Placebo Domingo is the wild, otherworldly alter-ego of the German, Cologne-based Philip Zoubek Trio, an electronic variant of the piano jazz trio. The prolific pianist Zoubek, the bandleader and the composer, leaves the piano aside and sticks to analog synths; double bass player David Helm plays effects-laden, distorted guitar, and his vocals are heavily processed; and drummer Dominik Mahnig extends his drum-set with effects and adds a recorder to his arsenal. By the way, the ironic title of this trio has nothing to do with the infamous techno track by Berlin-based DJ René Bourgeois, and by no means pays tribute to Spanish tenor opera singer Placido Domingo.
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