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NECKS, THE — Travel
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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: Its 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 OMalleys Ideologic Organ label released the bands 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 listeners hand. The album quickly sold out, and persists as a treasure in collections or as a high-priced Want on Discogs.
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
https://thenecksau.bandcamp.com/album/travel
"For the last 25 years, the Australian trio have created a radical new open form for musical improvisation with hour-long performances that touch upon motorik rock, minimalist composition, drone and more.... " THE WIRE
As bassist Lloyd Swanton puts it: Its 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 OMalleys Ideologic Organ label released the bands 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 listeners hand. The album quickly sold out, and persists as a treasure in collections or as a high-priced Want on Discogs.
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
https://thenecksau.bandcamp.com/album/travel
"For the last 25 years, the Australian trio have created a radical new open form for musical improvisation with hour-long performances that touch upon motorik rock, minimalist composition, drone and more.... " THE WIRE