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Circle is a name that has been used more than once. (1) a long-lasting avant rock band from Finland (2) a free jazz group of the 70s. (3) A hardcore rock group from Belgium and more recently (4) by the Sydney indie electro wonderkids who were formerly known as Opanoni and The Raindrops.

Circle (1) Formed in 1991, Circle is the most visible and prolific name in the Finnish avant-rock underground. Having survived innumerable lineup changes, the band and its founder, bassist/vocalist/guitarist Jussi Lehtisalo, have constantly reinvented themselves, weaving hypnotic mantras out of exacting Krautrock beats, heavy riffs, arty noise, dark psychedlia, and soundtrack-like beauty. Hard, chilly repetition has served as the lone unifying theme throughout 15 years of experiments.

Circle (2): Fwas formed in 1970 by Chick Corea, Anthony Braxton, Dave Holland, and Barry Altschul. After one year of existence, Corea left the project to form Return to Forever, and the others went their separate ways. Cirlce left a legacy of live recordings, most notably Paris-Concert.

Circle (3): Landen based outfit Circle got together when bands like Razzia and Kermits broke up. Some local punkrock/hardcore kids decided they wanted to do something different, something of their own. Inspired by ‘rock’ by all means, they started rehearsing and soon developed a quite unique sound. Rocking hardcore, influenced by emo, metal and good rock’n roll.

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El-Ejecutor wrote:
Saturday morning

yeah but the prices are usually quite outrageous at online auctions. i prefer to get my records some other way than doing business with greedy bastards

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Smirnon wrote:
last week

i managed to snag that Ghatarian 7" for a measly 5 bucks from ebay a few years ago. that was neat. Silver i've only seen appear once on ebay, got sold for over 100 USD. that's a bit hefty for a 7" i think. Elcric i've seen appear a bit more frequently, if you have an ebay account, you should put it in your favorite searches

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El-Ejecutor wrote:
13 days ago

the really REALLY hard ones are the singles. i still need Silver, Ghatarian, Valas, AMT-split, Elcric and Void Star to complete my Circle

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Smirnon wrote:
14 days ago

touring with Isis suddenly made their shoutbox a lot more active

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Smirnon wrote:
14 days ago

the real hard to find ones are Zopalki, Fraten, Hissi, Mountain, Pori, Golem/Vesiliirto, Kollekt and Empire. never managed to get a copy of Zopalki, Kollekt and Fraten myself

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Jonsku wrote:
15 days ago

Check Jussi Lehtisalo's own Ektro Records: http://ektrorecords.com/ . He has some Circle albums in stock.

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mckickflip wrote:
16 days ago

arrrgh why are their albums so hard to find

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Jonsku wrote:
17 days ago

Hope you like them VortexDude! I should warn you that Circle's style varies quite a lot, so don't expect all albums to be of the same style.

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VortexDude wrote:
18 days ago

I'm going to check jonsku's cd tips and go after some cd's from this. Amazing collective, had my chance doing so @ the Trix' antwerp venue though!

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stonedsoup wrote:
21 days ago

PELQTON!!

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HWessman wrote:
21 days ago

Chick, Dave, Barry...Where are you?

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schschsch wrote:
21 days ago

I saw them yesterday - as support for ISIS - and they bored me half to death with their randomness.

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Jonsku wrote:
23 days ago

To those of you who don't know Circle members' other projects yet: do check Pharaoh Overlord, Kuusumun Profeetta, Ektroverde and Rättö ja Lehtisalo.

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Samurai-Zombie_ wrote:
24 days ago

They are fantastic live. [3]

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stonedsoup wrote:
24 days ago

Circle slays

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cOlz wrote:
24 days ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8F_ujJRqjE

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cOlz wrote:
25 days ago

saw them live just now. and i was like Oo all the time... but it was great!

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Cl_Cl_ wrote:
25 days ago

They are fantastic live. [2]

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Anamnesis- wrote:
26 days ago

They are fantastic live.

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MeekSpector wrote:
last month

Circle of Pori forever! I interviewed Jussi once. Its funny people call them psychedelic but Jussi says they never use drugs. Easily one of the best bands of all time.

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