Low (duo)

Low were an English duo consisting of Grant Boult (vocals) and former Frankie Goes to Hollywood guitarist Brian Nash. They were active between 1989 and 1993, recording an unreleased album for Swanyard Records, Enter the Bigger Reality, and releasing one single, "Tearing My Soul Apart", in 1992.
History
Frankie Goes to Hollywood guitarist Brian Nash and The Promise vocalist Grant Boult first met during Frankie Goes to Hollywood's final tour in 1987, on which the Promise were a supporting act. With Frankie Goes to Hollywood's split in 1987, singers Holly Johnson and Paul Rutherford pursued solo careers and the remaining three band members, Nash, bassist Mark O'Toole and drummer Peter Gill, decided to continue working together. They resumed as the Shuffle Brothers and recruited Dave Harris, a former vocalist and guitarist for Fashion, as the singer. In 1988, the band recorded some demos with Harris on vocals and these were shopped to various labels in the attempt to find a record deal. The ongoing legal battle between Johnson and Frankie Goes to Hollywood's label, ZTT Records, discouraged some labels from any involvement.
The band gained the interest of London Recordings, but the label was not keen on Harris as the singer, so the band replaced him with Boult, whose band, the Promise, had recently split. London then commissioned further demos and offered the band a deal in 1989 on the condition that they use the Frankie Goes to Hollywood name. The band reluctantly agreed, believing that it would "devalue what we'd already achieved".
Swanyard commissioned a full album, Enter the Bigger Reality, on which Low were inspired by many different musical genres. Described by radio presenter Simon Mayo as a "stunner", the single failed to reach the top 75 of the UK Singles Chart and reached its peak of number 118 in its first week in the charts. The album, Enter the Bigger Reality, was due to follow in September 1992, When Swanyard went into receivership, the masters for the album and various unreleased demos were returned to Low.<ref name="Nasher Says Relax"/>
Nash and Boult subsequently decided to drop the Low name and form a new band, Dr Jolly's Salvation Circus.<ref name"Alternative Rock"/> Initially a four-piece, with Mick Anker on bass and Tony Kiley on drums, they recorded some demos with Adrian Bushby as the engineer. They later added Mitt Gamon on second guitar and harmonica, and Kiley was replaced by Paul Pridmore. Nash and Boult wrote fresh material for the band and further demos were recorded either with Busby or engineer Martin Russell at his own studio. They were shopped to various labels, but received little interest and the band folded. By 1995, Nash and Boult went their separate ways after Nash decided to embark on a solo career.<ref name"Nasher Says Relax"/>
Discography
Albums
* Enter the Bigger Reality (1992, unreleased)
Singles
* "Tearing My Soul Apart" (1992)

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