Can, the influential German Krautrock band, played a reunion gig of sorts at the Olympia on Saturday. Three founding members of the four-man band each performed a solo set of new compositions lasting about 45 minutes. Can fans must have been disappointed that the three chose not to play together.

The band's drummer, Jaki Liebezeit, performed first with his three-piece, Club Off Chaos. His industrious drumming style was similar to the action of a well-oiled machine, his body moving as if programmed.

Gruelling, industrial beats were produced by an accompanying DJ on a desk cluttered with an array of electronic gadgetry. The sound was soothed slightly by the soaring, bending notes of an electronic dulcimer. All three musicians created an impressive, aching electronic sound.

Irmin Schmidt, Can's key boardist, accompanied by DJ and electronic musician Kumo, developed a haunting and hypnotic noise. Schmidt began each piece on keyboards, fusing screeching sounds to Kumo's constantly changing beat.

But it was the former's intuitive piano crescendos, switching from beautiful melodic loops to crashing discordant choruses, that built a massive wall of sound and brought many in the small audience to their feet at the end of the three pieces. Schmidt's set was the highlight of the concert.

Michael Karoli, Can's guitarist, came on stage last, playing with his band Sofort kontakt. This performance had more of a "project" feel than the previous two acts. The group's repetitious and often tedious sound was lifted from its monotony by Karoli's mix of rock, jazz and country styles and distorted violin playing.

As their second encore ended, one couldn't help feeling that this set had gone on a little too long. For the most part it was an intriguing night of sound.