The Necks have created conditions for themselves as a band that embraces a constant pattern of departure and arrival. In the leadup to the release of Bleed, Aquarium Drunkard interviewed Lloyd Swanton (bass), Tony Buck (drums, percussion), and Chris Abrahams (piano, keyboards) of The Necks by email, comparing and contrasting how they work in the studio as opposed to performing live, the band’s decision-making process while recording, the mountains of live recordings in their archives, and more.
Category: The Necks
Piano, Bass, Drums, and Something in the Ether: A Guide to the Music of The Necks
For over thirty years, the Australian trio has amassed a body of work that is amorphous, always in flux, and changing with each new studio recording or live performance. To listen to the Necks is to embrace the ephemeral and reject the absolute. Assembled together, all those moments—stored as physical music or kept in the memories of spectators—make up something monumental. What the hell: something definitive.
The Necks :: Open
With a sound that calls to mind the becalmed atmospheres of Miles Davis’ In A Silent Way and Eno’s Music For Airports, The Necks have been providing captivating listening experiences […]