ALAN SPARHAWK - With Trampled by Turtles TAPE Newspaper more recent recordings peeled back

more recent recordings peeled back the layers of orchestral bombast to focus in on the raw emotion at their heart of their compositions

But back at the turn of the dreary 1970s it remained a monochrome world defined by its unforgiving surrounding landscapes

and composition often steeped in self indulgence

which prompted them to quit their day jobs

ALAN SPARHAWK - With Trampled by Turtles TAPE Newspaper more recent recordings peeled backNo one can help you build something beautiful quite like those who know you best. Alan Sparhawk knows this well. In his years in Low, he built decades of stirring music with his wife and lifelong creative partner Mimi Parker. In recent years, he has performed around Minnesota with his son Cyrus in DERECHO Rhythm Section, a funk band that also frequently features his daughter Hollis on vocals. Theres an irreplaceable naturalism that comes with this