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The Necks / Todor (LOLA Concert Series)

Friday, January 22, 2010 at 7:00 PM (ET)

London, ON

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Advance Ended CA$15.00 CA$1.45

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The Necks (established 1987) are one of the great cult bands of Australia and the world. With next to no publicity, their fourteen albums have sold in their thousands.  Chris Abrahams (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 thirteen albums by The Necks stand up to re-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.

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Unclassifiable, the Necks stand aside any other musical act Australia has gave birth to. Neither jazz nor rock, this deceptive piano trio has kept a single line of conduct throughout its career. They usually start playing a very basic melodic and rhythmic figure, and then keep going at it for an hour, gradually introducing microscopic changes and variations. Some critics have compared them to Krautrock groups like Can and Faust. Others find similarities in the works of minimalist composers like LaMonte Young, Tony Conrad, even Philip Glass. The Necks were formed in Sydney, Australia, back in 1987. The original lineup of pianist Chris Abrahams, bassist Lloyd Swanton, and drummer Tony Buck remained stable, even though they all lead busy and highly different careers. Abrahams is an acclaimed session keyboardist who has released a couple of solo piano albums, has written music for film and television, and toured the world in 1993 with the rock group Midnight Oil. Swanton is a much in-demand session jazz bassist and a regular of the jazz festival circuit. He has played in the Benders and the Catholics, and accompanied Stephen Cummings and Sting. Buck spends most of his time in avant-garde circles, with multiple collaborations and projects. His best known engagements have include the trio PERIL and the klezmer-punk group Kletka Red. The Necks' first album came out in 1989 on their own label, Fish of Milk.
 -- François Couture, All Music Guide

========== The Necks website:  http://www.thenecks.com/
The Necks on YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0uCGDCNKno

The Necks on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thenecks

Chris Abrahams:  http://www.thenecks.com/pages/bios.html#chris
Tony Buck:  http://www.thenecks.com/pages/bios.html#tony
Lloyd Swanton:  http://www.thenecks.com/pages/bios.html#lloyd
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FEBRUARY 2009 US/Can TOUR reviews and preview:

Preview – Los Angeles Times
Preview – The New Yorker
Preview – Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Preview – Straight.com (Vancouver)
Preview – Vancouver Sun
Preview – Buzzine
Preview – Pittsburgh City Paper
Review – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Review – The New York Times
Review – All I Know
Review – Buzzine
Review – Pitchfork

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Todor - http://www.todor.ca

Todor on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/todorkobakov

When & Where



Museum London
421 Ridout St N
London, ON N6A
Canada

Friday, January 22, 2010 at 7:00 PM (ET)


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The London Ontario Live Arts Festival (LOLA) is powered by the Anna Francis Arts Initiative (AFAI), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the presentation, production and distribution of cultural events and community-based arts projects at a local, national and international level. At a grassroots level, the AFAI's mission is to create, promote and sustain an on-going dialogue about arts and culture in the City of London, while contributing to the revitalization of the downtown core and inspiring and engaging its citizens through music and art.