Identification with the Enemy: A Key to the Underworld

Identification with the Enemy: A Key to the Underworld
Studio album by Zu, Nobukazu Takemura
Released	2007
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	40:43
Label	Atavistic Records
Zu, Nobukazu Takemura chronology
Zu/Iceburn (2006) Identification with the Enemy: A Key to the Underworld (2007) Il Teatro degli Orrori/Zu (2008)

Identification with the Enemy: A Key to the Underworld is the eighth studio album by the Italian band Zu, in collaboration with Japanese musician Nobukazu Takemura, released in 2007. ^[1]

Critical reception

AllMusic review described it as "skittering IDM" combined with "free jazz-influenced gestural noise; [..] at times intriguingly atmospheric, at others unsettling and frenetic". ^[2]

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Track list

1. Alone with the Alone (4:58)
2. The Culprit (5:06)
3. Standing on This Zero Spot (2:43)
4. New Buddhas in Stock (1:33)
5. Usual conversations with Yama (12:04)
6. Awake in the Next Room (2:38)
7. Everyone Gets His Own Nemesis (4:01)
8. Deliver Me From the Book of Self (7:40)

Line up

• Luca T. Mai / baritone sax
• Jacopo Battaglia / drums, electronics
• Massimo Pupillo / bass
• Nobukazu Takemura / electronics

References

1. "Zu & Nobukazu Takemura - Identification with the Enemy: A Key to the Underworld :: Le Recensioni di OndaRock".
2. "Zu – Identification with the Enemy: A Key to the Underworld". AllMusic .
3. Troy Collins (February 23, 2007). "Zu & Nobukazu Takemura: Identification With The Enemy: A Key To The Underworld". All About Jazz.