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- Summary: The 20th full-length release for the Australian trio of Chris Abrahams, Lloyd Swanton, and Tony Buck consists of a single nearly 57-minute-long piece.
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- Record Label: Northern Spy
- Genre(s): Jazz, Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Improvisation
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UncutSep 20, 2018Their best for a while. ... An extended, uncharacteristically rocking release. [Nov 2018, p.34]
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Aug 22, 2018This is not a flirtation but the sound of the Necks entering genuine rock territory... and it’s brilliant.
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MojoAug 21, 2018A keeper. ... This is still a terrific entry point into a band who repay obsession. [Oct 2018, p.87]
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Aug 21, 2018The Necks move incrementally forward in their quest for the musical unknown on Body; it displays all their creative strengths in a single typically engrossing work.
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Sep 7, 2018Like a great short story, Body is well worth revisiting, even after you know the plot twist, to savor details and subtleties you missed the first (or second or third) time around.
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The WireSep 21, 2018Body is a sound sculpture that cares less for internal time than for the cerebral pleasures of long duration. [Oct 2018, p.60]
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Aug 21, 2018Body doesn’t have the telekinetic bond of the Necks’ famed live show, or the gorgeous ambience of recent albums like Vertigo and Untold, but it brings these veterans into a different space.