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April 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Necks: Body
The Necks Body ReR The gentle and then – all of a sudden – furious virtuosity of The Necks is a thrilling thing to discover. And then to rediscover across the albums. Sometimes – as with Open – they’re set in a quiet, understated framing, or, as with the more recent Unfold it’s about working to a format, creating pieces that fit […]Archive
February 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: # 7 – Check Your Neck/s
In honour of tomorrow being the day a new album by The Necks gets released this installment of Five Songs For Friday celebrates the music of one of my all-time favourite groups. This year the Aussie trio celebrates 30 years in the game. Thirty years of taking jazz – and specifically the jazz-trio-format – as a […]Archive
October 28, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Necks: Vertigo
The Necks Vertigo Fish of Milk/Northern Spy Records The Necks, 18 albums deep now, and still there’s (always) something different – it’s now instantly familiar, you know the band you’re hearing, you know the sorts of sounds and textures and feels they conjure but every album remains its own thing, quite majestic when – essentially […]Archive
October 7, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Necks: Open
The Necks Open Fish of Milk Ah, there’s nothing quite like entering the world of The Necks. Well, there are a few things I guess – you can hear Eno and Satie and Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans’ solo conversation overdubs and a range of free-jazz/ambient/minimalist and soundtrack ideas in their playing. Always. But for […]Archive
January 19, 2012 by Simon Sweetman