Low Q&A in Uncut May 2022

[Mike Cross]

2 pages of text, 10 questions

"the much-loved Minnesota duo discuss sonic weapons, dub mixtapes, Easter musicals and those dungarees.."

From the intro I learnt that Alan "has recently been moonlighting in a covers band, ..., playing the songs of Neil Young and Crazy Horse with the group Tired Eyes."

[Jeff Hunter]

Hello everyone.  Thinking of you all.  This group was really active in the early 2000’s and I loved being part of this community.  I don’t know if there’s much activity here or not.

After hearing of Mimi’s passing this morning, I just wanted you all to know I am thinking of you and hope this finds you well.  Such sad news.  

Thank you everyone who ever participated in this group.  I always loved the kind energy here.

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2 pages of text, 10 questions

"the much-loved Minnesota duo discuss sonic weapons, dub mixtapes, Easter musicals and those dungarees.."

From the intro I learnt that Alan "has recently been moonlighting in a covers band, ..., playing the songs of Neil Young and Crazy Horse with the group Tired Eyes."

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[rob mccolley]

I hadn't heard. Thanks Jeff. 

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[Aaron De Clerck]

Thank you.  Gutted here.  

I really appreciate this community and notes like this, even if they are infrequent.

Sending good thoughts to all of you & those you love.

Aaron

Portland, OR

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[bryan carroll]

This group was wonderful back in the day, I have a lot of excellent live recordings thanks to you folks. A true community. I am having a real tough time processing this news; as I'm sure is the case with anyone who's reading this, Low's music is and has been deeply embedded in my psyche since the mid-90s. A huge part of my musical and artistic upbringing. Selfishly, I feel like I've lost a friend. 

Peace to Alan and the family, whose grief must be incalculable in this moment. 

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[Josh Alder]

Absolutely heartbreaking. Thanks for sharing. 

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[jed holtzman]

Thanks for saying hi. I miss that time. I am heartbroken we lost Mimi too early. Love to all.

*Jed 

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[Randy LeMasters]

I’ve been weepy all day. I’m heartbroken for Alan and their children, and for all of us as well. 

I’ve been playing C’mon all day. The album is very special to me. It got me through some very difficult days in 2011 when my wife was suffering with cancer. 

Low played 2 shows at the Andy Warhol Museum here in Pittsburgh on the C’mon tour. I attended both. It was an incredible night of music!

After the show I spoke with Mimi and Alan and told them how their then new album was helping me through such a difficult time. Mimi asked me my wife’s name. Then the three of us prayed together for her. It was an incredibly moving experience. Alan and Mimi will forever hold a very special place in my heart. 

From that day on I’ve probably listened to “Nothing But Heart” more than any other song. I’ve had it on repeat for the last hour. I find it a very powerful song. I think it’s an incredible piece of music.

Going back to those days on this mailing list I have a question: did we ever figure out all of the lyrics to Mimi’s part of the song? If anyone can share them I’d really appreciate it.

Randy 

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[joshua atkins]

You all, this is a hard day for us, and of course that’s the least of it. 

It was bittersweet to see a new email pop up. 

joshua*

tallahassee 

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[Randal T. Rioux]

Like most of you, my participation on this mailing list (well, all
mailing lists, really) nosedived as I got older, after multiple changes
in geography, life priorities, family, and the oddities of growing up.

Something happened in the mid to late 90's that shaped how I appreciate
music - both as a listener and creator. That was sitting on a sticky
floor with a few other people watching this band play music that seemed
made just for me. And though we shared minimal conversational
encounters, Alan, Mimi (and Zak!) felt like old friends.

I have a box of Low memories. Each item has a story... a memory that
still makes me smile (or wince!).

Us fans are mourning the loss of someone who impacted us in small yet
profound ways. The family and friends of Mimi are mourning a beautiful
person who's absence will haunt them every day going forward. Through
tears, smiles, short and heavy breaths - the pain is something they can
hold - whereas our pain is just something we can see. But it is pain
nonetheless.

We here found each other on purpose and by accident. For decades, we
sought out others who experienced the same feelings we did about this
band. Before social media, there was this mailing list. And we planned
meetups before shows wherever/whenever we found a complementary soul here.

I don't know you all, but I love you all. Thanks to you and to Low (the
members and orbital beings throughout their history!) for giving the
larger part of my own life a soundtrack.

Randy (the other one)

[Bob Rudell]

Hi all.

Like many on this list I haven't had much to say for a long time, and today finds me quite saddened by Mimi's passing. Low brought a lot of joy to my life. I recall meeting Alan and Mimi at Let It Be records in Minneapolis many years ago and was enthralled by their in store performance.

Quite the loss of a remarkable and far too young artist...

Bob R

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[bryan carroll]

Bob, was that the instore where the P.A. started smoking/may have briefly caught fire? I remember that like it was yesterday.

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[gary goldfinch]

This was a really decent group, swapped a few mixtapes with people, discovered some great music. The Low FB page is decent, just on FB with all the noise that brings.  Shame such sad events have sparked it back into life. Best to everyone.

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[Aaron De Clerck]

Hi, everyone:

Local Duluth radio station The North is streaming a two hour tribute to Mimi right now, 7-9 CST

Best wishes,

Aaron

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[def jetson]

thinking about y'all.

super bummed.

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[Zach]

Hi all, been a lurker on here for many years, don't think I ever posted. Just wanted to share that I talked with Alan a few weeks ago, when she'd been in the hospital for a few days. I'm a cancer survivor, we thought we'd give it a shot and hope for something special. It was a profoundly moving experience. 
I first spoke with Alan in 2003 while volunteering at The Paradox, an all-ages venue in Seattle, and they were on tour for the Trust album. We chatted back then for an hour or so, and it left a big impression on me. In the years since, we'd had some contact via Twitter, and as a cancer survivor I thought it might actually be a really good time to talk again if he was looking for an opportunity for some genuine human connection during a tough time, so I reached out, and he agreed. It could go badly, but it could go really, really well, and we agreed that was worth taking a chance.
We talked about music, love, transcendence, hope, death, family, and more. Big things, heavy things. We leaned into that, and ended up talking for 2.5 hours, and extraordinarily glad that we took the risk. 
I had nightmares after the interview. Of her dying and this being the last interview before she died and the band went with her. Of my own kids dying. My oldest is now two years younger than I was when I had cancer. I survived, but so many don't.
The language around cancer can be problematic. People don't win or lose a "battle" or "fight" with it. Nobody dies of cancer because they didn't fight hard enough, or have enough faith. Cancer is relentless, and treatment is effective or it isn't. We grieve, but the beautiful thing about music is that it still exists long after the musicians are gone. Her distinctly haunting voice is still available to us forever.

I haven't re-listened to this since she died, and understand if it's too difficult for you to listen. Maybe save it for a later time. But I think if you listen you'll be glad you did. FYI - I make no money from this, just wanting to share this and hope that you experience a bit of what I experienced.

--Zach

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/066-hope-and-faith-alan-sparhawk-of-low/id1537732624?i=1000582289961

[rayna khaitan]

hello kind kindred ones,

i, too, am momentarily stepping out of the woodwork to say something though i truly don't know what to say or how to express the jumbled emotions i'm feeling. i'm saddened beyond words and can't bear to process this new reality. i'm not really sleeping much, but when i do manage to lift myself from bed every morning, i hope [where we all live, i suppose] that she'll somehow return to alan, her family and this world. 

i managed to go out and buy a card today, and thought i'd ask if anyone knows if this is the correct mailing address? it's been years, maybe even decades, since i've sent a note to duluth, and i wish with all my heart and being that i wasn't writing for this reason, but as alan said, "love is indeed the most important thing," and i don't know what else to do right now, but to send all i have to him and the most beautiful band i've ever known.

a million hugs to everyone,

rayna

p.s. zach, i will surely listen in the coming weeks/months. i just can't right now, but thank you for sharing.

[Josh Alder]

I saw this photo on Facebook. All the Low bass players at Mimi's funeral. 😭❤ 

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