The Australian band The Necks achieved cult status with slowly unfolding, hypnotic improvisations that touch on all kinds of minimalist music, from Steve Reich to Fennesz and from African trance to ambient. In the late 1980s the three jazz musicians sought an alternative to the busy chord progressions and solos of their contemporaries. The rhythm section on the album In a Silent Way by Miles Davis was an important source of inspiration. ‘They produce a post-jazz, post-rock, post-everything sonic experience that has few parallels or rivals… their music is a thrilling, emotional journey into the unknown.’ (The Guardian).

Chris Abrahams-piano, Tony Buck-drums, Lloyd Swanton-bass