CAN

Can was an experimental rock band formed in West Germany in 1968. One of the first "krautrock" groups, they rejected American influences and incorporated strong minimalist and world music elements into their often psychedelic music.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_(band)

In Julian Cope's book, Krautrock, he mentions that the word "can" has several meanings in a variety of languages: the Turkish word "can" pronounced "chan", means life or soul; the Japanese word "kan" means feeling or emotion; and the Japanese word "chan' means love when used in salutation. Keyboard player Irmin Schmidt defined "can' as an acronym for Communist, Anarchism, Nihilism.