holger czukay (, holger schüring; 24 march 1938 – 5 september 2017) was a german musician. he was born in the free city of danzig . he was probably best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group can. czukay was also known for having created early important examples of ambient music, for having explored "world music" well before the term was coined, and for having been a pioneer of sampling.