Forest
Circle
| Available Formats | No. of Tracks | Price | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Download Album (mp3) | 4 tracks | £4.99 | ||
| Download Album (flac) | 4 tracks | £5.99 | ||
| Download Album (wav) | 4 tracks | £5.99 | ||
| Download individual tracks | N/A | from £0.75 |
Circle - Forest
There must be something in the water over there in Finland, and I’m guessing it’s hallucinogenic, there’s just something so unashamedly odd about the music that emanates from those chilly shores. Do I even have to mention Lordi? Who else would have the guts to enter something so purposefully bombastic and hilarious into the poorest music competition in the world? Exactly… the Finns – they’re sitting their with their Nokia and their roasted Rudolph and they’re laughing at us! Still, we lap it up – and ‘Forest’ is no exception; a 4 track 45 minute monsterpiece, it loses Circle’s doomy retro metal leanings and swaps it for prog-folk… or something. There’s synth, there’s wailing, there’s probably a concept in there somewhere about goblins, mountains and elves… it’s all there and if anyone can do it, Circle can. The first track is a pulsing tribal jam, probably best compared to Sunburned Hand of the Man – drones and shaken bones which eventually erupt with synth stabs and Finnish vocal chants until you’re left with something closer to Rick Wakeman than maybe you’d think is possible within the realm of good taste. The second quarter of the album somehow brings to mind visions of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom… you know what I’m talking about, don’t pretend you don’t, and as we draw to a close on the final piece we have Circle at their most prog – driving rhythmic guitars and synths getting fuller and fuller until… until the 16 minutes is over and all we’re left with is creaking drones and empty space. Frightning, rousing and totally psychedelic, Circle have what it takes to throw your mind into another place entirely.
Tracklisting
Download Album (EKTRO-028DD)
- Circle - Havuportti
- Circle - Luikertelevat lahoavat
- Circle - Ydinaukio
- Circle - Jäljet
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