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Damo Suzuki's Network

Start Soft (LP, Splatter)

Label: Butterfly Effect

Format: LP, Coloured

Genre: Experimental

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€24.20
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*Limited edition of 100 copies* In 2017, Oli Heffernan took to the stage in Dundee to play bass for Damo Suzuki, the legendary former frontman of Can. Backed by a one-off ensemble featuring Griff (Interrobang / Regular Fries), Harry (Chumbawamba) and E-Da (Boredoms), the group walked on with no rehearsal and no plan. Suzuki offered a single instruction — “start soft” — and the set unfolded from there.

Like all of Suzuki’s performances, the music was entirely improvised: tense yet fluid, exploratory yet instinctively locked-in. Rather than playing songs, the band stepped into a shared current, responding in real time as grooves formed, dissolved and reassembled. For Heffernan, a lifelong admirer of Can’s sprawling, hypnotic sound, the experience was a full-circle moment.

Fortunately, the performance was captured in full. Revisiting the recording reveals not only the chemistry and risk of the night, but Suzuki’s rare ability to transform any room and any group of musicians into something alive and unrepeatable. Following Suzuki’s passing in 2024, this document stands as a testament to his spontaneous, fearless vision — a preserved fragment of the magic he sparked wherever he went.

Details
Cat. number: BEFFECT045
Year: 2026
Notes:
Recorded live from the desk in Dundee, May 2017 No rehearsal, improvised set. Limited Edition of 100 Dedicated To The Memory Of Damo Suzuki 1950 - 2024