romualdo Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 any Necks fans out there? The trio (Abrahams/Swanton/Buck) has been around since the late 80s & have recently released their 19th studio album "Travel" (2LP/CD) via Northern Spy They've all (individually) been on the jazz/alt rock/improv scene for years https://thenecks.com/ I've seen them many times (Brisbane & Sydney - only time as a support act to Nick Cave) - their concerts/recordings are always 30-45 minutes of pure hypnotic improvisation They're big in London, NYC, Europe - much better known there than in Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 Huge fan. Have most of their official recordings and a few concert recordings too. Seen them a few times now, never fail to be interesting and more often than not a lot more than that. Interestingly, 'Travel' hasn't had the immediate impact of most of their releases although I do tend to prefer the recorded performances rather than studio albums. That being said I do like this new 20 minute improvisation approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 18 minutes ago, mjazzg said: Huge fan. Have most of their official recordings and a few concert recordings too. Seen them a few times now, never fail to be interesting and more often than not a lot more than that. Interestingly, 'Travel' hasn't had the immediate impact of most of their releases although I do tend to prefer the recorded performances rather than studio albums. That being said I do like this new 20 minute improvisation approach. And as to whether they play Jazz or not, I gave up trying to square that circled years ago. They play The Necks music but I will say that I do hear a strong musical sympathy with Alice Coltrane. This may be because the first time I heard them was on an Australian colleague's iPod in 2005 when he suggested I listen to 'Sex' and that bass line still makes me think of Satchidananda. The shared love of that album that summer did a lot for any strains caused by the Ashes 😄 (always wanted to drop a cricket reference onto Organissimo...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted March 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, mjazzg said: The shared love of that album that summer did a lot for any strains caused by the Ashes 😄 (always wanted to drop a cricket reference onto Organissimo...) sorry to disappoint but I'm one of those rare Australians who has no interest in cricket - here's a story for you: a few years back when I was working as an emergency veterinarian at the University of Queensland Veterinary Emergency clinic, Alan Border came in with his dog - I called him Greg much to the ongoing ridicule & bemusement of my colleagues. The nurses would call me Greg from then on. Edited March 10, 2023 by romualdo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, romualdo said: sorry to disappoint but I'm one of those rare Australians who has no interest in cricket - here's a story for you: a few years back when I was working as an emergency veterinarian at the University of Queensland Veterinary Emergency clinic, Alan Border came in with his dog - I called him Greg much to the ongoing ridicule & amusement of my colleagues Greg, Alan's twin, obviously. Not as famous perhaps I'd imagined there are many Australians who don't like the sacred game. My reference was more because of the connection with The Necks introducer I just listened to 'Travel' again and enjoyed it the most so far. I often find it takes some time to get under the skin of a new album. Superficially they can sound like just another The Necks album but they reveal their different characters with attention. Do you have particular albums you return to a lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted March 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 10 minutes ago, mjazzg said: Do you have particular albums you return to a lot? That's a hard call - I have everything they've released (CD & vinyl) but I don't have one I go back to & play more than any of the others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 That's interesting, nor do I. I usually choose if I want to listen to studio or live and then almost randomly select If the proverbial gun was to my head I'd choose 'Mosquito/See Through' or 'Townsville'. How's 'Photosynthesis'? One of the few I've not tracked down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted March 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 21 minutes ago, mjazzg said: How's 'Photosynthesis'? One of the few I've not tracked down So long since I played it, can't remember - recorded in Russia will have to give it a spin were you aware that Tony Buck played/recorded with Tarasov from the Ganelin Trio (one of my fav jazz combos) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, romualdo said: So long since I played it, can't remember - recorded in Russia will have to give it a spin were you aware that Tony Buck played/recorded with Tarasov from the Ganelin Trio (one of my fav jazz combos) No, I had no idea. I haven't followed their individual careers that closely. I have a few Abraham's releases and I think Buck's solo recording from a few years ago is marvellous. He has a 3 day residency at Oto soon I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted March 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, mjazzg said: No, I had no idea. I haven't followed their individual careers that closely. I have a few Abraham's releases and I think Buck's solo recording from a few years ago is marvellous. He has a 3 day residency at Oto soon I think Lloyd Swanton has played on many australian jazz recordings since the early 80s (on quite a few of the Bernie McGann sessions/releases) Would love to check out Cafe Oto especially if Evan Parker played - he's on my bucket list - London beckons I'm a huge fan of the Brit (& Euro) Improv scene I was actually born in London & family migrated to Australia in 1961 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 I saw EP guest with The Necks, that was pretty special Hope you make it over sometime soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 after a recent concert, I asked Lloyd Swanton which of the various albums he was selling there he would recommend (if I was to buy only two)... he said that the one called SEX was still quite popular even though it was an older one... and then maybe OPEN for contrast he thought [quoting from memory here...] Have been quite happy with those purchases but haven't digged deeper yet... (and I heard them live twice which was amazing both times) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy T. Frog Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 Count me as a fan too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted March 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 13 hours ago, mjazzg said: I saw EP guest with The Necks, that was pretty special Hope you make it over sometime soon Yep, I have a recording of their collaboration at the BBC Studios - must have been round the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterioso Posted March 12, 2023 Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 Try to see them whenever they play in Melbourne. Always interesting. The double bill with the Art Ensemble of Chicago was special. My last pre-Covid concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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