{"product_id":"travel","title":"The Necks - Travel","description":"\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3267812022\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thenecksau.bandcamp.com\/album\/travel\"\u003eTravel by The Necks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2017 Stephen O’Malley’s Ideologic Organ label released the 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by The Necks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded by Tim Whitten, Studios 301, Alexandria, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixed by Tim Whitten, Forbes Street Studios, Woolloomooloo, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered by Douglas Henderson, micro-moose-berlin, Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotographs and design by Traianos Pakioufakis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThanks to Jordan Verzar, Regina Greene, Lee Paterson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northern Spy Records","offers":[{"title":"Double LP + Digital","offer_id":44667192082655,"sku":"LP-NS-158","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD + Digital","offer_id":44667192115423,"sku":"CD-NS-158","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"FLAC Download","offer_id":44667192148191,"sku":"","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3 Download","offer_id":44667192180959,"sku":"","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/9256\/8543\/files\/a1007617714_10.jpg?v=1703790077","url":"https:\/\/shop.northern-spy.com\/products\/travel","provider":"Northern Spy Label Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}