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Gigs coming up at the Vortex...

Midnight special – additional one-set show

The Necks

Monday 19 | 12 midnight – doors 10.30pm | £9 |

Due to the overwhelming demand for tickets – this additional show is a special one-set gig starting at midnight.

Come and have pre-gig espresso and black sambuca in the bar downstairs.

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The Necks

Monday 19 & Tuesday 20 May 2008 at The Vortex

The deceptive simplicity of the Necks music throws forth new charms on each hearing. Not entirely avant-garde, minimalist, ambient or even jazz, the music builds around repeated motifs, morphing and whirring until it breathes and pulsates.

'...their music shimmers, drones, hovers and slowly ebbs and flows in an irresistibly hypnotic manner, relying on the subtlest of textural and dynamic transitions for its extraordinary cumulative effect, rendering their gigs truly remarkable' (Chris Parker – Vortex gig reviews).

Booking

Book online for Monday 19 May
Book online for Tuesday 20 May

Peter Whittingham Awards Showcase Night

Wednesday 18 June

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In association with the Musicians Benevolent Fund, celebrating the Peter Whittingham Jazz Awards – featuring Empirical and Tangent. Empirical won the £4,000 Peter Whittingham Award outright in 2007 and Trish Clowes (Tangent) received an MBF Development Award.

Empirical

Those who have heard the band on their various Vortex gigs will already be familiar with their refreshingly outgoing approach. They're snappy and slick, yet their original music, despite the immediacy of its appeal, is relatively complex, revealing fresh subtleties every time it's experienced.

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