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The Necks

Townsville

ReR Necks 8

Lloyd Swanton (bass), Tony Buck (drums) and Chris Abrahams (piano) have built up a considerable repuation in the past few years Ì they could have sold out at the Vortex for a residency of a week or so, rather than just selling out two nights, such was the demand for tickets Ì and this album, 53 minutes of music recorded live at the Riverway Arts Centre, Thuringowa, in their native Australia, goes some way towards explaining the phenomenon.

Blended from a beguiling mix of minimalism and trance music with just a pinch of jazz improvisation, their performance relies for its success on fixing the audience's attention on the tiny changes in rhythm, the odd little hints of melody, the almost imperceptible dynamic variations that creep into their music from time to time Ì this is definitely not jazz-piano-trio music as we know it, but a horse of an entirely different colour, owing more to the likes of Tony Scott's music for meditation and other joys than to, say, Bill Evans or Keith Jarrett.

Those who like their music informed by virtuosity, wit and panache will swiftly become impatient; the trick is to surrender without such expectationsê