Tracklisting:
01. Metsän henget
02. Harva maa
03. Pääton Mies
04. Ojaa Pitkin
05. Teräskylpy
06. Majakkasaari
07. Saapuvat ne mereltä
08. Syvä
09. Salar Opi
10. Armo
11. Alta rautatamimien
12. Takaisin
Circle are:
Jussi Lehtisalo
Janne Westerlund
Mika Rättö
Tomi Leppänen
"Born in the bucolic city of Pori, Finland, Circle has been defying expectations since 1991. This unpredictable ensemble led by Jussi Lehtisalo has been reinventing, refining and perfecting its technical drones and heavy riffs over the course of numerous European, American and Japanese releases. The band effortlessly devours and personalizes skewed progressive-rock rhythms, distorted guitar firepower, cosmic sound paintings, gleaming minimalism, Kraut-influenced phrase repetition, and hymnal incantations written in a made-up language called Meronian. Circle's instantly recognizable albums and frantic live sets have garnered ample international praise while masterfully exploring the outer limits of grinding tension and celestial calm."
One of the most varied and experimental works yet from an unflinchingly varied and experimental group.
Jussi's unique and powerful stream of consciousness singing appears in various incarnations and intensities, ranging effortlessly from far-eastern mystic to sideshow madman-comedian, possessed metal-maven to syllable-mangling cartoon monster.
The entire band showcases its far ranging abilities, from their sublime droning diamond-sharp krautrock workouts, through multi-faceted movements of donk and plink; intuitive avant and experimental pieces slither and slake through jodorowskian acoustic stretches& a primality akin to the earliest Amon Duul I metamorphs with meticulous perfection into something like the giddy kraut-prog of the most sophisticated and animated Amon Duul II.
Recorded, mixed and produced by Akki Peltonen and Jussi Lehtisalo 7/2003
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