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Encyclopedia > Damo Suzuki
Damo Suzuki
Damo Suzuki singing "Paperhouse" during a 1971 appearance with Can on Beat Club
Damo Suzuki singing "Paperhouse" during a 1971 appearance with Can on Beat Club
Background information
Birth name Kenji "Damo" Suzuki
Origin Japan
Genre(s) Krautrock
Occupation(s) Vocalist
Musician
Instrument(s) Guitar
Vocals
Associated
acts		 Can
Website http://www.damosuzuki.de/

Kenji Suzuki (鈴木健二 Suzuki Kenji?, born January 16, 1950, in Japan), popularly nicknamed Damo Suzuki (ダモ鈴木), is a singer probably best known for his membership in German krautrock group Can. Image File history File links DamoSuzukiBeatClub. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Beat-Club was a German music programme that ran from September 1965 to December 1972. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental bands who appeared in Germany in the late 1960s. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Parts of the guitar. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Can was an experimental rock group founded in Germany in 1968. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental bands who appeared in Germany in the late 1960s. ... Can was an experimental rock group founded in Germany in 1968. ...

Contents

Biography

Suzuki spent the late 1960s wandering around Europe, often busking, during which time he would only have been a teenager. [1] The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... World map exhibiting the location of Europe. ... Busking is the practice of doing live performances in public places to entertain people, usually to solicit donations and tips. ... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ...


When Malcolm Mooney left Can after recording their first album Monster Movie, Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit encountered Suzuki singing on a street in Munich, Germany whilst the two were sitting outside at a street café. They invited him to join the group, and he did, performing with them that evening.[2] Malcolm Mooney is an African-American rock music singer and poet, probably best known as the original vocalist for German Krautrock band Can. ... Can was an experimental rock group founded in Germany in 1968. ... Monster Movie is the debut album by Krautrock Band Can. ... Holger Czukay (born March 24, 1938) is a German musician. ... Jaki Liebezeit is a drummer probably best known as a founding member of Can. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München pronunciation) is the state capital of the German Bundesland of Bavaria. ... Coffeehouse in Damascus A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant. ...


Suzuki was with Can from 1970 to 1973, recording a number of well-regarded albums such as Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi. His freeform, often improvised lyrics, sung in no one particular language[2] gelled with Can's rolling, psychedelic sound. Can was an experimental rock group founded in Germany in 1968. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Tago Mago, released in 1971 (originally as a double LP), was the third album by the krautrock band Can and the second to feature the vocals of Damo Suzuki. ... Ege Bamyasi is the fourth studio album by Krautrock pioneers Can. ... Improvisation is the act of making something up as you go along. ... The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for mind, ψυχη (psyche), and manifest, δηλειν (delein). ...


Suzuki converted to the Jehovah's Witness[2] faith when he married his German girlfriend, who was also a Jehovah's Witness, after the release of the album Future Days, and retired from music in 1974. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... See also: 1973 in music, other events of 1974, 1975 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // January - The Ramones form. ...


He returned to music in 1983, and currently leads what is known as Damo Suzuki's Network - as he tours, he performs live improvisational music with various local musicians (so-called "Sound Carriers" [3]) from around the world, thus building up a 'network' of musicians that he has and can collaborate with. See also: 1982 in music, other events of 1983, 1984 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events The most long-term influential release of 1983 is probably Head over Heels by the Cocteau Twins, which sold poorly upon its initial release. ...


Among the musicians at his live shows have been Michael Karoli and Jaki Liebezeit of Can, Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru, Dustin Donaldson of I AM SPOONBENDER, Cul De Sac, Passierzettel, The Bees, Do Make Say Think, Broken Social Scene, Acid Mothers Temple, the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet (with whom he has recorded the 2007 EP Please Heat This Eventually), Gordon J Watson & Simon Doling of Terminal Cheesecake, Gary Jeff of God, Karl Asa of J>A>W> and many, many others.[3] Michael Karoli (April 29, 1948 – November 17, 2001) was a guitarist and founding member of the German Krautrock band Can. ... Jaki Liebezeit is a drummer probably best known as a founding member of Can. ... Can was an experimental rock group founded in Germany in 1968. ... Mani Neumeier (Manfred Neumeier, * December 31, 1940 in Munich) is a german rock musician, free jazz-drummer, artist, frontman (singer and drummer) of a german Krautrock-band Guru Guru. ... Guru Guru is one of the most notable German Krautrock bands, existing from the late 1960s to the present. ... Cul de Sac are a rock music group formed in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois and led by guitarist Glenn Jones. ... The Bees can refer to: The Bees (UK band), an indie group from the Isle of Wight. ... The cover of & Yet & Yet Do Make Say Think is a Canadian instrumental post-rock band from Toronto, Ontario. ... Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock supergroup formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. ... Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. (and subsequent offshoots) is a Japanese psychedelic band founded in 1996 by members of the Acid Mothers Temple soul-collective. ... The Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet is a side project of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. ... Please Heat This Eventually is the new 12 EP from Gold Standard Laboratories and is a collaboration between The Mars Volta Guitarist/Composer Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Damo Suzuki of the group CAN. It will be released commercially in early January 2007. ...


Trivia

The Fall are a British rock music group, formed in Manchester in 1976, and named after Albert Camuss novel. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Mooney Suzuki are a rock and roll band formed in 1996. ... Malcolm Mooney is an African-American rock music singer and poet, probably best known as the original vocalist for German Krautrock band Can. ...

Discography

Damo Suzuki is present on 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 30.04.97 1997
  • Damo Suzuki's Network Tokyo On Air West 02.05.97 1997
  • Damo Suzuki's Network Osaka Muse Hall 04.05.97 1997
  • Damo Suzuki Band V.E.R.N.I.S.S.A.G.E. 1998
  • Damo Suzuki Band P.R.O.M.I.S.E. (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's Network 3 Dead People After The Performance 2005
  • Damo Suzuki and Now The London Evening News 2006 (CD)
  • The Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet Please Heat This Eventually 2007

The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Tago Mago, released in 1971 (originally as a double LP), was the third album by the krautrock band Can and the second to feature the vocals of Damo Suzuki. ... Ege Bamyasi is the fourth studio album by Krautrock pioneers Can. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Unlimited Edition is a compilation album by the band Can. ... Please Heat This Eventually is the new 12 EP from Gold Standard Laboratories and is a collaboration between The Mars Volta Guitarist/Composer Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Damo Suzuki of the group CAN. It will be released commercially in early January 2007. ...

Notes

  1. ^ All Tomorrow's Parties
  2. ^ a b c Holger Czukay's official site
  3. ^ a b A list of Damo's "Sound Carriers"
  4. ^ 3:AM Magazine interview
  5. ^ Kludge Magazine interview

External links

Can
Holger Czukay | Michael Karoli | Jaki Liebezeit | Irmin Schmidt
Malcolm Mooney | Damo Suzuki | Rosko Gee | Rebop Kwaku Baah
Discography
Albums: Monster Movie | Soundtracks | Tago Mago | Ege Bamyasi | Future Days | Soon Over Babaluma | Landed | Flow Motion | Saw Delight | Out of Reach | Can | Rite Time
Compilation albums: Limited Edition | Unlimited Edition | Opener | Cannibalism | Delay 1968 | Incandescence | Cannibalism 2 | Anthology | Cannibalism 3 | Peel Sessions | Radio Waves | Can Live | Sacrilege
Famous songs: "Yoo Doo Right" | "Mushroom" | "Halleluhwah" | "Vitamin C" | "Spoon" | "Moonshake" | "I Want More"
Related articles: Krautrock | Spoon Records

  Results from FactBites:
 
Damo Suzuki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (531 words)
Suzuki spent the late 1960s wandering around Europe, often busking, during which time he would only have been a teenager.
Suzuki was with Can from 1970 to 1973, recording a number of well-regarded albums such as Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi.
Suzuki converted to the Jehovah's Witness faith when he married his German girlfriend of the faith after the release of album Future Days, and retired from music in 1974.
Can (8329 words)
Suzuki's waillings in unison with the guitar lines may be completely indiscernable, but the phrasing he uses complements the overall mood (whatever it exactly might be) to perfection.
Suzuki is rowsing and hypnotic, Karoli just rips whenever the focus comes around to him (and he takes on several styles and moods throughout), Schmidt makes some solid contributions of his own near the end, and the rhythm section plows on and on in the tightest manner possible.
Suzuki puts on one of his best ever performances in terms of beauty, taking on quite a few vocal melodies, and the band complements him (well, I guess it's the other way around, whatever) with quite a few different grooves throughout.
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