The Necks - Silverwater

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There is a lot to like about "Silverwater," with all the different textures, pulses and instrumentation weaving in and out of each other.  The music is pretty mellow overall, and the album's lack of core melody or theme will likely deter many folks in our McCulture.  There is a lot more sense of play, more dancing around from part to part than on previous Necks releases, but the way in which it is executed and produced never clues us into the fact that things are changing.  It all blends together quite fluidly, and certain dynamic changes that alter the mood entirely are meant to be that way. The only unnatural moment seems to be the ending.  Really, how do you end a sixty seven-minute song that is all over the map?  It's like cutting off the seasonal cycle of a fish species, saying "That's enough now." It's unnatural.  One would think that if this trio had the technology and eternity to play along with the cosmos, they would.  For now, The Necks and all the red-throated fish are keeping this world beautiful.