From Hrvatski Sent Wed, Sep 1st 1999, 05:28
From Hrvatski Sent Wed, Sep 1st 1999, 05:28
>The Necks are in fact and _Australian_ group, not New Zealand. From >Sydney, where I come from. Lovely guys, and AMAZING live preformers too. >Piano, bass and drums, creating minimalist, slowly evolving pieces >influenced by jazz, funk, dub, minimalism and probably even hip hop... > >For those interested, they are: >Chris Abrahams - piano/keys >Lloyd Swanton - double bass >Tony Buck - drums Same Tony Buck that struck in early incarnations of Otomo's Ground Zero? I also have to throw in multiple praises for this release & for Doron & Co. for seeing it through. I hear strong echoes of 'In a Silent Way' era Miles (not an easy thing to even attempt replication of) up to & including Herbie's "Sextant", & classic Blue-Note era Hammond-driven slow-burners, as well as the whole post-disco/techno live-band CD-Side rhythmic repetition (MM&W, Grassy Knoll, etc...), with just enough reverb & 'mystery noise' to keep you in a light lull for its duration. A key release for an already key label, perfect for those alpha-state ascension sessions & successive Sunday morning (afternoon? evening?) "let's re-aquaint ourselves w/the earth" exercises. So chill it's borderline criminal... -Våt ____________________ Reckankreuzungsklankewerkzeuge PO BOX 382864. Cambridge, MA 02238 http://www.tiac.net/users/sheket/index.html