Transmission (Low EP)

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Transmission EP
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EP by
Low
ReleasedJanuary 23 1996
Genre Indie rock, slowcore
Length35:32 (including untitled hidden track)
Label Vernon Yard
Producer Steve Albini, Kramer
Low chronology
Long Division
(1995)
Transmission EP
(1996)
The Curtain Hits the Cast
(1996)
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Transmission EP is an EP by the indie rock band Low. It was released in 1996 on Vernon Yard Recordings. The title track is a cover of the classic song "Transmission" by Joy Division.

Track listing

  1. "Transmission" (Joy Division cover) – 6:15
  2. "Bright" – 3:55
  3. "Caroline 2" – 4:41
  4. "Hands" – 4:30
  5. "Jack Smith" (Supreme Dicks cover) – 16:11

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