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ARTIST
NECKS, THE
TITLE
Mosquito/See Through
FORMAT
2CD
LABEL
RECOMMENDED
CATALOG #
RER NECKS5%2F6
RER NECKS5/6
GENRE
EXPERIMENTAL
RELEASE DATE
12/27/2004
"Another scorching, hypnotic, ground breaking, concept-expanding release from outstanding Australian trio The Necks. Their last few CDs have caused a huge stir.
Hanging Gardens
was a shimmering space age journey (fuelled by sparkling high hat patterns and lush piano chords),
Aether
was a profound meditation (on a chord that just kept on coming), while
Drive By
was a classic R&B road movie soundtrack. This new double CD re-writes the rules yet again.
Mosquito
begins with the scrunching sound of a hand drum with hanging rattles being draped over percussion, while a fragmentary high piano melody tinkles in the distance. These two elements persist for the entire hour of the CD, providing a supporting texture for the most gorgeous piano chord sequence you've ever heard, gently coaxed by a ride cymbal. There's a hint of Massive Attack's 'Protection' about these chords, which just repeat in an endless melancholy ecstasy. For Llloyd Swanton
Mosquito
is
'quite austere, but in a rewarding, refreshing way. I think it's one of the most rigorously minimalist pieces we've ever done.'
Austere and rigorous it may be, in terms of its beautifully organised structure and economy of means; but don't be fooled. This record is seriously haunting and sensuous.
See Through
is another beast entirely. Taking its cue from the ultra minimalist
Aether
, it counter poses ripe piano chords and splashing cymbals (reminiscent of Alice Coltrane) against long passages of silence. Like Aether the music comes in waves, which suggest a vast scale and an open organic structure. But here the silences demand their own space, and the music operates as part of an environment, into which it constantly retreats and from which it endlessly re-appears."
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