Last November, Alan Sparhawk returned to Europe to play some select solo shows, the first being a performance at Le Guess Who?.
Three decades ago, Sparhawk co-founded the band Low alongside vocalist and drummer Mimi Parker, who sadly passed away in late 2022. Their music derived elemental power from its fearless exploration of quiet, gentle places. Low released thirteen albums and influenced a movement of spacious, graceful, intimate, and ever-evolving music.
During his performance at Le Guess Who?, Alan Sparhawk debuted all new songs, and was joined on stage by his son Cyrus Sparhawk on bass, as well as drummer Owen Mahon and Dave Carroll on banjo. Le Guess Who? now releases the video of the performance, captured at Utrecht’s Jacobi church, featuring four unreleased songs: Get High, Salvation, Impossible Day and Want It Back.
Le Guess Who? Recordings
The publication of this recording is part of Le Guess Who?’s ongoing expansion of the festival’s recordings archive with 100+ recordings from past editions now freely available online.
This archive contains audio and/or video recordings of performances by the likes of a.o. Stereolab, The Microphones, Dry Cleaning, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Selda Bağcan, Aldous Harding, Deerhunter, Marina Herlop, Goat, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Neneh Cherry, Arooj Aftab, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Indian ensemble the Rajasthan Express together with composer Shye Ben Tzur and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood.
Captured at Jacobikerk Utrecht on Saturday, 11 November during Le Guess Who? 2023.
Alan Sparhawk – guitar, vocals
Cyrus Sparhawk – bass, vocals
Owen Mahon – drums, vocals
Dave Carroll – banjo, vocals
Direction: Dammes Kieft
Camera: Anaïs Saebu, Chris Groos, Jonathan Sipkema, Nicky Pajkić, Rikash Gobardhan, Yuma Eekman, Dammes Kieft
Production: Studio Dammes, Ramon de Lima
Montage & Grade: Jonathan Sipkema
Sound recording: Marc Broer
