In The Fishtank 7

In November 1999, Konkurrent invited Low to record one of Konk's in-house Fishtank-sessions. Low, being familiar with the series, accepted. In the spirit of 'In the Fishtank,' Low took things a step further and extended the invitation to their friends, Dirty Three. They invited them to collaborate on the session, which took place when both bands played the multimedia festival, Crossing Border, in Amsterdam.

One can imagine that this created quite a hectic scene when the actual recording took place. While Low were soundchecking, Dirty Three got off the plan at Schipol Airport. And when Dirty Three were busy doing overdubs, Low did a wonderful show at the festival. Through it all, both bands kept their legendary cool and recorded, faster than anyone could have guessed, six terrific songs. The combination of Low's open, desolate sound and the melancholic-yet-folky violin of Dirty Three's Warren Ellis inspired Mimi to indulge in a more croony way of singing and Alan to play some amazing banjo. A perfect fit. A perfect Fishtank. .