Travel, by The Necks

Travel

by The Necks

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William Denton The Necks are consistent in their music and consistently great. Another wonderful album. Favorite track: Bloodstream.

erik-ra They sound great live also. Hope to see them again.

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	1.	Signal 20:50
	2.	Forming 20:13
	3.	Imprinting 17:14
	4.	Bloodstream 18:39

about

Geoff Dyer’s Book ‘Working the Room’
"(The Necks) are sometimes categorised as a jazz trio - which is fine as long as this is immediately qualified by adding that they've completely re-conceived the idea of the jazz trio."

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Travel, the 19th studio album by Australian improvisational trio The Necks, documents their recent practice of starting each day in the studio with a 20-minute trio improvisation. The recordings offer some of their most ecstatic and captivating music cut to tape.

As bassist Lloyd Swanton puts it: “It’s a really nice communal activity to bring us together in focus each day, and some lovely music has resulted from it.” Although a straight “live” improvisation has never been recorded in the studio by the band, these tracks (save for some light overdubs and post-production) feel closest to their 30 years of celebrated live performances.

In 2017 Stephen O’Malley’s Ideologic Organ label released the band’s lauded Unfold, which first offered up this uncharacteristic studio work: four sub-20-minute pieces - instead of the typical 60+ minute arc for which the band is known - along with an obfuscated track list which leaves play order to the listener’s hand. The album quickly sold out, and persists as a treasure in collections or as a high-priced ‘Want’ on Discogs.

Travel marks a return to this double-LP format, offered in a beautiful gatefold package that features photography by Traianos Pakioufakis and impeccable mastering by Doug Henderson.

credits

released February 24, 2023

Produced by The Necks

Recorded by Tim Whitten, Studios 301, Alexandria, Australia

Mixed by Tim Whitten, Forbes Street Studios, Woolloomooloo, Australia

Mastered by Douglas Henderson, micro-moose-berlin, Germany

Photographs and design by Traianos Pakioufakis

Thanks to Jordan Verzar, Regina Greene, Lee Paterson

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about

The Necks Australia

The Necks are one of the great cult bands of Australia. Not entirely avant-garde, nor minimalist, nor ambient, nor jazz

shows

May 19

Theatre Royal

Castlemaine, VIC
May 20

Meeniyan Town Hall

Meeniyan, VIC

discography

Travel

Feb 2023
Three

Mar 2020
Body

Aug 2018
Unfold

Feb 2017
Vertigo

Oct 2015
Open

Oct 2013
Athenaeum, Homebush, Quay & Raab

Jan 2002
Piano Bass Drums

Jun 1998
Silent Night

Apr 1996
Aquatic

Mar 1994
Next

Sep 1990
Sex

Jul 1989

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