Aether

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User Score
Based on 31 ratings
2001 Ratings: #80
2001 / Release Date
LP / Format
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90
AllMusic
When you thought they could not surprise you anymore, the Necks delivered their most mature, captivating album. Strongly recommended.
Superdue2345
88

Short review: Another nicely improvized jazz song. My only issue here is just thst metal gate opening sound gets slightly annoying at times. Will gladly check out more music by the Necks. Also check out their album Hanging Gardens as well. My review of that album here>https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/superdue2345/album/61038-hanging-gardens/

CherryChase
100

Beyond what I’d come to expect. A narrow examination of minimalism & atmospheric progression, a mode of evoking and provoking while never coherently leading one idea to the next. Cogency is unlocked through sifting through a discrete series of aural sensations. Transforming our internal experience without ever presenting a clear path forward in the music. Rather, each moment flourishes for its own sake & there’s no attempt to build towards a destination. Alternatively, ... read more

EvelienUwU
100

Music that's patient to an almost unbelievable extent like this is very comforting for me, like along with little changes and progressions this just has two distinct sections, the the second one is an evolving of the first one, the first like 48 minutes is really at its core the same thing over and over again. But I love it. Sometimes I feel worried that life and time moves too fast and that I'm losing my connection to the present, and stuff like this that feels almost endless ... read more

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