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| 1. Hanging Gardens - The Necks |
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Put simply if you want 'A Silent Way' for the noughties, this is it! . The classic Miles Davis album, which to my ears was quite unlike anything he'd done before and certainly Miles never did anything quite like it again, is a stunning piece of music which sadly no one attempted to develop, until this album came along.
Although the good folks at Wire magazine and their UK distributor and label ReR would cringe at the description this is some of the most amazinging chill out music I've ever heard, being both hypnotic and dream-like.
Fans of The Cinematic Orchestra's new album (Everyday) should try this out immediately!
Normally The Necks' pieces build up with one instrument joining in after the other. This one springs into life with a piano chord, 16-beat pattern on cymbals and hi-hat and a wheezing Hammond Organ in the background. Over the first 7 minutes various themes (a low piano motif, an echoing bass note) are introduced which are gradually played more and more frequently until the snare drum kicks in and the Hammond comes to the fore. Around the 20-minute mark first chord reappears in a new theme. It all seems so logical that it's hard to believe that this is improvised.
Hanging Gardens ebbs and flows like an orchestral piece; halfway through they've stripped everything back to the bare minimum, yet within 10 minutes we're treated to a swirling organ solo and Abrahams' trade mark trilled single notes on the piano. The constant trance-like beat is reminiscent of Dance music, but all this is achieved without a click track or computer-generated loops.
This music belies description as it works on so many levels. Initially the repetition can put the listener on edge, but gradually you get sucked in, and the tiniest changes sound like seismic shifts. It's not a difficult listen but does repay patience; there's nothing out there that sounds quite like this and each listen reveals something new. Totally recommended!
This music is a good reflection of what's missing from the mainstream at the moment. Just people in love with the idea of playing and wanting others to enjoy that. Very much recommended.
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