People falling asleep wasn't that unusual': experimental pioneers the Necks on four decades of improvising
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"The Necks' music is so ephemeral that no one can be expected to respond the same way. There are no set lists, no expectations, and definitely no requests."
"What if we just, you know, played music?" was the basic principle that led to their unconventional performances, emphasizing spontaneity and trusting each other musically.
"We wanted to pursue the idea of being entirely in the moment,' says Abrahams, recounting how audiences often fell asleep during early shows, as the band aimed to create a trance-like state."
"They were just inviting the audience to enter the same zone they were aiming for: a trance, where the instruments appeared to play them, instead of the other way around."
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