{{Short description|English rock band}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Zukanican | image = | caption = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Liverpool, England | genre = Experimental rock, experimental music | years_active = 2003&ndash;present | label = Pickled Egg Records, Medical Records | past_member_of = The Living Brain | website = http://www.myspace.com/zukanican | current_members = Phil Lucking<br />James Pagella<br />Harry Sumnall<br />Tom Sumnall | past_members = Ray Dickaty<br />Joe Biltone<br />Dominic Lewington<br />Pop Levi (Jonathan Levi) }}

'''Zukanican''' are an English experimental rock band primarily based in Liverpool.<ref name="pickled-egg">{{cite web|url=http://www.pickled-egg.co.uk/zukanican.htm|title=Zukanican|website=Pickled-egg.co.uk|access-date=2016-06-14}}</ref>

==History== The band was formed in 2003 by members of Ged Lynn's post-Stairs band The Living Brain, which along with singer Lars Gabel also featured James Pagella and Tom Sumnall.<ref name="livingbrain">{{cite web|url=http://www.livingbrain.co.uk/the%20living%20brain.htm |title=The Living Brain |access-date=2016-06-14 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041013184912/http://www.livingbrain.co.uk/the%20living%20brain.htm |archive-date=October 13, 2004 }}</ref>

Based at Liverpool rehearsal space The Kif,<ref name="livingbrain2">{{cite web|url=http://www.livingbrain.co.uk/kif.htm |title=The Kif |access-date=2016-06-14 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040804133612/http://www.livingbrain.co.uk/kif.htm |archive-date=August 4, 2004 }}</ref> the band's lineup has changed considerably over the years from a twin drum-twin brass, bass and percussion ensemble, to the current line up featuring bass, drums, brass, and electronics/synths. The band also at one time featured Super Numeri founder and Ladytron bassist Pop Levi, and his future rhythm guitarist Dominic Lewington.

Zukanican are noted for their improvised live performances<ref>[http://www.glasswerk.co.uk/reviews/national/2586]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and have been compared to, amongst other acts, Sun Ra, Soft Machine and Can, and have also acted as Damo Suzuki's sound carriers on several occasions.<ref name="thecomatorium">{{cite web|url=http://forum.thecomatorium.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t55466.html|title=The Comatorium|website=Forum.thecomatorium.com|access-date=2016-06-14}}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

The band have released five albums and one EP.

==Discography== ===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) * ''The Stumbling Block'' CD (2009, Pickled Egg Records)

===EPs=== * ''E 5Number'' 10" (2004, Pickled Egg Records)

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Category:British experimental musical groups