Damo Suzuki with Metak Network + Zu & Xabier Iriondo
PhonoMetak Series#4 split 10

THE REVIEW

Introducing certain historical figures is nonetheless necessary, as it is not absolutely certain that we are addressing an exclusively expert audience or of a certain (advanced...) age, but there is the hope of also engaging younger people for whom certain names might not mean much or might not be known, having never encountered them during their listening experiences. It is therefore worth remembering that Damo Suzuki was the singer of Can, a pioneering and foundational German band in the kraut rock scene whose value transcended its mere genre of belonging, in the period from 1970 to 1973, during which he contributed to the creation of unforgettable albums like "Tago Mago," "Future Days," "Soundtracks," and "Ege Bamyasi." Here, we find him involved in four tracks; in the first two, he joins forces with the Metak Network (a collective featuring Paolo Cantù, Xabier Iriondo, Mattia Coletti, and Alberto Morelli) and in the remaining two with a broadened formation of Zu, thanks to the additional presence of Iriondo. The results achieved are widely positive, especially in the initial "Dove Siete Stati L'ultima Estate?", a supreme example of avant-garde rock materialization, perfectly tangible in its solid concreteness. More multifaceted, in structural terms and for sound nuances, "Un Oceano Di Due Mezzelune" and "La Città Nascosta" (with naturalistic blues/roots tones), while the concluding "Il Territorio Proibito" intelligently mixes industrial rock drifts and jazz improvisation.