{"product_id":"necks-the-travel-2xlp-new-lp","title":"Necks, The \/ Travel [2xLP] – New LP","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e_ _\u003cbr\u003e__|_|__|_|__\u003cbr\u003e_|____________|__\u003cbr\u003e|o o o o o o o o \/\u003cbr\u003e~'`~'`~'`~'`~'`~'`~'`~\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3267812022\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thenecksau.bandcamp.com\/album\/travel\"\u003eTravel by The Necks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTravel, the 19th studio album by Australian improvisational trio The Necks, documents their recent practice of starting each day in the studio with a 20-minute trio improvisation. The recordings offer some of their most ecstatic and captivating music cut to tape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs bassist Lloyd Swanton puts it: “It’s a really nice communal activity to bring us together in focus each day, and some lovely music has resulted from it.” Although a straight “live” improvisation has never been recorded in the studio by the band, these tracks (save for some light overdubs and post-production) feel closest to their 30 years of celebrated live performances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2017 Stephen O’Malley’s Ideologic Organ label released\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe band’s lauded Unfold, which first offered up this uncharacteristic studio work: four sub-20-minute pieces - instead of the typical 60+ minute arc for which the band is known - along with an obfuscated track list which leaves play order to the listener’s hand. The album quickly sold out, and persists as a treasure in collections or as a high-priced ‘Want’ on Discogs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTravel marks a return to this double-LP format, offered in a beautiful gatefold package that features photography by Traianos Pakioufakis and impeccable mastering by Doug Henderson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGeoff Dyer’s Book ‘Working the Room’\u003cbr\u003e\"(The Necks) are sometimes categorised as a jazz trio - which is fine as long as this is immediately qualified by adding that they've completely re-conceived the idea of the jazz trio.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by The Necks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded by Tim Whitten, Studios 301, Alexandria, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMixed by Tim Whitten, Forbes Street Studios, Woolloomooloo, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Douglas Henderson, micro-moose-berlin, Germany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhotographs and design by Traianos Pakioufakis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThanks to Jordan Verzar, Regina Greene, Lee Paterson\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"license\" class=\"info license\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northern Spy Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45937961173153,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1427\/files\/necks.jpg?v=1776450505","url":"https:\/\/store.greennoiserecords.com\/products\/necks-the-travel-2xlp-new-lp","provider":"Green Noise Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}