FEEL FREE ENERGY – Eine Hommage an Damo Suzuki

Feel Free Energy – for this tribute, Bo Ningen and Jan St. Werner come together to express their admiration for Damo Suzuki’s boundary-transcending philosophy and the legacy that continues to resonate today. The event is initiated by his long-time partner Elke Morsbach and Stefan Peter of the Inline Foundation gGmbH in honor of one of modern music’s most radical and free-spirited voices. Damo Suzuki stood for presence, improvisation, energetic listening, and collective awareness—values that are deeply connected to the work of the Inline Foundation.

The first edition will take place at Gretchen in Berlin and marks the beginning of a planned series that will later evolve at Heinenhof as a convergence of music, light, nature, and consciousness.

Damo Suzuki, known worldwide as the singer of the Krautrock pioneers CAN, shaped generations of musicians through his uncompromising openness, his unique art of improvisation, and his later international network project, with which he inspired thousands of musicians in over 40 countries. His voice was “Feel Free Energy” in its purest form — spontaneous, boundless, poetic, and unmistakable.

For this tribute, the band Bo Ningen and Jan St. Werner come together to show their admiration for Damo's boundary-crossing philosophy and his legacy, which lives on.

The London-based Japanese band Bo Ningen is one of the most vibrant live acts on the international alternative and experimental rock scene. With their own interpretation of psychedelic rock, noise, improvisation, and performance art, they effortlessly roam between music, visual art, and the avantgarde.  

Their raw and unpredictable performances have earned them an international reputation as one of the most fascinating live bands in the UK and as a beacon of Japanese counterculture. Bo Ningen has collaborated with Damo Suzuki on several occasions. As true “Sound Carriers”, they further his spiritual work and walk the path that Damo carved into the musical landscape.

Jan St. Werner, co-founder of the legendary electronic duo Mouse on Mars, is one of Germany’s most significant sound artists and producers. His work spans electronic music, improvisation, fine art, and experimental composition. For decades, he has played a decisive role in shaping the international electronic music scene.

Feel Free Energy is more than a concert. It is a musical encounter with Damo’s spirit, his art, and the energy he brought into the world throughout his life.

Damo Suzuki understood music not as a performance, but as a form of communication.

This evening embraces his idea and carries it forward.

Feel Free Energy!

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