Circle (the Finnish band): S/D

too expensive to buy em all

Gotta catch them all. NWOFHM >>>> money

i don't think i could really get circle fever. i mean, i like them, but very few of their albums excite me that much. prospekt, forest and earthworm are pretty great though.

Finally picked up Hollywood while shopping in Ann Arbor yesterday, though we got back home so late last night that I didn't have a chance to rip it to my iPod - so it'll have to wait until tonight for a spin. Also ordered the Taantumus reish from Aquarius, so um, yeah, my Circle love is in full force still.

Anyone looking for Circle cd's would be well-served to check out the Omega webstore. They have a half-dozen or so Ektro cd's and shipping is free. I just got "Meronia" there a few weeks ago, which is growing on me. Hopefully they'll get "Taantumus" in before too long.

One thing that makes coming back to work after a shot vacation better? Seeing a package from Aquarius sitting on your desk that contains Taantumus, Telescope, and La Dusseldorf's Viva. Cannot wait to dig into the Circle tonight! Did krakow ever get around to running another Circle poll?

That should be "short" vacation, although I would already like to shot another vacation.

The one band that Circle remind me of every now and again is Loop. Both perfect names for what these two bands do too.

Also Oneida - the O.

Funnily enough, those are the exact three bands I've listened to the most this year!

Some circular headspace you have going on there.

Yes, that may explain some things actually. But yes, Loop was one of my happiest discoveries this year.

I've not done another poll yet, but if there's interest I'll work on doing so, probably next week, including all the new releases. Might be a good opportunity, since we're in a bit of a lull from them.

Isn't there a Circle poll?

There was one back in 2007, the idea has been kicked around as an update.

Oh I guess it's old.

Circle :: what album is their best

It's kind of too bad we can't link all the polls and threads together like a master thread.

It was before my time on ILX, so I feel hard done by you see. 2-3 years is a long time in the Circle discography too. There were at least 5-6 more albums in that period, probably more.

Bit of news...

'Triumph', which was originally a recentish limited 2LP release (start of the year), is coming out as a 2CD set at the end of this month, again on Fourth Dimension. It's a recording of a WFMU session from September 25th 2007.

cool. really like that one.

A new album is appearing shortly, a vinyl only release of a live show...

Soundcheck (live)

http://www.circlefinland.com/gfx/kansikuvat/soundcheck.jpg

Full Contact, 2009
LP

Side A
1. Kukkakaalia kapteenit! (3:40)
2. Tuhatsata (20:39)

Side B
3. Virsi (9:25)
4. Nopeuskuningas (14:00)

Live / soundcheck performance at Space Force 1 festival, Torvi 31st October 2009 Lahti, Finland

The Triumph 2xCD is also out now, available in the usual places.

Myself, I hunted down copies of Fraten and Prospekt on CD lately. Not got to Prospekt yet, but Fraten is worming its way into my mind.

Where else is it available? Aquarius only seems to have the 2xLP version.

Ah, maybe I was being a bit UK-centric, at least so far. I'd seen it on various UK sites (Cargo, Second Layer, Alt Vinyl et al) and imagined that it would have made it to the states as well, but it seems not yet. Ektro have it as well, of course.

Just wondered, thanks for the info. Aquarius has always been my go-to place in the U.S. for all things Circle.

Aye, I'm sure they'll have it ASAP. I wouldn't be surprised if it's in their next update, since one just appeared today without it.

And for those of you not on the mailing list, Aquarius now has the Triumph 2CD in stock, just ordered mine.

Just got a copy of the Lusiferiinin Armosta album, which is another Jussi project (and also features in the just-out Aquarius list btw), and it totally rocks.

OK, I would REALLY like a copy (meaning the actual CD, that is) of the 'Kollekt' compilation CD of the early 7'' tracks & other bonus material.

If anyone has this CD that they might consider selling to a rabid obsessive who has hunted in vain on the interwebs for a fair old time, then please get in touch...

In other news, utterly unedifying for anyone but me, I found 'Hissi' and the original Bad Vugum version of 'Taantumus' recently. Hurrah!

Thanks!

I wish they'd reissue more of the old stuff. "Taantumus" was the only one I actually managed to buy at the time. I was hopeful that the rerelease signalled that the 90s stuff would follow, but no.

(sorry krakow, can't help you there)

Yeah. When they reissued 'Meronia', I figured that they would just work through reissuing everything in order, since basically all of the early stuff is OOP and requires a fair bit of dedication to find, but then Taantumus being next threw that for a loop.

But maybe they (i.e. Jussi, I suppose) are not so keen on the others. I'm not a huge fan of 'Zopalki' myself, whereas 'Taantumus' is a total winner.

I'm not a big fan of Zopalki as a whole but "Brilliant Colours for Bright Ideas" is my favourite Circle track and it would be nice to have a real copy

(stupidly I first fell in love with it on a mixtape someone made for me when it was presumably still originally available, but I was new to mail-ordering records back then and buying stuff from overseas seemed a step too far - oh, regrets)

to anyone wanting to know about possible re-issues,why don't you just email ektro (jussi) and ask. you will likely get a response pretty quickly.

I was happy just to wait and see what happened. We're just speculating & discussing here, nowt wrong with that at all!

I speak to Jussi whenever I order stuff and occasionally outwith that to hassle him to play Glasgow!

Circle EUROPEAN TOUR 2010

16 September
Paris / La Maroquinerie (FRA)

17 September
Groningen / Vera (NL)

18 September
Tilburg / Incubate festival (NL)

19 September
Leuven / Orange Factory @ Sojo (BEL)

20 September
Duisburg / Steinbruch (GER)

21 September
Berlin / Bang Bang Club (GER)

22 September
Copenhagen / Osram (DEN)

23 September
Malmö / Inkonst (SWE)

24 September
Gothenburg / Koloni (SWE)

25 September
Aarhus / Voxhall (DEN)

26 September
TBA (GER)

Hopefully getting them to the UK next year. I tried this time but it didn't work out.

Hope they make it over here, can they play somewhere other than Corsica Studios in London next time? Wish I'd remembered to nominate Nopeuskuningas in the All Time Metal Poll!

if you can make it, I'd highly recommend seeing these guys. seeing them live made me an instant fan.

Listeing to Telescope this morning, damn do I love this band so much.

Anyone heard Rautatie yet? I didn't even know it was released, since it wasn't given the usual "Record of the Week" treatment by Aquarius. In fact, that store's lackluster review makes me wonder if this one might be worth skipping. I mean, the Aquarius dudes showed way more excitement for Hollywood and that was certainly not one of the band's best.

Still debating whether to order Rautatie or not. Today's Dusted review is a jaw-dropping failure of a record review. There is only ONE single description of what one track on the album sounds like and the rest is like a capsule history of Circle. Such an awful and unhelpful review.

The track included with the review is pretty goofy.

Not only did I FINALLY get to see my beloved Circle play live this weekend at the Supersonic 2011 festival in Birmingham, as well as seeing Pharaoh Overlord (for my second time) the day before at the same festival, BUT I also got to do photoshoots with both bands - Circle in full shiny skintight spandex & studded metal belt theatrical regalia, playing along as we photographed... and they are super nice people too! Good times!

That's awesome! Sounds like a great weekend. I'd love to see them live.

did you notice how even their sound guy gets dressed up for their set

Indeed! Similarly, he was fully included in the photos, dressed up and equivalent to the other band members. Did you catch them at Supersonic or the other UK dates?

at Supersonic

I've been every year except a couple but this festival never fails to kick my ass with its quality

Amen! This was my fifth Supersonic in a row and I absolutely love it. It was another amazing year.

I enjoyed Pharaoh Overlord a little more I think but both were blinding. Another great year. We should start a thread next year.