For this 1996 EP, for the opening and title track Low take Joy Division’s Transmission and slow it down to a snail’s pace. Which is not to say their version plods. Oh no, it builds up from a quiet opening to an anthem of sorts with some strong guitar work from Alan Sparhawk. It’s a risky track to cover but it pays off in spades, this cover version is positively inspired.
What follows is a little mixed. Bright is a meandering Mimi Parker sung track, and Caroline 2 is an even slower minor-key version of the track off Long Division.
Hands is a dark, almost threatening song, with a sinister lyric about taking “two hands to cover your ears”. After the brief Jack Smith there follows 5 minutes of silence before a lengthy, ambient, untitled, instrumental bar an occasional snatched Sparhawk lyric here and there, laying the groundwork for future forays into this area.
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