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the first time i went to a LOW-show was in may 1999, in Paris. they had started more than an hour before the announced schedule, the set was quite short, so when I made it to the Balle Au Bon péniche, a houseboat on the rive gauche bank, i literally heard the last chords of the encore. boy was i disappointed.
it was a small venue, Mimi, Alan and Zak were hanging around, no backstage space, and so, out of (at that time consistently growing) enthusiasm for their music, I accosted them.
they were quite sorry for me, and after i had told them i was living in Germany, they suggested to put me on the guest list for their show in Hamburg, opening for Mogwai.
so two weeks later, i took the train from Bonn to Hamburg. the show was amazing, apart from the physically violent sound-volume Mogwai imposed.
it was the real beginning of a LOW-commitment that abruptly ended with their first Sub Pop release. to this day, it's the band i've seen most frequently playing live (that is, eight times).
this 7" was highly sought after when it came out, and it's just thanks to my Normal Mailorder activity that i managed to get a copy. it's because of this very release that i discovered the Wurlitzer Jukebox label.
Qui l'eût cru?
check Zak's comic publishing - it's worth it!
listen.
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