Suzuki, Damo

In the late 1960s, the teenager Suzuki wandered around Europe, acting as a street musician ^[1] . Then the vocalist Malcolm Mooney left the German group Can (after recording the first album), and the vocalist's place was freed up in the collective. Participants Can Holger Sukai and Yaki Libecait accidentally met Damo Suzuki while they were sitting in a cafe in Munich , while Damo sang right there on the street. He was immediately invited to the group, and, having accepted the invitation, that same evening he performed as a vocalist at the concert Can ^[2] .

Damo Suzuki participated in Can from 1970 to 1973 , and was the vocalist on a number of highly regarded critics and fans of albums such as “ Tago Mago ” and “ Ege Bamyasi ”. He sang in free form, the texts were often improvised and not completely in any one language ^[2] . All this was accompanied by the psychedelic kraut rock Can. It should be noted that the other members of the group were much older than Damo, and between some musicians and they did not have much mutual understanding. The exception was the relatively young guitarist Michael Caroli, who later participated in Damo's Damo Suzuki's Network project.

After the release of the Future Days album, Suzuki left Can for 10 years from music in general, becoming a Jehovah’s witness ^[2] and marrying a German woman (also Jehovah’s witnesses).

In 1983, Damo Suzuki resumed his creative activity. In the mid-1980s, he recorded several albums with the group Dunkelziffer. To this day, he lives in Germany and leads the Damo Suzuki's Network project. As part of this project, he performs live with various musicians around the world, often local ones (the so-called “Sound Carriers” - “ Sound Conductors ” ^[3] ), improvising to their music, similar to the way he sang in Can . Among the musicians who played with Damo Suzuki's Network: Michael Caroli and Yaki Libecait from Can , Mani Neumeier from Guru Guru , Edouard Perrault from Shub-Niggurath , Boston post-rock band Cul De Sac , Acid Mothers Temple , musicians from AuktsYon , Sergey Letov , and many others ^[3] .

• The Fall 's album This Nation's Saving Grace (1985) has a song called “I Am Damo Suzuki” (Damo Suzuki). ^[four]
• There is a rock band The Mooney Suzuki , named after the names of the vocalists of Can - Damo Suzuki and Malcolm Muni. ^[5]

Damo Suzuki participated in recording the following albums:

• Can Soundtracks 1970
• Can Tago Mago 1971
• Can Ege Bamyasi 1972
• Can Future Days 1973
• Can Unlimited Edition 1976 (compilation)
• Dunkelziffer in the night 1984
• Dunkelziffer III 1986
• Dunkelziffer Live 1985 1997
• Damo Suzuki's Network Tokyo On Air West 04/30/97 1997
• Damo Suzuki's Network Tokyo On Air West 05/02/97 1997
• Damo Suzuki's Network Osaka Muse Hall 05/04/97 1997
• Damo Suzuki Band VERNISSAGE 1998
• Damo Suzuki Band PROMISE (7CD Box) 1998
• Damo Suzuki's Network Seattle 1999
• Damo Suzuki's Network Odyssey 2000
• Damo Suzuki's Network JPN ULTD Vol.1 2000
• Damo Suzuki's Network Metaphysical Transfer 2001
• Damo Suzuki's Network JPN ULTD Vol.2 2002
• Damo Suzuki's Network Hollyaris 2005 (2CD)
• Damo Suzuki and Now The London Evening News 2006 (CD)
• The Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet Please Heat This Eventually 2007

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• Spike Magazine Interview