The Necks - Drive By; Classic or Dud?

Classic classic classic

but fuck "bland trendy background music"

Yeah don't get me wrong - I meant more that it could pass for "bland trendy background music" if not paying attention
Anyway, this has grown on me dramatically once i started playing it on a real hi-fi instead of my car's shitty stereo

Been on a big Aether tip lately.

Listening to this band on anything but a good hi-fi is a complete waste.

Yeah, the live box, Aether, Silverwater, and Mindset are the masterpieces and most essential IMO. The latter three studio albums are the least typical, most colorful and successfully experimental works. The live box sees the band in peak form, doing their thing at the highest level. Great, great band.

Is anyone else doing anything like The Necks? I sorta felt like the last Bohren & der Club of Gore album had a similar 'glacially unfolding' thing going on, albeit with a much different end result, and someone recently told me that if I liked The Necks, I'd like Dawn of Midi, who I haven't heard.

Someone told me the same thing about dawn of midi. Need to dig in to them more but it might not be too far off.

I found Dawn of Midi to sound a lot more clinical/dry and less exciting (though that is certainly not the right word ....), but I only dug in for a couple of songs. The approach did seem similar in intent though. I should probably spend more time with it.

i remember my parents comparing this record to water torture once

I get that, it's very "nice" music but you gotta listen to it. otherwise (much like other "bold italic OUT music I think my parents would like") it can be irritating

I love that Dawn Of Midi album; it is similar but only similar; they're trying to sound like machines much more than The Necks do.

The Nisennenmondai album from last year, N, is also kidn of similar, but perhaps more drone-based; 3 tracks, 45-minutes, essentially the same thing repeatrepeatrepeating.

Mindset is the one I've enjoyed least. Chemist is a favourite of mine, but Drive By, Open, and Aether are my favourites. Not heard Sex or Piano Bass Drums in years; not heard the live box.

Did not dig that Nisennenmondai album at all, so if Dawn of Midi is anything like that, I probably won't enjoy it. I'll report back.

The Dawn Of Midi is nowt like the Nisennenmondai.

DoM is dots and N is lines.

Thought I'd share a Polish group whose new album reminds me of the mantric appeal of the Necks. Guitar/bass/drums, but its like a Necks soundtrack to a post apocalyptic Western.

Lotto - Elite Feline (bandcamp):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErG7vJ-L5-M