[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Received my copy of "The Invisible Way" plus "The Visible End" just a few minutes ago!

Speaking of tricky shit, I can't believe customs has charged me a bill for "importing" this record. Never happened to me before.

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

The A.V. Club has posted videos of Low performing "Plastic Cup" and "Waiting" live at Saki Records in Chicago:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/low-p...at-saki,93618/

It is mentioned in the article that they filmed the whole show (which consisted of five songs of the new record), and they'll be posting the rest of it in the coming days.

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by hipster_bebop_junkie

Speaking of tricky shit, I can't believe customs has charged me a bill for "importing" this record. Never happened to me before.

I used to live terrified of customs here. They got me twice, both times with SecondSpin packages, which of course ruined the whole point of buying used/cheaper CDs. Nowadays, my buddy in MN makes sure the packages I receive won't be messed with. Sneaky sneaky, sir.

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Soirée de Poche #33

Low
La Blogothèque
Paris, France
February 27th, 2013


"Cool Rasta Cool (The Heptones)"
"Nothing But Heart"
"Clarence White"
"Sunflower"
"Words"
"On My Own"
"Powderfinger (Neil Young)"
"Down By The River (Neil Young)"

http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/Soiree_de_Poche_Low/


EDIT:
I ripped it, and now I'm seeding this to dime:
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-d....php?id=443648

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Mimi Parker interviewed by Lazy Lullabies webzine:
http://lazylullabies.blogspot.it/201...-with-low.html

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Low & The Dirty Three's collaborative album on Konkurrent, "In The Fishtank", will be reissued as a Record Store Day exclusive gold vinyl LP (limited to 500 copies).

See here, for instance:
https://sakistore.net/mailorder/prod...ducts_id=67052

Official list of Record Store Day forthcoming releases:
http://www.recordsmithpa.com/id177.html

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by hipster_bebop_junkie

Low & The Dirty Three's collaborative album on Konkurrent, "In The Fishtank", will be reissued as a Record Store Day exclusive gold vinyl LP (limited to 500 copies).

See here, for instance:
https://sakistore.net/mailorder/prod...ducts_id=67052

Official list of Record Store Day forthcoming releases:
http://www.recordsmithpa.com/id177.html

Extremely cool. I must shamefully confess I did not know about that EP! I'll get the CD version next month.

[_tunic_]

The Golden Fishtank EP will apparently only be avaialble in Europe (as was told on the maling list, I haven't checked myself). If you haven't got it, it's wonderful especially the cover of Down By The River.
[edit: but it's listed on the recordsmithpa link that you supplied, so it's probably not true then. Btw, don't think that's the official list, that's just the list for some store]

In other news,
There's another radio session from XFM streaming here: http://ukrp.musicradio.com/xfm/londo...isodeId=224836
It starts around 1hr 10mins into the stream:
Low ‘Mother’ (Sub Pop)
Interview w/ Alan & Mimi of Low
Session Track: Low ‘Plastic Cup’
Interview w/ Alan & Mimi of Low continued
Session Track: Low ‘Holy Ghost’
Interview w/ Alan & Mimi of Low continued
Low ‘Just Make It Stop’ (Sub Pop)
Interview w/ Alan & Mimi of Low continued
Session Track: Low ‘Clarence White’
Interview w/ Alan & Mimi of Low continued
Session Track: Low ‘Words’
Interview w/ Alan & Mimi of Low continued

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Low 2013-02-25 acoustic live at Moby Dick Radio2 RAI [FM master] Lowtorrent/Lowmusic
Uploaded by survivor69

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

_tunic_, you're right. I messed up. Record Store Day's official website doesn't have Low & Dirty Three's "In The Fishtank Volume 7" in the list. I hope I can manage to find a copy of it for a fair price even if it only makes it to European stores.

Soup Nazi, you are in for a really nice treat so don't miss out on buying that CD. I know there are mixed reviews about this record, but as _tunic_ mentioned there's a very beautiful cover of Neil Young's "Down By The River" on this, which is a true gem (If you enjoyed that Blogothèque performance, you now have an idea). "Lordy" and "When I Called Upon Your Seed" are noteworthy as well, in my opinion. You also might wanna check out the DVD included on "A Lifetime Of Temporary Relief" to know the humble origins of this EP: A documentary of the recording process is included on it, as well as some other awesomeness.

Anyhoo, I'm ripping that Low XFM session with Streamtransport now. It seems to be an .m4a file. I've had problems in the past to play audio files grabbed with this application, but I do hope this one will work fine. We'll see. I'm clueless regarding how to separate the Low session from the rest of the program and then split it into tracks. I've never done that on an .MP3, let alone an .M4A. I can only handle .WAV files with CD Wave Editor.

A tweet by acidjack implies he recorded Low's show at Society for Ethical Culture the other night, so I'm happy to have another Low recording to look forward to.
https://twitter.com/acidjacknyc/stat...933440/photo/1

[_tunic_]

The golden Fishtank vinyl might be for sale at http://www.konkurrent.nl/winkel/prod..._718752038119/ as well
I've sent them a mail to confirm that, will let you know the answer.

I was hoping the NY show would be recorded, it had some special guests joining them (but I forgot which ones... either Trampled By Turtles or some string quartet)

[_tunic_]

From the Low Mailing list:

I had some more luck with capturing the XFM session. Here's the audio stream (m4a, quite low bitrate). Interestingly, the last track in session isn't 'Words' by Low, but Low doing a cover of Neil Young's 'Words' from the Harvest album.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3cz815db0e...2013-03-20.m4a

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

_tunic_, you beat me to it. I was planning to upload my rip of the XFM session. I've been quite busy so I'm glad and thankful you've posted this here, too.

By the way, it wasn't Tramped By Turtles joining Low at the New York show, this time it was ACME: American Contemporary Music Ensemble.

Also, Planet Claire uploaded Low's Planet Claire session from October 24th, 2004 to their bandcamp page yesterday. It's only available for streaming at the moment, but a link to download lossy files is located there, too (It's been active for years at their official website). I asked if they would please provide lossless audio, and they said they'll try to figure that out.

http://planetclaire.bandcamp.com/alb...ion-2004-10-24

[batreleaser]

Did I mention Blank Realm "Go Easy" yet? That one is like Pere Ubu and Wire "Chairs Missing" so yeah it rules.

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

acidjack's recording of Low at Society For Ethical Culture in New York, on March 20th, 2013:
http://www.nyctaper.com/2013/03/low-...cmp3streaming/


...And, Planet Claire, which rocks the galaxy forever, has now made Low's 2004 Planet Claire Session downloadable in any digital format of your choice (including lossless):
http://planetclaire.bandcamp.com/alb...ion-2004-10-24


Also, The Murder Of Crows' official website has been launched today:
http://www.lea-sparhawk-crows.com/

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Low's instagram:
http://instagram.com/lowtheband

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Top 5 records of the last twenty years, according to Low:
http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2013/3/Low-goes-5-for-20

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by hipster_bebop_junkie

Top 5 records of the last twenty years, according to Low:
http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2013/3/Low-goes-5-for-20

Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch (2001)
“Lyrically daring, structurally daring,” Sparhawk says. “She’s messing with some shit that no one wants to touch.”
“Alan, the songs are really beautiful,” Parker adds.

That album is off the charts and everyone should own it.

[hipster_bebop_junkie]

Low at WNYC Radio's Soundcheck Studio on March 20th, 2013: A podcast can be downloaded in .MP3 format, which includes performances of "Plastic Cup", "Holy Ghost", and "Clarence White", plus there's youtube videos of two of the songs, and a transcription of an interview:
http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/2013/mar/...htfully-weird/

 

emmanuel has seeded a new audience recording of Low:
Low - Great Hall, Toronto, ON - 2013-03-16




The Soup Nazi: I am a lazy mothefucker. I'm sorry I owe you a reply to your PM. I shall try to get back to you soon, with a satisfactory answer.

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by The Soup Nazi

That album is off the charts and everyone should own it.

Also on Robyn Hitchcock's all-time favorites list, by the way:
http://thequietus.com/articles/11363...albums?page=14

Originally Posted by hipster_bebop_junkie

The Soup Nazi: I am a lazy mothefucker. I'm sorry I owe you a reply to your PM. I shall try to get back to you soon, with a satisfactory answer.

Dude! No problem - I actually figured it out myself. I'll PM you soonisherly...