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The Necks are an experimental jazz trio from Sydney, Australia, comprising Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ, Tony Buck on drums and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar and double bass. The band plays improvisational pieces of up to an hour in length that explore repeating musical figures. As well as jazz, they are strongly influenced by krautrock.
Typically a live performance will begin very quietly with one of the musicians playing something very simple. One by one, the other two will join with their own melodies, all three independent yet intertwined. A piece of music usually lasts about 45 minutes and over this time grows in volume and pace and complexity before petering out. They are quite simply an extraordinary live experience.
The Necks are also well known in Europe. Their soundtrack for The Boys was nominated for ARIA Best Soundtrack Album, AFI Best Musical Score and Australian Guild of Screen Composers Award. They have also recorded soundtracks for What’s The Deal? (1997) and In the Mind of the Architect (three one-hour ABC-TV documentaries, 2000).
Typically a live performance will begin very quietly with one of the musicians playing something very simple. One by one, the other two will join with their own melodies, all three independent yet intertwined. A piece of music usually lasts about 45 minutes and over this time grows in volume and pace and complexity before petering out. They are quite simply an extraordinary live experience.
The Necks are also well known in Europe. Their soundtrack for The Boys was nominated for ARIA Best Soundtrack Album, AFI Best Musical Score and Australian Guild of Screen Composers Award. They have also recorded soundtracks for What’s The Deal? (1997) and In the Mind of the Architect (three one-hour ABC-TV documentaries, 2000).
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Kr41d wrote:
Seeing them live was absolutely surreal. They are, hands down, my favorite jazz band.
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Ackibear wrote:
New album is neat. Still not much of a fan of Daylights, but Rum Jungle has won me over.
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inhortte wrote:
I'd love to see them! I wish they would come to Prague. The closest was Berlin...
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BoT___ wrote:
"just found out about them, damn. I've been missing out!" Me too!
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iztokstein wrote:
thank you sooooo much that you are coming to slovenia!
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NINlife wrote:
just found out about them, damn. I've been missing out!
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Drakemirow wrote:
I could listen to them for hours.. and hours and hours.
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zengiz wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Necks/_/Transparent+Roads is superb.
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Mohamo wrote:
Smirnon, The Necks seem to be keen on doing shows in Europe, hopefully you'll get a chance to see them. Their best and most affecting music is done live.
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Smirnon wrote:
"Absolutely amazing group, would be a fantastic experience to see them live. " ---- yes indeed, sigh.
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Ivan_Moskalev wrote:
Found.
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FriendlyWarning wrote:
Best live band in the world! Unlike anything else I've ever heard!
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Mohamo wrote:
New event added for Sydney, 9:30pm 16th Feb 2011 at The Basement
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leafwork wrote:
This is brilliant stuff.
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Ackibear wrote:
Absolutely amazing group, would be a fantastic experience to see them live.
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AmbientGhost wrote:
Brilliant. Love all that I`ve heard by them but I reckon Drive By is my favourite.
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Smirnon wrote:
they sound nothing like Neu! wtf
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Concors wrote:
недурственно
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TangoWhiskeyman wrote:
Amazing music
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marlowmachine wrote:
They sound almost like Neu! <3
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