The pianist Chris Abrahams is best known as a member of the Australian trio The Necks, whose new album, Mindset, sees them once more translate improvisation’s confrontational processes into tasteful gamelan style drones. Abrahams’ second collaboration, as Roil, with the drummer James Waples and the bassist Mike Majkowski, is a rougher, more intimate, proposition.
The Necks’ vast waves of sound are abandoned for more conventional jazzy flourishes, virtuoso technical displays gaining listener confidence, which grind into an ambient minimalism, pounded single note passages framed with kinetic twitches, percussive rubble, and circuitous near-melodies.
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Bosco239, youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Idrie, Youtube
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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World Without End, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Stuart, Chortle
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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John Robins, Comedian
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Sidsings000, Youtube