Aquatic (album)

Aquatic
Studio album by The Necks
Released	1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Improvised music
Length	53:08
Label	Fish of Milk
The Necks chronology
Next (1990) Aquatic (1994) Silent Night (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Aquatic is the third album by Australian improvised music trio The Necks released on the Fish of Milk label in 1994 and reissued on the Carpet Bomb label in the US in 1999. The album features two tracks, both titled "Aquatic", performed by Chris Abrahams, Lloyd Swanton and Tony Buck with the addition of Stevie Wishart playing hurdy-gurdy on the second.

Reception

The Wire review described the album as "Real splendour...a hugely mature album, a rare spark of brilliance...a marvel".[2]

Track listing

All compositions produced & written by The Necks.

1. "Aquatic I" - 27:38
2. "Aquatic II" - 25:30

Personnel

• Chris Abrahams – piano, hammond organ
• Lloyd Swanton – bass
• Tony Buck – drums
• Stevie Wishart – hurdy-gurdy (track 2)

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. The Necks website Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 13 January 2009.