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]

Townsville
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 2007
RecordedFebruary 15, 2007
VenueRiverway Arts Centre, Thuringowa, Australia
GenreImprovised music
Length53:40
LabelFish of Milk
ProducerThe Necks
The Necks chronology
Chemist
(2005)
Townsville
(2007)
Silverwater
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Reception

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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

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All compositions by Chris Abrahams, Tony Buck and Lloyd Swanton

  1. "Townsville" - 53:40

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Amazon.com: Townsville: Music: Necks accessed 14 January 2009
  3. ^ The Necks - Townsville Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Vortex Jazz accessed 14 January 2009