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The Necks are an experimental jazz trio from Sydney, Australia, comprising Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ, Tony Buck on drums, percussion and electric guitar and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar and double bass. Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Chris Abrahams (born 1961 in New Zealand) is a Sydney -based Pianist, best known for his Jazz work The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company Tony Buck (born 1962 in Sydney) is a Drummer and Percussionist. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Lloyd Swanton (born 1960) is an Australian Jazz Bassist and Composer, based in Sydney. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. The band plays improvisational pieces of up to an hour in length that explore the development and demise of repeating musical figures. Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of As well as jazz, their sound could be said to be reminiscent of Krautrock. Krautrock is a generic name for the Experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s especially in Britain

Typically a live performance will begin very quietly with one of the musicians playing something very simple. One by one, the other two will join with their own contributions, all three independent yet intertwined. As the 'piece' builds through subtle micro-changes, the interaction of their instruments creates layers of harmonics and prismatic washes of sound that lead some to appellation 'trance jazz'. Trance denotes a variety of processes techniques modalities and states of mind awareness and consciousness Instant by instant, their music seems driven not so much by the convention of cause and effect, but by the 'insistent demand of the moment'. " Cause and Effect " is the 18th episode in the 5th season of Star Trek The Next Generation. Consequently their live performances can be challenging for those expecting a conventional musical experience, as The Necks' music may remain in a seemingly interminable 'holding pattern' until, paradoxically, sufficient momentum has built up for a break-out into the next phase of development.

The Necks are also well known in Europe. Their soundtrack for The Boys was nominated for ARIA Best Soundtrack Album, AFI Best Musical Score and Australian Guild of Screen Composers Award. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA is a Trade group representing the Australian recording industry The Australian Film Institute (AFI established in 1958 is an organisation that promotes Australian film and television through the annual AFI Awards, a membership They have also recorded soundtracks for What's The Deal? (1997) and In the Mind of the Architect (three one-hour ABC-TV documentaries, 2000). The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster.

Venues played in Sydney include The Basement, the Harbourside Brasserie, and the Vanguard in Newtown. Newtown may refer to Places Australia Newtown New South Wales Newtown Queensland Newtown Queensland A performance at the Sydney Opera House in 2003 was interrupted by the venue management due to a minor technical problem, to the obvious dissatisfaction of band and audience. The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney New South Wales, Australia In Melbourne, they have played numerous times at The Corner Hotel in Richmond. Richmond is an Inner city Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In 2006 the Necks played at the Melbourne Town Hall with Abrahams playing the pipe organ instead of piano. Unfortunately a hard drive failure meant the recording of that performance was also interrupted, much to the dismay of the band.

Discography

References

  1. ^ Amazon.com: Townsville: Music: Necks
  2. ^ The Necks - Townsville

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