7月3日 Friday 星期五

美国慢核乐队LOW中国巡演北京站

American Slowcore Band LOW CHINA TOUR BEIJING

这是一支低调而伟大的乐队。

Low成立于1993年的Duluth，成员包括Alan Sparhawk（吉他，人声），Mimi Parker （鼓，人声）和Matt Livingston（贝斯）。作为90年代slowcore运动的开启者，Low的辨识度很高，只要你听过他们的音乐就很容易区别其他的乐队。

“Low的音乐比缓慢更缓慢，比迅猛更迅猛。”

Low的音乐如其名字，简约而又低调，简洁、恍惚的吉他和贝司，若有若无的鼓点，

Alan Sparhawk和Mimi Parker伉俪吟唱出梦呓般的优美旋律。他们好像用神奇的棱镜，将各种复杂的声音分解成稀疏的、最简单的乐韵，安静如幽幽森林里微风的呼

吸，清澈如缓缓溪水中蓝天的倒影。

他们的音乐简单到不能再简单，但却创造出巨大的魔力。无论在间隔的鼓点和冷静的

贝司营造出的背景氛围还是不动声色的唱腔，他们的音乐是超然在外的体验，仿佛无论有没有听众，他们都在某个昏暗的舞台一角自己为自己制造着某种声响。如同一颗安静缓慢生长的植物，沉静缓慢，超然物外，坚持着自己的风格与节奏，缓慢耕耘。

Low七月开启中国巡演，他们将带领着乐迷们一同飞行，体会那平静旋律下如暗流涌

动的情绪，不论你是否听过他们，这都是你不能错过的一场演出。

Formed in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1993, Low were perhaps the slowest of the so-called "slowcore" bands -- delicate, austere, and hypnotic, the trio's music rarely rose above a whisper, divining its dramatic tension in the unsettling open spaces created by the absence of sound. Initially comprised of the husband-and-wife team of guitarist/vocalist Alan Sparhawk and drummer/vocalist Mini Parker along with bassist John Nichols, Low began as an experimental reaction to the predominance of grunge. Shimmy Disc producer Kramer soon invited the group to record at his Noise N.J. studios, and the resulting demos earned them a deal with the Vernon Yard label.

After reentering the studio with Kramer, Low emerged with their 1994 debut, I Could Live In Hope,  a beautiful set spotlighting the trio's hauntingly minimal aesthetic -- even Parker's drum set consisted of only a snare and a hi-hat. Nichlos exited the group prior to 1995's lovely Long Division, recorded with new bassist Zak Sally. A subsequent appearance on the Joy Division tribute A Means to an End was later expanded into the following year's Transmission EP, a five-track set also featuring a rendition of Supreme Dicks' "Jack Smith." With new producer Steve Fisk behind the boards, Low returned later in 1996 with The Curtain Hits the Cast. The Songs for a Dead Pilot EP followed in 1997 and marked Low's debut with their new label, Kranky, for whom they also released the critically acclaimed Secret Name in 1999. The late '90s also saw them issue Owl (Low Remixes) and the Christmas mini-album, which featured a cover of "Little Drummer Boy" that became a minor hit when it was featured in The Gap's holiday season commercials in 2000.

The band's brilliant Things We Lost in the Fire arrived on Kranky in 2001, with the darker, more subdued Trust coming the following year. Two years later, the B-sides/rare tracks collection A Lifetime of Temporary. Relief appeared on Low's own Chairkickers Music imprint. For their seventh full-length album, 2005's The Great Destroyer,  Low moved to Sub Pop, where they remained for 2007's politically charged Drums and Guns and 2011's C'mon, the latter of which marked the debut of bassist Steve Garrington. In 2013, Low's 20th anniversary year, the group released The Invisible Way, which featured production from Wilco's Jeff Tweedy.

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晚9点 // 220元（现场）/ 180元（预售 | 数量有限，售完即止）

Pm 9 // Rmb 220 (door) / 180 (presale | on a first-come-first-serve-basis)

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