An intimate representation of the work of Irmin Schmidt, keyboardist and founder in 1968 of the legendary German band CAN, whose style has shaped generations of musicians in pop and electronic music. Starting from his early childhood in Nazi Germany, the film traces the composer's journey from conductor, direct student of Karl-Heinz Stockhausen and György Ligeti, to the CAN, to his work on film music, opera, and finally to his love for electronic club music. The electrifying and unreleased repertoire material gives us back the insanely psychedelic atmosphere of the krautrock years alternating with profound reflections on sound and music.