> > The Necks FREE workshop and solo performances. > > This Thursday the 28th of February Chris Abraham, Tony Buck, and Lloyd > Swanton from Australian group, The Necks will host a workshop > presented by > vitamin s in association with alt music and the audio foundation. > > The workshop will begin at 7 p.m. at the silo theatre, - (lower > Greys Ave - > Auckland city(and yes, the Bar will be open)) - and following the > workshop > Chris, Tony, and Lloyd will perform a number of solos. > > This is a great opportunity to get an insight into the process of > improvisation and performance both as a collective and as individuals. > > The format for the vitamin s workshops offers all those who attend the > chance not only benefit from the host's presentation, but also have > the > chance to play, interact, discuss and get feedback drawing from their > knowledge and experience. These workshops are very much a dialogue > between > all those who attend. > > It is also for those who wish to observe without playing, a great > opportunity to gain an insight into various ideas and approaches to > performance and improvisation. All are welcome to attend, observe, > and > interact. > > This workshop/performance evening will be a precursor to the necks > performance at the Winter Garden, Civic Theatre on Friday the 29th of > February. > > If you require any more information regarding the workshop will the > performances of the silo, please feel free to contact me on this e- > mail > address - > > For more information on The Necks and the events, see the following - > > Drew > > > THE AUDIO FOUNDATION IN COLLABORATION WITH VIT S PRESENT > THE FIRST 2008 ALT.MUSIC EVENT > > THE NECKS > > > FEB 29TH, 8 PM, $25.00 > THE CIVIC WINTERGARDEN > Corner Queen and Wellesley Streets, Auckland > > Tickets through Ticketek > Free workshop at The Silo, Feb 28th, 7pm > > ********************************************************* > > "For those unfamiliar with The Necks. their approach is to take a > musical > idea, sometimes a seemingly inconsequential musical idea, with a > short life > expectancy, and develop it, slowly transform it, roll it around for > approaching the hour mark, riveting your attention throughout" > The Wire - David Stubbs > > Chris Abraham (piano), Tony Buck (drums), and Lloyd Swanton(bass) > conjure a > chemistry together that defies description in orthodox terms. > > These three musicians are among the most respected and in-demand in > Australia, working in every field from pop to avant-garde. Over 200 > albums > feature their presence individually or together, but the music of > The Necks > stands apart from everything else they have done. > > Featuring lengthy pieces which slowly unravel in the most intoxicating > fashion, frequently underpinned by an insistent deep groove, The > Necks stand > up to listening time and time again. > > The deceptive simplicity of their music throws forth new charms on > each > hearing. Not entirely avant-garde, nor minimalist, nor ambient, nor > jazz, > the music of The Necks is possibly unique in the world today. > > "Australia's the Necks defy conventions about making and listening > to music. > Each performance . is an hour of unbroken improvisation, each one > different > to the last. So if you are a Necks fan, you cannot be sure you will > hear > your favourite Necks moment again. After 20 years, there are no > "greatest > hits", only what is next." > The Guardian - John L Walters > > Organised by the Audio Foundation, Alt.music is an ongoing series > of audio > events, regularly bringing a vital injection of contemporary and > avant-garde > sound art from around the world to New Zealand. Previous Alt.Music > artists > include Keith Fullerton Whitman, Peter Rehberg, Pauline Oliveros, > Voice > Crack, Sachiko M, Francisco Lopez, Pierre Bastien, Oren Ambarchi, > Metamkine, > Richard Nunns and the Dead C. > Vitamin-S was devised as a place where those interested in 'improvised > music' could meet, perform, listen to and discuss, and generally > interact > with, all aspects of this complex and largely misunderstood art form > > The Audio Foundation and Alt.music is supported by Creative New > Zealand, ASB > Trust, THE EDGER and STAMP, and VIT S > > For more details contact Zoe Drayton > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 027 2068103 > > http://www.thenecks.com > > http://www.audiofoundation.org.nz > > http://www.myspace.com/altmusicfestival > > http://www.vitamin-s.co.nz/ >
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