The Necks

Overview

As Sydneysiders you should be goddamned proud of the Necks. They are one of our finest ever exports. Since the late 1980s when they started playing together in a school hall, they have released countless albums (including a new one, Silverwater), amazed audiences around the world with their live shows, and made film scores — whilst also individually releasing records and collaborating with a veritable smorgasbord of jazz and pop greats (see Tim Finn, the Sydney Symphony, Branford Marsalis, Paul Grabowsky, etc).

Their live sets are the stuff of legend, with performances usually consisting of one hour of uninterrupted improvised music. The trio of Chris Abrahams on piano, Tony Buck on drums, and Lloyd Swanton on upright bass build layer upon layer of sound that can oscillate between masterfully cinematic, atmospheric music and brutal, dissonant noise, enveloping the audience into their trance like state without ever alienating them.

I would suggest snapping up presales for this one, as the group only play here once in a while.