Townsville (album)

Townsville (album)
Live album by The Necks
Released	October 1, 2007
Recorded	February 15, 2007
Genre	Improvised music
Length	53:40
Label	Fish of Milk
The Necks chronology
Chemist (2005) Townsville (2007) Silverwater (2009)

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Allmusic	[1]

Townsville is the fourteenth album and fourth live album by Australian improvised music trio The Necks first released on the Fish of Milk label in 2007 and on the ReR label internationally. The album a single track, titled "Townsville", performed by Chris Abrahams, Lloyd Swanton and Tony Buck recorded live at the Riverway Arts Centre in Thuringowa, Northern Queensland.^[2] One reviewer describes "Townsville" as "Blended from a beguiling mix of minimalism and trance music with just a pinch of jazz improvisation, their performance relies for its success on fixing the audience's attention on the tiny changes in rhythm, the odd little hints of melody, the almost imperceptible dynamic variations that creep into their music from time to time."^[3]

Track listing

1. "Townsville" - 53:40

All compositions by The Necks

• Recorded live at the Riverway Arts Centre on February 15, 2007.

Personnel

• Chris Abrahams — piano
• Lloyd Swanton — bass
• Tony Buck — drums

References