerts in Japan with Damo Suzuki, Mani Neumeier, Matthias Keul und Mandjao.
1998
Concerts in USA with Damo Suzuki and his band.
1999 - 2000
CAN-Solo-Projects concerts with his group SOFORTKONTAKT in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Frankfurt, Osnabrück, Dublin, Crossing Border Festival Den Haag, London, and Amiens.
2001
Concerts with Suicide, James Chance, Hvratsky, Lary 7 and Malcolm Mooney at "The Cooler" in New York.
17th of November 2001, after a long battle with cancer Michael Karoli dies in Essen, Germany.
