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Low biography
Low
Summary.
Even if less visible than other American innovators of the 1990s, Minneapolis' Low have coined a style which is unique and ahead of its time, far removed from the stereotypes of their contemporaries, ascetic more than minimal, the rock equivalent of Japanese haiku and Tibetan mantra.
Low resurrected the depressed and anemic mood of Nick Drake and, after wedding it to LaMonte Young's minimalism, they adapted it to the "slo-core" aesthetic. The chemistry of the band is mysterious, because none of them seems particularly skilled in compositional or executional matters, but, nonetheless, the end results are always mesmerizing.
Low are the quintessential case of "the whole is more than the sum of its parts".
Full bio.
(Translated from my original Italian text by Nicole Zimmerman and proof-edited by Matteo Russo)
Low, a duo from Minneapolis formed by singer and guitarist Alan Sparhawk and drummer Mimi Parker, created a