Schmidt, Irmin: Requiem (Vinyl LP)In Requiem, Irmin Schmidt (co founder of CAN) blurs the line between composition and environment, delivering a quietly radical, contemplative masterpiece. Created at his home in Southern France, the record unfolds in two sections, pairing prepared and unprepared piano with recordings of the natural world around him: water, birds, frogs, shifting air and quiet nocturnal hums. What began as a spontaneous capture of a nightingales song evolved into a