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Circle |
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FI / Pori |
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Founded |
1991 |
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Space Rock • Experimental • Kraut Rock |
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Circle/J. Lehtisalo
Liisankatu 25 A 10
28100 Pori
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Tumult Records
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Alotus |
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Klangbad |
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Released |
2003 |
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CD • LP ? |
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Musicstyle |
Space Rock • Experimental • Kraut Rock |
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Psychotropic review
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2002 recordings by Finnish psychedelic/experimental spacerock unit.
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Ektro |
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Released |
2002 |
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CD • LP ? |
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Space Rock • Experimental • Kraut Rock |
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New (2002) CD by avant/space rock band from Finland. Repetitive heavy rock riffs running through their familiar kraut/space sound in the vein of Hawkwind and Can.
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Double LP release of album from 2002 by avant/space rock band from Finland. Repetitive heavy rock riffs running through their familiar kraut/space sound in the vein of Hawkwind and Can. Contains an extra unreleased track taking all of side 4 of the album. An 18.30 minute long extensive psychedelic journey. Comes in gatefold sleeve.
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Prospekt |
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Ektro records |
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Released |
2000 |
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Time (minutes) |
50 |
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6 |
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CD • LP ? |
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Musicstyle |
Space Rock • Kraut Rock |
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Is there such a thing as Circle overload? We don't think so. In their case, you can't have too much of a good thing. Hot on the heels of the AQ-anniversary party concert appearance by this fab Finnish band, comes a brand new import disc of their hypnotic avant-rock compositions. Yep, newer than "Andexelt", and just as good. Not as sparse and dubby as that disc, "Prospekt" is rather heavier and denser, mesmerizingly repetitive as always, and kinda startling, with some incredible vocal acrobatics / operatics in the opening track "Dedofiktion". Of course, super super recommended. 50 minutes, six tracks of that Circle genius. This could have been a record of the week along with its cousin the Ektroverde disc but we didn't want the AQ Circle cheerleading to get too predictable (and also we full review
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Here's a Finnish band that over the course of a handful of
releases has slowly developed an international reputation as one ofthe most interesting contemporary Krautrock bands. The aggressive"Prospekt" will hardy halt that gospel from spreading further. On thecontrary thetrance-inducing primal rhythmic energy which characterizes Circle'slatest outing is bound to seduce even the most conservative recordcollectors who claim nothing worthwhile has been released in thekraut/space rock genre since Hawkwind's "Warrior On the Edge of Time"Can's "Future Days". But it's not fair to try to pigeonhole Circle'ssound simply by name-dropping two of the classics from the earlyseventies, simply because these guys are so jaw-dropping that theydefy any such simplifications. Like on "Gericht" where full review
Broken Face
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Andexelt |
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tUMULt (USA) |
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2000 |
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Time (minutes) |
60 |
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8 |
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CD • No Vinyl |
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Finally! The new Circle record. Nine brand new tracks of droning, hypnotic neo-kraut rock from one of our absolute all-time favorite bands. Finland's Circle, are the northernmost heirs to the Krautrock tradition, taking basic riffs, stretching and reshaping them, creating bleak, ever shifting underwater grooves and dizzingly repetitive rhythms, sounding like an otherworldly This Heat or a more damaged Can. A mesmerising wall of sound delivered with the sheer force of Loop or Godflesh, but with dark precision and melodic restraint Mellow, delicate jazzy passages intersect with crushing Bonham-esque beats. Fans of Circle's other great records can already guess that this is completely amazing and absolutely essential!!! But fans of TransAm and Tortoise and Mogwai should definitely check this full review
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RealAudio: andexelt
RealAudio: Humusaar
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Originally released on Finnish weird-prog label Metamorphos, Andexelt was the first Circle release widely available outside of Finland, released in the states on tUMULt in 2000. Out of print for years Andexelt is now available again. Nine tracks of droning, hypnotic neo-Kraut rock. Mellow, jazzy passages intersect with crushing Bonham-esque beats. Includes a bonus 10-minute track and a secret track not on the original Metamorphos version.
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Pori |
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Metamorphos (FIN) / Feldspar (USA) |
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Released |
1998 |
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Time (minutes) |
65 |
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10 |
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CD • No Vinyl |
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1 Review |
Circle is a six-piece from Finland that plays a unique blend of spacerock, psychedelia, and avant garde progressive. The band consists of T. Elo on guitars and vocals, T. Harrivaara on bass and doublebass, J. Lehtisalo on guitars, keyboards, and vocals, T. Niemela on keyboards and stick, J. Peltomaki on drums, and V. Raitio on percussion.
On "Pori", Circle returns with their trademark sound of repeating rhythms and melody lines around which the band develops loose themes. The disc begins with a four minute intro of what sounds like a modern classical symphony. They then launch into "Vasitorni" (I had trouble making out the song titles) with its pounding rhythm of heavy rock, spaced out synth melodies, and subtly psychedelic guitar lines. A great clash of the passive and aggressive. full review
Aural Innovations
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Meronia |
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Bad Vugum (FIN) |
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Released |
1994 |
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Tracks |
15 |
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CD • DoLP |
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Remark |
one bonus track on 2LP |
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Reissue of Circle's debut album, originally released by Bad Vugum in 1994. This new version features updated album artwork and has been digitally remastered as well. Meronia's 70+ minutes of mesmerizing and crushing songs laid the foundations for future Circle albums to come.
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