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Harold Budd and Werner Dafeldecker should be great at those non-London shows, wish i could catch this tour.

master musicians of jamiroquai (NickB), Sunday, 9 October 2011 13:36 (twelve years ago) link

Probably will go to the Bishopsgate Institute one, just making sure I am in town for the date.

mmmm, Sunday, 9 October 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link

five months pass...

How is Mindset? Been on a serious kick but I think I prefer the more 'live' sounding, less overdubbed stuff, like Sex and Piano Bass Drum, though I've yet to hear an album by this group I dislike. Still, wondering if the new one is worth a plunge, given that I find Drive By a little too maximalist and Aether a little too sleepy. Their records are expensive in the States.

If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Sunday, 1 April 2012 00:09 (twelve years ago) link

one year passes...

these dudes are nothing if not consistent -- the new one is totally gorgeous.

tylerw, Thursday, 26 September 2013 15:10 (ten years ago) link

yes! they might be my favorite band going.

has anyone heard any of these side projects? http://www.thenecks.com/shop/other

ryan, Thursday, 26 September 2013 15:35 (ten years ago) link

Don't know any of those but I can highly recommend Buck's project with Martin Siewert and Steve Heather, Heaven And (not listed there).

my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Thursday, 26 September 2013 15:38 (ten years ago) link

Can't wait to hear the new one.

Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Thursday, 26 September 2013 16:26 (ten years ago) link

Yeah thanks for the heads-up

Brakhage, Thursday, 26 September 2013 17:41 (ten years ago) link

What is the name of the new album?

crowhurst, Thursday, 26 September 2013 19:04 (ten years ago) link

Open

tylerw, Thursday, 26 September 2013 19:06 (ten years ago) link

The Wire seemed to really like it. I'm just glad it's on a US label so I don't have to pay like $28 for this one.

Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Thursday, 26 September 2013 21:29 (ten years ago) link

one month passes...

Open is out today and let me repeat myself: it is totally gorgeous.

tylerw, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 17:45 (ten years ago) link

Yeah I listened to that a bunch of times when it was streaming. It is a cool journey for sure, gotta track down more by this band. My kinda thing.

grandavis, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 18:07 (ten years ago) link

yeah it's really good. I think it's important to listen loud. playing softly in the background you might thing it just passed on by and nothing happened.

ryan, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 18:27 (ten years ago) link

Loud, this thing is amazing. On headphones, another experience entirely.

I can still taste the Taboo in my mouth when I hear those songs (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 21:44 (ten years ago) link

Have only listened on headphones, and dug it a lot. Not sure when I will get to listen to it in any other context ....

grandavis, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 21:56 (ten years ago) link

I did turn it up loud though.

grandavis, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 21:57 (ten years ago) link

I found Open instantly gratifying. The last one - Mindset was a tougher nut to crack, still great though.

Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 23:14 (ten years ago) link

this cd only thing is ludicrous. might as well have a darts player amputating his right hand.

Legitimate space tale (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 23:24 (ten years ago) link

good thing the necks are left-handed!!

I have a friend who works at Kroger (Matt P), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 23:29 (ten years ago) link

i mean 'necks are left-handed.' they're left-handed necks.

I have a friend who works at Kroger (Matt P), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 23:31 (ten years ago) link

I mean, it is CD only because of the length I would think, and the listening experience. I don't think it is meant to be flipped on a turntable.

grandavis, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 23:52 (ten years ago) link

not ideal really - i'd sooner buy it digitally than on cd.

Legitimate space tale (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 12 November 2013 23:56 (ten years ago) link

Oh, there isn't even a digital option? Whoa, that just seems like a bad idea by the label/band. Sorry, I had missed that.

grandavis, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 23:59 (ten years ago) link

nah you can buy it digitally

tylerw, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 00:00 (ten years ago) link

Ah cool I didn't see that on the site.

Legitimate space tale (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 13 November 2013 00:01 (ten years ago) link

http://northernspy.11spot.com/the-necks-open.html

tylerw, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 00:02 (ten years ago) link

Yeah, that would make no sense at all if they didn't sell it digitally.

grandavis, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 00:03 (ten years ago) link

Feel like a cheapskate wretch for saying this, but I get Necks albums through my emusic subscription where they just get charged as single tracks i.e. £0.42 per album. They should probably sort that out but in the meantime, I'm sorry Necks - you will not get rich off me unless you play here live a little more often.

gotta lol geir (NickB), Wednesday, 13 November 2013 00:11 (ten years ago) link

tbf guys if you promise to come and play up our end once a week i promise i will come and see you every time

a strident purist when it comes to band-related shirts (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 13 November 2013 00:13 (ten years ago) link

their albums are so beautifully recorded, too. snare drum sound of dreams.

nerve_pylon, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 00:22 (ten years ago) link

and i guess that is what i'm losing when i buy my shitty mp3s

gotta lol geir (NickB), Wednesday, 13 November 2013 00:28 (ten years ago) link

one year passes...

neato:

The Necks 18th album Vertigo is an eventful, kaleidoscopic tone poem set against a darkly shimmering background. Slowly but inexorably moving forward, it crosses many frontiers yet remains true to the mission and mood established in the opening stanzas of this cinematic 44 minute journey. A work able to be viewed either as a whole, or two symmetrical halves, Vertigo sees The Necks once again offer an excursion in sound that reflects both the light and darkness of some preternatural world.

Vertigo will be released on 30th October in North America by Northern Spy Records. It follows their acclaimed 2013 album Open, described by SPIN as ‘the most beautiful album of the year’.

In contrast to the sustained improvisations that are their live performances, The Necks' studio albums take shape by way of intricate crafting brought to bear throughout the entire recording and mixing process. “The discussion this time really began in earnest in the session itself, where we started to pursue the idea of having a drone running from start to finish, off which we could hang ideas,” said bassist Lloyd Swanton “But like all Necks albums we ended up in a very different place from whatever our initial notion of it had been.”

Maintaining a teetering tension between suspension and collapse, Vertigo draws on a diverse palette of sounds created in the studio by Tony Buck (drums/percussion/guitar), Lloyd Swanton (bass) and Chris Abrahams (piano/keyboards), featuring everything from homemade instruments, extended instrumental techniques and marathon explorations of sonic textures.

One piece, at the same time two. Monochrome, yet multicoloured. Dark, yet incandescent. Expansive and still. Melancholic and exhilarating. The Necks. Vertigo.

tylerw, Monday, 24 August 2015 16:52 (eight years ago) link

It is pretty safe to say this is going to be very very good.

xelab, Monday, 24 August 2015 17:03 (eight years ago) link

two weeks pass...

'vertigo' is pretty great. more rhythmically concerned and organ vibey than usual

reggie (qualmsley), Tuesday, 8 September 2015 21:04 (eight years ago) link

Is it out now?

xelab, Tuesday, 8 September 2015 21:22 (eight years ago) link

not officially for a little while i don't think

reggie (qualmsley), Tuesday, 8 September 2015 21:26 (eight years ago) link

October I think. Is it two tracks? I've seen it announced and made a note to order it but not looked at details of listened. Rhythm and organs is good in my mind.

Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 09:56 (eight years ago) link

Ooh no, Australian CD release is tomorrow.

http://www.thenecks.com/news

Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 09:58 (eight years ago) link

Stoked! I listen to the last couple of albums and some recent live streams I ripped constantly. They basically just get better and better.

It is such a joy to listen to these notes accumulate over time. Or, as on Aether amd Open, dissipate over time! For me they are now old masters confidently exploring their personal subjects (piano, bass and percussives) inside an unfolding temporal landscape. When they work/play, their distinct voices are simultaneously woven together and embedded inside this amazingly flexible collective perpetual motion sound sculpture thingy called the Necks! Exciting stuff that I will be listening to gratefully for the rest of my life!

liam fennell, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 12:16 (eight years ago) link

Great news. That press release does make it sound like 2x 20-odd min tracks, as with Mindset, which I would be happy with.

I enjoy Open, but find it a bit too sparse in places to really love. Maybe it needs more time; I really didn't get on with Silverwater at first but now it might be my favourite of theirs ...

Steve Reich In The Afternoon (Against The 80s), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 12:56 (eight years ago) link

Yeah, Silverwater is my absolute favorite, really! Just gorgeous stuff. The unity of form created by so-apt the art/title/performance puts it above the others in the final analysis, what with all the jingly shimmering tidal waves of percussion rolling in and out. It plays paradoxically on your perception, seemingly both calm and busy at the same time. And then if you turn it up real loud you hear that there is all this stuff concealed beneath the lapping waves that are on the surface!!!

liam fennell, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 16:23 (eight years ago) link

yeah silverwater is just after drive by for me. prefer the motorik stylings of the latter just a tad.

ryan, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 16:38 (eight years ago) link

New one is a bit noisier/busier than Open. But these guys can do no wrong in my opinion.

tylerw, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 19:54 (eight years ago) link

My first impression is that this is pretty damn good, that is always a good sign with a Necks album.

xelab, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 22:00 (eight years ago) link

both halves are very strong

xelab, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 22:02 (eight years ago) link

four weeks pass...

Just got this. One quiet listen yesterday (whilst feeling ill), and it seemed a bit abstract / delicate, albeit more ominous than Open. Was hoping for something more groovey.

Anyone else got any thoughts after spending more time with it?

Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 7 October 2015 10:51 (eight years ago) link

First listen through this morning, and it feels like a cross between Silverwater and Mindset.

Steve Reich In The Afternoon (Against The 80s), Thursday, 8 October 2015 09:47 (eight years ago) link

I haven't heard Mindset, but it feels almost like a throwback to Piano, Bass, Drums for me.

Tim F, Thursday, 8 October 2015 13:44 (eight years ago) link

Yeah? I've not listened to that in an age but I remember it being way more propulsive / chaotic. maybe I need to listen to this turned up.

Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 8 October 2015 13:54 (eight years ago) link

like their previous release

maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 27 March 2023 18:32 (one year ago) link

whoops

like their previous release that came out on vinyl, it's one track per side with no given order. So feel free to play the CD's first track last.

maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 27 March 2023 18:34 (one year ago) link

It's a good one for sure, bless The Necks <3

change display name (Jordan), Monday, 27 March 2023 18:52 (one year ago) link

five months pass...

i've been going back to aether and open lately. so beautiful. hmm maybe today is the day i get the new one.

ꙮ (map), Thursday, 7 September 2023 18:30 (seven months ago) link

i need to remember about this band the next time i reach for something new too

Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Thursday, 7 September 2023 21:10 (seven months ago) link

i got the new one! it's great. travel if you're traveling through purgatory? very evocative.

ꙮ (map), Friday, 8 September 2023 20:45 (seven months ago) link

five months pass...

Turns out this new album is incredible (who would have thought otherwise?)
Tossing up making the 3hr return trip to see them tonight but honestly what a small price to pay.

H.P, Thursday, 29 February 2024 01:05 (one month ago) link

is Travel the new one or is there a newer one? I can't actually remember if I have it / have heard it - but I absolutely loved Three

was thinking it was time to see them again but didn't get around to their Sydney shows

Kraal Disorientation Chamber (emsworth), Thursday, 29 February 2024 01:41 (one month ago) link

(you should go!)

Kraal Disorientation Chamber (emsworth), Thursday, 29 February 2024 01:44 (one month ago) link

Travel! I'm just late to the party.

I'm on my way there now. Brissy's putting on a good show these three weeks. Necks, boris, Tim hecker back to back!

H.P, Thursday, 29 February 2024 07:13 (one month ago) link

I think Necks heads would dig Activator by Gerycz Powers Rolin, which appeared last month.

fetter, Thursday, 29 February 2024 07:48 (one month ago) link

I saw them in Melbourne a few weeks back - brilliant as ever.

Tim F, Thursday, 29 February 2024 07:52 (one month ago) link

It truly is something how many layers they produce from three people playing live

H.P, Thursday, 29 February 2024 12:04 (one month ago) link

never sure seeing this thread title if this thread is about The Necks or if there's some band I haven't heard of called New Necks

Kate (rushomancy), Thursday, 29 February 2024 13:55 (one month ago) link

They will always be nummy num krautjazz goodness

Maresn3st, Thursday, 29 February 2024 14:08 (one month ago) link


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