Described by the band as "a soundtrack to an imaginary film,"
Low's 2000 release
The Exit Papers is a work that's unusually low key and atmospheric, even by this band's very nuanced standards. Instrumental except for some wordless vocal passages, and often working without conventional melody or structure,
The Exit Papers plays like an effort to push the boundaries of
Low's experimental side, and the minimal melodic frameworks drifting over beds of ambient noise certainly take their traditional slowcore approach to a patiently unrelenting conclusion.
The Exit Papers was originally released in a limited edition of 1,000 copies, distributed as part of a subscription program by Temporary Residence Records. In 2016, it was given a more widely distributed reissue on vinyl and digital download. For people with a passion for ambient noise,
The Exit Papers finds this remarkable group staking out new creative territory. ~ Mark Deming