The Necks

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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).

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Aether
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Top Tracks

1	Fatal	34
2	Buoyant	28
3	Abillera	19
3	Sex	19
5	Hanging Gardens	18
6	Aether	17
6	Drive By	17
8	He Led Them Into the World	16
8	The Boys I	16
10	Townsville	13
10	The Boys II	13
12	The Boys III	12
13	Headlights	11
14	The Sleep of Champions	10
15	Fife and Drum	8

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runout_groove wrote:
yesterday afternoon

playing ATP Australia in january curated by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: http://www.atpfestival.com/atp/Events/Group/ATPAustralia2009.php

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hamish91 wrote:
Thursday morning

KWITE GUD

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harveyos wrote:
last month

sex

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Pan_Prezydent wrote:
last month

you need to listen to them, now

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Kruppo wrote:
July 2008

Great band. Love it.

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alivei wrote:
June 2008

very nice

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russtopher wrote:
June 2008

Anyone know what the heck this is? http://www.last.fm/music/The+Necks/_/green+footballs

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TrueMithrandir wrote:
May 2008

I am a top listener of The Necks! yay!

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crabnebula wrote:
April 2008

glasgow may 11...can't wait!

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KyrianK wrote:
April 2008

Love these guys. Friend of mine has _all_ their albums and has seen them live 4 times. I've seen them once and was not let down!

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gogobetween wrote:
March 2008

hey all UK necks fans - check out events page for full list of venues in the May 08 tour... as some of you know, gotta be heard live to be believed!

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Arnoe wrote:
March 2008

no.

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artrzi wrote:
February 2008

Tag as you are welcome in poland, PLEASE!

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klepica wrote:
November 2007

I went to their concert in Zagreb, Croatia, and it was incredible, they just put the audience in a trance. Really great band!

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Macduff wrote:
November 2007

Saw them yesterday in Marburg, Germany. Small jazz venue, completely packed. Very great

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AutumnSonata wrote:
October 2007

Wow, the first time I'm featured as a top listener and it's for a truly great band like these guys. Sweet :)

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Menervna wrote:
October 2007

Their 'Sex' is probably one of the best things I ever heard.

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skiftninger wrote:
June 2007

holy shit, this band is insane o.O gief more

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moonstruckUK wrote:
May 2007

I just found a track/album by them on my pc, started playing it, then realised it was over an hour and though wtf. But i left it on and i may be addicted, I must get more.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
April 2007

Just found this last week. What cool stuff, although I do think the 20 minute tracks are more manageable, ala the Miles Davis sides in the late 60s and 70s.