The Necks
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Sun 19 Apr 202620:30 - 22:20Interval 21:15Grote Zaal
Program
19.00 / Festivalcafé (Foyerdeck 1) / Support
Oceanic DJ
20.30 / Grote Zaal / Main program
The Necks
22.15 / Festivalcafé (Foyerdeck 1) / After-concert
Oceanic DJ
Credits
The Necks:
Chris Abrahams piano
Tony Buck drums
Lloyd Swanton bass
Intoxicating acoustic improvisations of slow, intense beauty: that is the signature of Australia’s The Necks, a sound they have perfected for forty years. The New York Times simply calls them ‘one of the greatest bands in the world’. The cult band has kept their original line-up intact since the 80s and recently released their twentieth studio album. The recipe remains unchanged: with piano, drums and double bass, the trio creates expansive, meditative improvisations of a staggering sonic wealth.
The name ‘The Necks’ may sound like a run-of-the-mill band, but the close-knit trio of Chris Abrahams (piano), Tony Buck (drums) and Lloyd Swanton (bass) is an utterly unique musical phenomenon. They prefer to define their sound by what it isn’t: not quite avant-garde, not quite minimal, ambient or jazz. A little bit of all of that, perhaps. But above all, they are a creation machine driven by intuition, chemistry and deep musicality, starting every night with a blank canvas and conjuring something miraculous onto it.
Support and after-concert: Oceanic
Since 2011, Oceanic has been part of Minimal Music Festival: first as a visitor since 2017 as an artist, including live performances in duo with Greetje Bijma. This year he closes the festival with two free-spirited DJ sets before and after the concert by The Necks. Within the European electronic music scene, Oceanic is known for his mechanical rhythms, minimalist melodies and layered electronics. With a curious and intuitive approach, he moves effortlessly between styles and contexts, shaping each setting through sound.
