TAG: Skippable*
PERIOD: Amsterdam
I don’t like Can.
I can acknowledge that Can and krautrock as a whole are a huge influence on what Omar Rodriguez Lopez is doing with all of his recorded music. That doesn’t mean my opinion on it has changed just because I cite Omar as someone who influences me.
Please Heat This Eventually ends up coming off tailor made for Damo Suzuki. It was recorded as a live performance, as part of Omar’s 2005 touring with the ORL Group. As a digital file, it is one 24 minute track of improvised music. To the credit of Omar’s band, the majority of the song does sound like a Can piece. Presumably done to put Damo in his element instead of the acid-salsa attack of Omar’s normal style.
Which results in Damo singing. Look, here’s the thing. I don’t feel like shitting all over this record because it has Damo Suzuki on it. Large parts of it are okay. That said, the intention of the record is to accomplish something I have no inherent interest in. So as the song changes course and shape, I wasn’t able to really enjoy it because of the looming threat of Damo Suzuki. Maybe that’s part of his appeal?
*The caveat here is how much you like Can. If you enjoy what Damo Suzuki does, then you’d probably enjoy this.
Fermata over Whole Rest 