Sex

Sex Artist: The Necks
Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 766489038421
EAN: 5021456088690
ASIN: B000007UB0


Release Date: 1995-05-16

Sex


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  1. Sex

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Album Description

The Necks' first album was released in 1989 in Australia and in 1996 on the label Private Music in the U.S. Right from the start, all the elements of the group's sound were firmly in place. The difference between Sex and the many other CDs they would record afterwards is the purity: The trio's hypnotic repetitive piece relies only on piano, bass, and drums; no electronics, extra keyboards, samples, or lengthy introduction. We would have to wait for Piano Bass Drums nine years later before they would come back to these essentials. Apart from the instrumentation, everything here is as one would expect from a Necks album. There is a single hour-long track, a two-bar motif repeated endlessly with minute variations "populating" it. Pianist Chris Abrahams remains self-effaced, keeping things very quiet. The light swing in Tony Buck's high-hat and Lloyd Swanton's bass give the piece a serious jazz feel - probably the reason why the group continued to be considered jazz, even though their music exists outside standard categories. It all works well, better than in Aquatic. The music here is not as communicative as in Piano Bass Drums, nor as mesmerizing as in Aether or as contagious as in Hanging Gardens. In the end, Sex stands in the Necks' discography as an average example of their work. One cannot point any specific problem, but they did better albums than this one

Album Details

One Track, 56:08 Jazzy Work Released in 1989 by the Australian Trio of Chris Abrahams (Piano), Tony Buck (Drums) and Lloyd Swanton (Bass). Great Mood-setting Piece for a Night in of Incense, Dinner, Wine and Candles.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Improvisation at it's most universal high.......2003-03-22

The moment this CD starts, your body relaxes and goes with the music. Rhythm, peace and soul are threaded through the notes to create a Jazz masterpiece. It's obvious The Necks were open and working their magic when they created this piece. It lasts 56 minutes and when it ends,you'll start it over and over again. It's a classic that you need in your music library.

5 out of 5 stars For Love.......2002-04-11

For love & you will love this disk!

5 out of 5 stars I wish another 56 minutes Sex.......2001-09-21

Imagine a 56 minutes long piece, with a simple repeating melody, solid rhythm and short piano,strings,percussion magic trips into improvisation area. And it's not BORING ! ... For me, this is a great symbiosis of minimal and jazz music. MASTERPIECE

5 out of 5 stars ambient jazz.......2001-04-15

This album is the musical equivalent of rain blurring a window.

5 out of 5 stars

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