The small Japanese man in his mid-50s who was roaring indecipherable sounds over a repetitive, bass-heavy, improvised cacophony was a living legend.
Damo Suzuki was, for three albums, the vocalist in the experimental German group Can, the best Krautrock band to emerge from the Seventies, whose influence on subsequent rock and electronic music continues to be immeasurable.
Everyone from Mark E Smith of The Fall to techno pioneer Juan Atkins has recognised their debt to Can and Suzuki who, since the turn of the century, has been on "never-ending tour", playing around the world with local musicians he calls "soundcarriers", wherever he goes.
In Brighton he performed with a band of six, including two drummers and two trumpet/saxophone players, who produced a thundering, gradually-shifting groove, while Suzuki hung over his microphone making guttural exclamations that seemed to say "Don't waste waste".
Unique and apparently indefatigable, long may Suzuki's endless performances continue.
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