Low: classic or dud?

wow, thank you! I actually never knew that existed, but it is vv good.

Me either, that's really good.

btw, I can't find that track anywhere, so plz to someone to send a webmail or post a link thx

It's on the Mothman Prophecies soundtrack. If you wish to drop 99 cents you can get the track from Amazon.

Are sdtrks to decade-old box-office failures generally kept in circulation indefinitely? That is a legit question b/c I almost never buy (or listen to) soundtrack albums.

Meanwhile, still no one has bothered to reissue Opal's Early Recordings

Guess this is a result of the long tail phenomenon. I hadn't heard of the track, soundtrack or movie before. Just thought I'd see if it existed on IMDB and Amazon. It's co-credited to someone(s) called Tomandandy who seem to have lots of movie work.

don't have it on file at the moment, but am pretty sure we still have the Mothman soundtrack here somewhere (never seen the movie though!) have to travel in the morning, and i suspect it's currently buried in a basement milk crate, so i might be able to dig it out a few days from now if anyone still wants it then.

i'll probably dig it out anyway because now i want to hear the rest again too.

nice atmosphere on this one by King Black Acid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gsTOwSFqOo

I remember staying to watch the credits of the film just to see it, and yelling at the projectionist when he tried to turn off the film in what he thought was an empty cinema.

doesn't robert plant cover low on his new album (out this month)?

(morbidly) curious to hear that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY4RLdMeSzc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXK5kASRRdo

Tonight, the monkey died.

*shudder*

The first one was so bad I don't dare queue up the second.

didn't think it sounded that bad really - it is a pretty scrappy live performance after all

Quite liked the version of Silver Rider tbh.

Watching those Plant vids makes me wonder if I've ever heard Alan and/or Mimi hit a bum note live; I've seen Low plenty of times and I cannot recall a single instance.

Whereas, ol' Planty cannot carry a tune in a bucket these days.

http://blogs.myspace.com/low

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Studio Update 1

hello all. we're having a great summer. the kids of course love being outside and out of school, but soon it's time for early mornings, piano lessons, and catching the bus. we are in the middle of recording a new full-length release. we're tracking here in duluth. i have no idea what to say about it at this point, but then i never do. recording is almost as humiliating as writing, and twice as confusing. there have been some nice surprises, though, so i think it's going well. we will be working with sub pop again. they have been great. hope yr all well and good.
=alan

Friday, September 03, 2010

day 6 or 7 in the studio

i worked on vocals last night. today is mim singing and more percussion.
i think my favorite moments in the studio are when mim adds vocals/harmonies - it's like she's breathing life into corpses.
mim is singing lead on at least 2 songs so far - "especially me" and "you see everything." other titles include "$20", "al green", and "try to sleep." we should be done and mixing by mid september. even then, i'm afraid it won't be released until february or march - such is the business. most people would be surprised at how much work and time a record company has to put in before something can officially be released. it's frustrating, but sub pop does a great job, so it's worth the wait. we've been recording at duluth's own Sacred Heart Studios - it's an old catholic church now a community music center. we've had a studio in there for a few years now ("trust" was one of the first recordings there when it opened.) the chapel is large and vaulted, and it has a working 100-year-old pipe organ on one end. engineer eric swanson is helping us with tracking. after today, we'll have a week off - plenty of time to completely change my mind and start from scratch again. hope y'all are well.
=alan

thanks, stan. i listened -- on a whim -- to the album version of hatchet today. it's a fierce, lean little rock song. full of attitude and grit.

i love this band.

It's about time!

hear plant's new album here http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129178865

mim is an adorable pet name

So much better than the alternative, imi

Haven't dug too far into the back catalog--or into all of the hidden posts within this thread, so my apologies if somebody's already brought this up--but the Low version of Jason Spaceman's "Lord Can You Hear Me?" is first-rate! Nearly as good as the original Spacemen 3 iteration and definitely as good as the Spiritualized re-do. The story, according to Wikipedia:

The final song, Lord Can You Hear Me, was originally written for and recorded by Spacemen 3 by Jason in 1989 and initially released on the album Playing With Fire. However, inspired by a cover of the song by the band Low, Jason started playing the song live and subsequently re-recorded it as a gospel ballad. Mimi Parker of Low appears on several tracks of the album as a backing vocalist, and is clearly audible duetting with Jason during Lord Can You Hear Me.

In retrospect, I'm certain someone has already brought this up. Just a reminder, I suppose.

Low is one of a handful of bands that is always great at doing cover versions. Also search their Smiths and Joy Division covers, for starters.

They did a Soul Coughing cover a while back that I wasn't too fond of, but basically otm.

Also, the Lifetime of Temporary Relief has some real dregs toward the end, including a Journey cover which is excruciating to listen to.

I love that Journey cover; it's hilarious.

Low have always been an A+ cover band imo. My POV:

Lord, Can You Hear Me?
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Fearless
Transmission
Blue Christmas

Can we make it a POVII and add "I Started a Joke" and "Sunshine"?

Might as well extend to POVIII and add "Nowhere Man." Some great harmonies even by Low's high standards.

http://blogs.myspace.com/low

Wilco's Nels Cline plays on the new album

ooh that is great news!

awesome. hope there are some more drums & guns-esque beats & programming, but it doesn't sound like it.

whoa! would never have expected that pairing.

drums & guns-esque beats & programming

exactly the worst elements of late-period Low

today is mim singing and more percussion.
i think my favorite moments in the studio are when mim adds vocals/harmonies - it's like she's breathing life into corpses.
mim is singing lead on at least 2 songs so far - "especially me" and "you see everything."

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone know who's producing/engineering? I'm pretty glad they're not working with Fridmann again, even tho I loved the last two records.

Echoing ^^

I like Fridmann *occasionally* but he's certainly one of those fellas who leaves a giant stamp on everything he does... for better or for worse.

exactly the worst elements of late-period Low

gtfo

exactly the worst elements of late-period Low

gtfo

oops doublepost

So stoked that they're finally recording again! I was getting worried.

whew, i was getting worried no one was getting worried

jk just a bit of fun. i like low,

Inspired by Lambchop? New album to be called C'mon (is that the final title though?)

http://blogs.myspace.com/low

it's very good, but that's the only time i'm going to say it. we should have a release date soon.

love this band

Due to an unforeseen circumstance, we have two very good spare seats for tonight's show in London (at the Barbican) - they're on stage in an hour, happy to give them to someone for free if they can make it.

New record.

"We're excited to announce our new album Ones and Sixes will be available worldwide on September 11th. You can pre-order the album on iTunes and get an instant download of "No Comprende." It's also available on Spotify and all other streaming services. The "Loser Edition" of the vinyl is available at SubPop.com, and all pre-orders via Sub Pop will grant access to an early stream of the entire record."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZfjysllZyg

We're also glad to announce that we will be back on the road in September in Europe and North America starting in September. Tickets and more information available on our website. We look forward to seeing all of you this fall.

-Low HQ

Ones and Sixes Tour Dates

Jun. 30 - Guang Zhou, CN - TU Space

Jul. 01 - Shenzen, CN - B10 Live House

Jul. 03 - Beijing, CN - YuGong Yishan

Jul. 04 - Shanghai, CN - Qian Shui Wan Cultural Centre

Jul. 17-18 - Eau Claire, WI - Eaux Claires Festival

Sep. 03 - Bergen, NO - Perfect Sounds Forever Fest @ Landmark

Sep. 04 - 06 - Wiltshire, UK - End of the Road Festival

Sep. 04 - 06 - Stradbally, IE - Electric Picnic

Sep. 18 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon*

Sep. 19 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall*

Sep. 21 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club*

Sep. 22 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB*

Sep. 23 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall*

Sep. 24 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

Sep. 25 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s*

Sep. 26 - Washington, DC - Black Cat*

Oct. 07 - Manchester, UK - Cathedral ^

Oct. 08 - Glasgow, UK - Art School

Oct. 10 - London, UK - Roundhouse ^

Oct. 12 - Koln, DE - Gebaude 9

Oct. 13 - Hamburg, DE - Knust

Oct. 14 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega

Oct. 15 - Stockholm, SE - Kagelbanan

Oct. 17 - Berlin, DE - Lido

Oct. 19 - Munich, DE - Ampere

Oct. 20 - Bologna, IT - Teatro Antoniano

Oct. 22 - Zaragoza, ES - Las Armas

Oct. 23 - Barcelona, ES - Bikini

Oct. 24 - Valencia, ES - Deleste Festival @ Centro Cultural La Rambleta

Oct. 26 - Madrid, ES - Teatro Lara

Oct. 27 - Santander, ES - Escenario

Oct. 29 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso ^

Oct. 31 - Brussels, BE - AB

Nov. 11 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue*

Nov. 13 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge*

Nov. 14 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex*

Nov. 16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour*

Nov. 18 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall*

Nov. 20 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir*

Nov. 21 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile*

* w/ Andy Shauf

^ w/ Two Gallants

Man, the Roundhouse is a potentially disastrous place to see 'em too.