The Necks (AU)

No one sounds like The Necks. Three musicians, one idea, infinite unfolding.

For over three decades, Chris Abrahams (piano), Tony Buck (drums), and Lloyd Swanton (bass) have refined a musical language that resists genre but thrives in form — long, slowly evolving improvisations that build from near-silence to ecstatic intensity. Their work is trance-inducing, hypnotic, and richly unpredictable: jazz without solos, ambient without drift, minimalism with teeth.

Each live performance is a world built in real time. No setlist, no safety net — just a deep collective intuition honed through thousands of hours in shared sound. They don’t rehearse; they listen, and what emerges is always singular. The Necks are less a band than an ongoing phenomenon — one of the most quietly radical ensembles in contemporary music.

Their eighteen albums are portals: open-ended, time-stretching documents that reward deep, repeated listening. Whether pulsing with a meditative groove or hovering on the edge of stasis, The Necks invite you to experience music not as statement, but as space.

RIYL: Oren Ambarchi, Moritz von Oswald Trio, Nik Bärtsch, Tony Conrad, Longform improvisation, Minimalist jazz, Time-based composition, Psychoacoustic ensemble work, Fire! Orchestra, Nala Sinephro, Tortoise, Jon Hassell, Bohren & der Club of Gore, Alice Coltrane, Don Cherry

Concert included in the SS26 season pass! https://secure.tickster.com/5vmn7ynvgjj79gj