March 4, 2021 at 11:12 am by Derek Mejia Courtesy of Pitchfork German rock band CAN was formed in Cologne, Germany circa 1968, during a time of great political and social upheaval in western Germany. During these years, music was inseparable from the ongoing civil unrest while striving to be psychedelic and free. The West German student movement would seek to address political and cultural concerns as these students wanted to rebel against American influence, conservative German entertainment and the legacy of Nazism; many of the West German governmentâs high-ranking political officials had been members of the Nazi Party during World War II. Â