the album was named after Illa de Tagomago, an island off the east coast of Ibiza. It was originally released in Germany as a double LP in August 1971 by United Artists Records. The British release, with different artwork, ensued in February 1972. Music Tago Mago saw Can changing to a jazzier and more experimental sound than with previous recordings, with longer instrumental interludes and fewer vocals; this shift was caused by the dramatic difference between Suzuki and the band's more dominant former singer Mooney. Can took sonic inspiration from sources as diverse as jazz musicians such as Miles Davis and from electronic avant-garde music. The album was also inspired by the occultist Aleister Crowley, which is reflected through its dark sound and in its title. It is named for Illa de Tagomago, an island that features in the Crowley legend, and the title of the track "Aumgn" comes from Crowley's reference to the hindu mantra syllable Om. Czukay reflects that the album was "an attempt in achieving a mystery musical world from light to darkness and return." The group has referred to the album as their "magic record." The tracks have been described as having an "air of mystery and forbidden secrets." Tago Mago is divided into two LPs, the first of which is more conventional and structured and the second more experimental and avant-garde. Roni Sarig, author of The Secret History of Rock called the second LP "as close as it ever got to avant-garde noise music." Featuring Czukay’s tape and radio experiments, the tracks "Aumgn" and "Peking O" have led music critics to surmise that Tago Mago is Can's "most extreme record in terms of sound and structure." "Peking O" made early use of a drum machine, an Ace Tone Rhythm Ace, combined with acoustic drumming. "Aumgn" features keyboardist Irmin Schmidt chanting rather than Suzuki's vocals. The closing track, "Bring Me Coffee or Tea," was described by Raggett as a "coda to a landmark record." The side-long track "Halleluhwah" on the first album was shortened from 18½ to 3½ minutes for the B-side of the single "Turtles Have Short Legs," a novelty song recorded during the Tago Mago sessions and released by Liberty Records in 1971. A different, 5½-minute shortened version of "Halleluhwah" would later appear on the compilation Cannibalism in 1978 while the single's A-side remained out of print until its inclusion on 1992's Cannibalism 2.