Name: Travel
Brand: The Necks

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LPNS158

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

[r26175866]

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-02-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Proper

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

309272740080

Total Cap

2 / Black / LP

CDNS158

309272740097

1 / CD

Artist

The Necks

Genre GB

Jazz

Label GB

Northern Spy

The Necks are an Australian experimental jazz trio formed in 1987. The band consists of Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ, Tony Buck on drums, percussion and electric guitar, and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar and double bass.
Since 2001, The Necks has been collaborating with Tim Whitten in the studio. Whitten has mixed and engineered over 13 albums for the band, adding his expertise to their unique sound.
The Necks' music is known for its improvisational style and ability to create mesmerizing sonic landscapes. With their innovative approach to jazz, they have gained a dedicated following worldwide.

Northern Spy is a Brooklyn-based independent record label formed by former staff of the legendary ESP-Disk’ imprint. As an artist-run label, Northern Spy shines the light on musicians who are tenacious, forward-thinking and making devil-be-damned fine music, while finding substance in the disparate worlds of free improvisation and popular music.

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Travel, the 19th studio album by Australian improvisational trio The Necks, documents their recent practice of starting each day in the studio with a 20-minute trio improvisation.

The recordings offer some of their most ecstatic and captivating music cut to tape. As bassist Lloyd Swanton puts it: "It's a really nice communal activity to bring us together in focus each day, and some lovely music has resulted from it." Although a straight "live" improvisation has never been recorded in the studio by the band, these tracks (save for some light overdubs/post-production) feel closest to what they've been doing live for more than 30 years now.

&nbsp;In 2017 Stephen O'Malley's Ideologic Organ label released the band's lauded Unfold, which first offered up this uncharacteristic studio work: four sub-20-minute pieces - instead of the typical 60+ minute arc for which the band is known - along with an obfuscated track list which leaves play order to the listener's hand. The album quickly sold out, and persists as a treasure in collections or as a high-priced 'Want' on Discogs. Travel marks a return to this double-LP format, offered in a beautiful gatefold package that features photography by Traianos Pakioufakis and impeccable mastering by Doug Henderson.

Travel

Music GB