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- Summary: The latest full-length release from Australian trio The Necks features four 20-minute improvisational tracks.
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- Record Label: Northern Spy
- Genre(s): Jazz, Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock
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The WireMar 21, 2023Despite the obvious post-production touches and curation, the outtakes from 20 minute studio improv sessions featured across the four pieces feel authentically extemporaneous and evolve organically, akin to a late night jam between friends. ... “Bloodstream” provides the stunning album with a fittingly grandiose ending by digging into a psalm-like recital full of solemn organ, voluminous textures, invigorating fanfares and rumbling spectral melodies. [Feb 2023, p.52]
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Feb 24, 2023Travel is very much a Necks album and lines up seamlessly with the trio's vast catalogue. It blossoms with new ideas, fluid spontaneity and fresh ideas. For newcomers curious about the longstanding trio's music, Travel is a truly excellent place to begin.
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Feb 24, 2023The relative brevity of these four pieces permits an easier engagement with their approach, with the way these three remarkable musicians, while working at their own pace on every level, continue to explore a sound-world and a collective methodology entirely of their own conception. [Mar 2023, p.18]
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Feb 24, 2023Given how inspired they sound here, it’s clear their musical chemistry is as instinctive as ever.
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MojoFeb 24, 2023The nonpareil group's best record in exactly a decade. [Apr 2023, p.82]
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