Zukanican are an experimental band primarily based in Liverpool

Liverpool

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, England. They have been in existence since 2003 and, amongst other releases, have had two albums and one EP on Pickled Egg Records

Pickled Egg Records

Pickled Egg Records is a UK independent record label founded in Leicester in 1998 by Nigel Turner. It has dedicated itself to redressing the world’s musical balance in favour of quirky genius, bent tunefulness, noisy playfulness, jazz turmoil and inventive retro-futurism...

. Their line up has changed considerably over the last few years from a twin drum-twin brass, bass and percussion ensemble, to the current line up featuring bass, drums, brass, and electronics/synths. Zukanican are noted for their improvised live performances and have been compared to, amongst other acts, Sun Ra

Sun Ra

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, Soft Machine

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, Art Ensemble of Chicago

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, Sunburned Hand of the Man

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, ESG

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, Cluster

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, and most notably Can

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. Zukanican have acted as Damo Suzuki

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's sound carriers on numerous occasions.

Albums

• None Jazz CD (2003, Medical Records)
• Jarr CD (2004, Medical Records)
• Astral Zuk Fodder CD (2005, Medical Records)
• Horse Republic CD (2006, Pickled Egg Records
  Pickled Egg Records
  Pickled Egg Records is a UK independent record label founded in Leicester in 1998 by Nigel Turner. It has dedicated itself to redressing the world’s musical balance in favour of quirky genius, bent tunefulness, noisy playfulness, jazz turmoil and inventive retro-futurism...
  
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• The Stumbling Block CD (2009, Pickled Egg Records)