THE NECKS (SYDNEY)

Mon 12 Jan 2009 @ 8:00pm

Admission Members $20 PJS Student Members $10 Concessions $25 Guests $28

The Necks are one of the great cult bands of Australia. With next to no publicity, their 14 albums have sold in their thousands.

Chris Abrahams (piano), Tony Buck (drums), and Lloyd Swanton (bass) conjure a chemistry together that defies description in orthodox terms.

These three musicians are among the most respected and in-demand in Australia, working in every field from pop to avant-garde. Over 200 albums feature their presence individually or together, but the music of The Necks stands apart from everything else they have done.

The deceptive simplicity of their music - lengthy pieces which slowly unravel in the most intoxicating fashion, frequently underpinned by an insistent deep groove - throws forth new charms on each hearing.

Not entirely avant-garde, nor minimalist, nor ambient, nor jazz, the music of The Necks is possibly unique in the world today.

"One of the most extraordinary groups on the planet, not so much a trio as a revolutionary consortium redefining music for the new century, they have created a way of making music that seems entirely their own. The Necks' music is what happens in experimental music when the experiment works." The Guardian UK

"Entirely new and entirely now, The Necks produce a post-jazz, post-rock, post-everything sonic experience that has few parallels or rivals. They may teach us to listen in a new way, but they communicate a fierce energy and warmth at the same time. Their music is a thrilling, emotional journey into the unknown. Like seeing a world in a grain of sand, The Necks permit us to hear a whole new world of music in a sliver of sound" The Guardian UK

www.thenecks.com