Dear Damo

I'm still in amazement of Saturday's gig featuring Damo Suzuki and The Tigers at The Rosemount Hotel. The small crowd made for a really nice intimate show, however it was disappointing that it didn't get a better turn out. Damo's vocals just had this amazing mystical quality like he was channeling them from another dimension and watching them strain them out of his body was quite show. Not only that but The Tigers (who were Damo's band for the evening) played the best gig I'd ever seen them play. Sure Damo's vocals gave the band a helping hand but they really stepped up to the plate and played some brilliant music to go with it. What was so great was how well everything did gel together, both the band amongst themselves and with Damo. If you want to hear stuff from The Tigers check out either their website or their myspace for some songs.

I don't really have much Damo related music apart from a few Can tracks I've gotten from other blogs (big shout out to 20 Jazz Funk Greats and yes I really do need to pick up those reissues) and if you want to see an interview with him go check out the excellent documentary Modulations. So what am I going to post? Scroll down.

!!! - Dear Can

I love !!!! They're just one of those great fun bands and this is their little tribute to Can. Enjoy it! It's my second favourite song (after the monster single 'Me And Giuliani Down By The Schoolyard (A True Story)') their 'Louden Up Now' album that you can grab from WarpMart or Bleep. They were also a great transitional band for Warp (my favourite label) to go from their dance/electronic roots to a more live/indie sound that they're expanding their roster with.