Chris Abraham (piano), Tony Buck (drums), and Lloyd Swanton(bass) conjure a chemistry together that defies description

The Audio Foundation in collaboration with Vit S present
The First 2008 ALT.MUSIC event

The Necks

Feb 29TH, 8 PM, $25.00
THE CIVIC WINTERGARDEN
267 Queen St, Auckland
Tickets through Ticketek
Free workshops TBC

The Necks are one of the great cult bands of Australia. With next to no publicity, their thirteen albums have sold in their thousands.

Chris Abraham (piano), Tony Buck (drums), and Lloyd Swanton(bass) conjure a chemistry together that defies description in orthodox terms.

These three musicians are among the most respected and in-demand in Australia, working in every field from pop to avant-garde. Over 200 albums feature their presence individually or together, but the music of The Necks stands apart from everything else they have done.

Featuring lengthy pieces which slowly unravel in the most intoxicating fashion, frequently underpinned by an insistent deep groove, The Necks stand up to listening time and time again.

The deceptive simplicity of their music throws forth new charms on each hearing. Not entirely avant-garde, nor minimalist, nor ambient, nor jazz, the music of The Necks is possibly unique in the world today.

“Australia's the Necks defy conventions about making and listening to music. Each performance (and each CD) by Tony Buck on drums, Lloyd Swanton on bass and Chris Abrahams on piano is an hour of unbroken improvisation, each one different to the last. So if you are a Necks fan, you cannot be sure you will hear your favourite Necks moment again. After 20 years, there are no "greatest hits", only what is next.”
The Guardian – John L Walters

Organised by the Audio Foundation, Alt.music is an ongoing series of audio events, regularly bringing a vital injection of contemporary and avant-garde sound art from around the world to New Zealand. Previous Alt.Music artists include Keith Fullerton Whitman, Peter Rehberg, Pauline Oliveros, Voice Crack, Sachiko M, Francisco Lopez, Pierre Bastien, Oren Ambarchi, Alan Licht, Richard Nunns and the Dead C.

Vitamin-S was devised as a place where those interested in 'improvised music' could meet, perform, listen to and discuss, and generally interact with, all aspects of this complex and largely misunderstood art form

The Audio Foundation and Alt.music is supported by Creative New Zealand, ASB Trust, The Edge in association with Stamp, and VIT S

http://www.thenecks.com
http://www.audiofoundation.org.nz
http://www.myspace.com/altmusicfestival
http://www.vitamin-s.co.nz/