A collaboration few would have predicted, and one that makes perfect sense once you hear it. Munich producer Skee Mask (Bryan Müller) has spent over a decade turning hazy, atmospheric techno, breakbeat, dub and jungle into some of electronic music's most acclaimed records, from 2018's 'Compro' to 2024's 'Resort'. North Americans, the ambient country-folk project of guitarist Patrick McDermott, brings a completely different palette of slow-unspooling drones.

'Final Circle' finds these two worlds colliding, pairing rhythmic electronic detail with the wide-open, meditative textures both artists are known for.

Not available on Spotify. 

TRACK LISTING

1. 05012023 
2. 15102021 
3. 22122021 
4. 29072025 
5. 30122021 

A Perfect Circle are repressing their 2018 album 'Eat The Elephant'. This unique pressing is on white vinyl with red and blue splatter. Featuring the band’s hits 'Disillusioned' and 'The Doomed', this special version is sure to remind fans of the distinct sound and powerful lyricism of the group led by Maynard James Keenan.

TRACK LISTING

1. Eat The Elephant
2. Disillusioned
3. The Contrarian
4. The Doomed
5. So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish
6. TalkTalk
7. By And Down The River
8. Delicious
9. DLB
10. Hourglass
11. Feathers
12. Get The Lead Out

Electronic mainstays and longtime collaborators Steve Bug and Stefan Braatz return to cult NYC label Nu Groove with the vinyl edition of their four-track EP, Circles. Showcasing a refined blend of new deep house, acid and underground club sonics, the EP opens with ‘Circles’, featuring the Chicago legend Virgo Four whose vocals bring a timeless energy to the record. A driving Beat Mix follows, transforming the original into a tougher, more DJ-ready cut. On the flip, ‘Nu Acid’ dives into raw machine funk and hypnotic pressure, while ‘Thiz Mood’ closes the EP while highlighting the duo’s mastery of tension and rhythmic detail. Rooted in the spirit of classic house while sounding firmly contemporary, Circles EP is another essential addition to the Nu Groove catalogue.

TRACK LISTING

A1 - Circles feat. Virgo Four
A2 - Circles (Beat Mix)
B1 - Nu Acid
B2 - Thiz Mood

Celestial Echo Records heads to the Cayman Islands for CER014, produced in association with Whale Rider Records and longtime friend of the label Medlar.

This release shines a light on two incredible sides from the legendary Memory Of Justice Band, one of the Caribbean's best-kept musical secrets. Formed in Grand Cayman during the 1970s, the group blended soul, reggae, funk and island influences into a sound entirely their own, becoming one of the region's most beloved bands in the process.

On the A-side is a gorgeous piece of sweet modern soul — warm, uplifting and packed with the kind of effortless musicianship that makes you wonder how it stayed under the radar for so long. It's exactly the sort of record Celestial Echo was built for: soulful, timeless and impossible not to fall for.

Flip it over and things move firmly onto the dancefloor with a reggae-boogie burner produced by the legendary duo Sly and Robbie. Built around a heavyweight groove, tight rhythm section and infectious hooks, it's the perfect counterpart to the sweetness of the A-side and a reminder of just how interconnected Caribbean music was during this period.

As always, Celestial Echo is here to put proper soul records back into circulation — respectfully cut, properly pressed, and ready to play.

TRACK LISTING

A. Going Round In Circles
B. Power

Three decades deep and as essential as ever, Ralph Lawson's 20/20 Vision Recordings continues to mine its rich back catalogue with care. To that end, 'Full Circle Vol.3' feels both respectful and forward-facing with new mixes of enduring classics. Roman Flugel reworks 'Machine Life' into a driving club sound with fresh vocals and elastic acid lines, while Madvilla sharpens 'Rhythm Freq' into a sleek hybrid of house, UKG and electro. Simon Baker's updated 'The Liptrick' retains its raw punch, and Formidable Force close with a warm, late-night dub of 'Reactivate'. It is a tidy reminder of the breadth and depth of sound this label has always dealt in.

TRACK LISTING

Versalife - Machine Life (Roman Fluegel Remix)
B.Love - Rhythm Freq (Madvilla Dub)
Simon Baker - The Liptrict (Remastered)
Wolf N Flow - Reactivate (Formidable Force Loose Control Dub)

Chicago-bred post metal trio Russian Circles new album 'Nine' continues their unhurried evolution and disciplined refinement, leaning into their strengths while pushing at the boundaries of their sound. This is a band with no hit songs. No fan consensus on their best album. Just a reputation of consistency and quality that built one of the biggest heavy instrumental rock bands in the world.While they insist that their music is a confluence of broad-ranging influences, it’s fair to say that Russian Circles’ adventurous diversity has developed into a distinct and singular sound.

Although Russian Circles is now spread across the country - guitarist Mike Sullivan in Los Angeles, drummer Dave Turncrantz based in Chicago, and bassist/keyboardist Brian Cook living in Vashon Island, outside of Seattle - the band triangulate their relative positions for Nine. Its seven seismic tracks act as long-form oriented soundtracks to the trials and tragedies of life in the modern age. “The music we make is a collective process of reconciliation, navigation, and reflection upon aging both as individuals and as a creative entity. Life has created very real distances between us, but the band continues to be at the center, and this creative collaboration is a way of charting the passage of time while also giving us a reason to look to the future,” the band elaborates. Whereas earlier albums were almost playful in their traversing of territories, Nine is a document of a band that knows the lay of the land and is fortifying their dominion over the varied terrain.

TRACK LISTING

1. Borehole
2. Empath
3. Eluvial
4. E2
5. Meridian
6. Arletta
7. Seventh Seal

Parisian label Chuwanaga drop "Inner Circle Vol. 1", the first instalment in a series of house music releases bringing together artists from the label’s close circle.

Opening with “We All Got To Feel” by Argentine producer J. Koen (Nervous Records / Nite Grooves), a track that encapsulates the essence of deep house. Classy, colourful stabs, refined melodies, and a warm, funky bassline come together in a club-ready cut. It's exactly what you expect when you need a track that delivers.

It is followed by “Sunny California” from French producer Kaffe Crème (Floors Records), an ode to the sun - both a celebration and a form of incantation recalling the spiritual energy of Ron Trent and Joe Claussell. The track builds toward a break filled with deep, jazz-inflected harmonies before returning with an electrifying melody carried by layered percussion, leading to an emotional climax.

On the flip side, “It’s A Feeling (House Music)” by the French duo Milk & Honey (Chuwanaga) draws clear inspiration from the Chicago lineage, in the vein of Boo Williams. A looping bassline, deep silky chords, and steady drums create a hypnotic, flowing texture with a myriad of ear candy. It's a feeling, it's a vibe!

The record closes with “The Gatekeeper” by French producers Saint-James (Chuwanaga) & KX9000 (Pont-Neuf Records), a track influenced by the London boogie sound and its broken beat scene. Fans of Dego and Kaidi Tatham will recognize its syncopated grooves and percussive depth, bridging house and broken beat aesthetics.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: A four track deep house V/A 12" from Chuwanaga was not what I was expecting... but here we are, and it's MEGA! I thought they were all about boogie, funk and soul music, but here the label deliver four authentic, bona fide deep house jams in a similar vein to Prescription, Moods & Grooves and Future Vision. Ace!

TRACK LISTING

A1.J.Koen - We All Got To Feel
A2.Kaffe Crème - Sunny California

B1.Milk & Honey - It's A Feeling (House Music)
B2.Saint-James & KX9000 - The Gatekeeper

Shannon Wright, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, delivers her eleventh album in 25 years, Reservoir of Love. Embodying the essence of her unique style, it delivers songs where intensity is sometimes embodied in electric rock blazes, sometimes in heartrending ballads, adorned with choirs and strings, the warm sound of a Wurlitzer, a guitar or a piano. Haunted by illness and bereavement, produced in solitude, this album is bursting with energy, light and love.

Backwoodz Studioz release 'Crayola Circles', a collaboration between rapper Fatboi Sharif and producer Child Actor. While both artists have long standing connections to Backwoodz, this album marks their first collaboration of any kind and breaks new artistic ground for all parties.

Sharif’s previous album, 'Decay', released on Backwoodz in 2023, was a haunting experimental rap masterpiece, an acid trip in a mental hospital. On 'Crayola Circles' Sharif trades menacing psychedelia for a simmering stew of blacklight expressionism, his verses slipping effortlessly through the swells and tides of Child Actor’s masterful production. No matter how uneasy the waves grow, Sharif is at ease, a truth teller whispering anti-riddles in your ear. This album feels like a new chamber for Child Actor, as well. The producer has been on an impressive run since dropping 'CINE'- a collaboration with rapper Cavalier- on Backwoodz in late 2024. Child Actor has shown up in the liner notes of everyone from Navy Blue ('The Sword & The Soaring') to Earl Sweatshirt ('Live, Laugh, Love') to ELUCID ('Revelator') to Open Mike Eagle ('Neighborhood Gods Unlimited'), to Ghais Guevara ('A Quest to Self-Mythologize'), amongst others. On 'Crayola Circles' Child Actor’s production is dynamic, shifting and sliding into new phases and movements in an instant. The beats are full and knotty, leaning into jazz and folk, while remaining tethered to the tender minimalism that is his signature. It’s a difficult balance for any producer, and here it is executed perfectly, placing us in a world of wood and brass, cowhide and undersea piano. On any other record, this soundscape would steal the show — and it very nearly does — but Sharif’s command never wavers, ever in control; a lucid dreamer in an induced coma.
There are no guests, no skits, and no interludes. There might not even be songs, instead 'Crayola Circles' seems akin to a great river; singular, traversing forest and jungle, mountain and valley, running from mouth to endless sea.

TRACK LISTING

1. Six Figurines
2. Assassination Tapes
3. How To Disinfect A Live Grenade
4. Chemo Crystal Ball
5. Saltwater Tantrums
6. Night Terrors
7. Recognition
8. Diagnosis
9. Crayola Circles Of Creativity
10. ANGER
11. Chinese Sunrise
12. Kwaidan Snowstorm
13. Leon Ichaso
14. Willow Trees
15. The Destitute Stashspot

Celebrating one of the great turn-of-the-century rock albums, RSD Essentials and UMe are proud to present A Perfect Circle’s landmark debut, Mer De Noms, in custom splatter color vinyl, exclusively at independent record stores.

TRACK LISTING

A1. The Hollow
A2. Magdalena
A3. Rose
B1. Judith
B2. Orestes
B3. 3 Libras
C1. Sleeping Beauty (Extended Intro)
C2. Thomas
C3. Renholdër
D1. Thinking Of You
D2. Breña
D3. Over (Alt.)

Tom Misch’s long-awaited sophomore album 'Full Circle' finds the London-based artist, songwriter, and producer at his most personal and honest. Exploring the moments that have shaped him over the last eight years: family, friendships, nature, and celebrates the work of finding his way back to himself. Made during his time spent between London, Suffolk, Portugal, and Nashville with a focus on classic songwriting, honing a collection of eleven timeless songs including the previously released singles ‘Old Man’ and ‘Red Moon’.

While it contends with the struggles that Tom has faced, 'Full Circle' remains optimistic and effortlessly listenable. Its true strength lies in the universality of its lyrics, inviting listeners to inhabit Tom’s world or trace their own path within it. 'Full Circle' stands as both a reflection of his journey and a statement of his ongoing evolution. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: A beautiful, feel-good mix of Misch's enduringly beautiful vocals and pristinely produced atmospheres, instrumentals and melodies but this time we move away from the more off-kilter hip-hop and jazzy oddities for a more comfortably melodic affair. Warm lounge and soft-rock sensibilities inform the new distillation of his sound and it works better than you could ever imagine. Gorgeous.

TRACK LISTING

1. Flowers In Bloom
2. Red Moon
3. Slow Tonight
4. Sisters With Me
5. Old Man
6. Running Away
7. Goldie
8. Echo From The Flames
9. Fear Can't Hurt Any More Than A Dream
10. Sultan Of Silence
11. Days Of Us (feat. Kaidi Akinnibi)

The music of these Louisville-NYC art-punk-rockers continues to exist bafflingly outside of time – so when better than 42 years after initial release to reissue their album debut on vinyl? New listeners will find, in addition to the roiling compulsion of its odd, dance-damaged clockwork and synthesis of feral and aestheticized values, a refined understanding of the width and breadth of “post-punk” music, from any era, known or unknown.

TRACK LISTING

1. Current
2. Prehistory Part I
3. Prehistory Part II
4. Culture Progress
5. Underworld
6. Beyond Standard

5 track EP including 2 remixes.

Embracing a rich Italo-heavy sound infused with global music elements, 'Ritmomento' firmly positions the duo as modern-day producers carrying on the legacy of both the late '80s Italo wave and the cosmic, tribal, and Afro-influenced Italian 90's electronic scene. In addition to the EP's three original tracks, London-based South African DJ/Producer Esa and Amsterdam’s Masalo both contribute stellar remixes and re-interpretations that transport the originals to new dimensions.

The EP kicks off with 'Luna Manga', where a strong Italo synth bassline and a catchy, Mory Kante-inspired vocal hook set the tone for the journey ahead. Following this is 'Echo Danza', with mid-tempo grooving rhythms and captivating vocals that highlight the duo's unique interpretation of the diverse influences that defined the late '90s Italian electronic scene - also showcased in 'Nakarap', a track featuring infectious synth stabs that delivers a classic cosmic vibe, paying homage to the genre's rich roots.

With Esa's live band version of 'Nakarap' things are taken up a notch, introducing a lively bassline and dynamic drums that weave throughout the track. Lastly, Masalo adds his unique touch to 'Luna Manga', transforming for the peak-time dancefloor with hypnotic arpeggios and an ecstatic build-up.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Modern Italo / cosmic / electro-disco enthusiasts got per-lenty to get stuck into here with four brand new tracks inspired by the golden age of the genre. Get those poppers in quick!

TRACK LISTING

Luna Manga
Echo Danza
Nakarap
Nakarap (Esa's Afro-Synth Band Version)
Luna Manga (masalo Remix)

Second Circle is very excited to announce ‘In Dream’, the eight-track debut album from Tokyo-born, Berlin-based producer and DJ Courtney Bailey.

Sonically, 'In Dream' unfolds as a rich, lush soundscape, woven together with expansive digital synth pads, Fairlight-esque stabs, and vibrant acid bass lines. At times the EP leans back horizontally to evoke the balearic spirit of Yello ('Burnt Moon'), at other times it leans more upright towards to dancefloor ('In Heaven'), but what remains throughout is a sense of intimacy, gracefully guided by Bailey’s whisper soft spoken vocals and gentle melodic vocal lines.

Building on an initial spark of inspiration that arose when listening to the work of Japanese artist Dream Dolphin aka Noriko Kodera, ‘In Dream' is Bailey’s direct creative response to new feelings, energy and emotions. Time spent in the outdoors, specifically in the natural landscapes of Australia also had a profound influence on the making of the record; opener ‘Kodou’ was directly inspired by a moment in Melbourne watching rainbow-colored parrots in a pink-flowering tree. Similarly, 'Burnt Moon' captures the essence of watching moonlight shimmer on ocean waters. At its core, 'In Dream' embraces a child-like wonder for the beauty of nature, an act which infuses the music with a radiant, luminous sense of positivity.

Capturing the essence of stepping into the unknown and more importantly, doing it with curiosity and optimism, ‘In Dream’ paints a vibrant, multi-colour vision of life, with Bailey inviting us all to immerse ourselves in it’s wonders.

Sleeve art and design by Michael Willis.

TRACK LISTING

Kodou
In Dream
Kokoro No Koe
Burnt Moon
Under The Water
Like A Heaven
Swept Away
New Journey

Based in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, Dark Circles Recordings has
rediscovered and is reissuing an album originally recorded and released in 2008 by Dog Soup, a then London-based quartet that played a handful of gigs and recorded just one exemplary album before, seemingly, disappearing. Fragments, that album, is a crucial chapter in the British jazz story that can now be told again.

The brainchild of trumpeter and composer Robbie Robson, Dog Soup was briefly part of the Loop Collective, a group of musicians founded in London in 2005. Dog Soup cut one mesmerising album of rhythmic shapes and melodic colours that still sounds fresh, exciting and dynamic 17 years later. An intoxicating mix of composed and freely improvised playing, Fragments keeps the listener guessing just where the music is coming from.

Released in 2008, Fragments just preceded the revitalised British jazz scene and slipped under the radar of even the most ardent aficionados, becoming a lost classic—until Dark Circles Recordings recognised its brilliance 17 years later and persuaded Robson to reissue it.

TRACK LISTING

1. Fragments (2025 Remaster)
2. Tricksy (2025 Remaster)
3. Shimmer (2025 Remaster)
4. Push (2025 Remaster)
5. Hypnotic (2025 Remaster)
6. Black Mackerel (2025 Remaster)
7. Settle (2025 Remaster)

Recorded piecemeal over a period of years following the release of her celebrated 2022 debut, 'Quiet the Room', 'And Your Song Is Like a Circle' does not capture experience – it gestures toward the imprint of an experience that is uncapturable. Swaying between vaporous folk and crystalline electronics, landing somewhere in the snowfields shared by Grouper and Julia Holter, '...Circle' probes the ways that grief turns itself inside out. Loss itself becomes as real and substantial as what's been lost.

TRACK LISTING

1. March
2. Dragon
3. Living
4. Maelstrom
5. Changes
6. Periphery
7. Red Car
8. Exhale
9. Vessel
10. The Emptying

Tristeza’s Y2K sophomore album and debut for Tiger Style, back in print a quarter century later. Tracked in Chicago—the post-rock capital of the world— 'Dream Signals In Full Circles' weaves together shimmering counterpointed guitars, mathlete precision percussion, synth glaze and dramatic strings into a trance-inducing sonic screensaver. Do they ID at this bar?

TRACK LISTING

1. Building Peaks
2. Respira
3. City Of The Future
4. Shifty Drifty
5. Auroura Borealis
6. I Am A Cheetah
7. Chiaroscuro
8. Are We People
9. Opiate Slopes

This new album you hold in your hands, 'Sleep Circle', is this newly recorded, abridged version of 'Sleep' informed by those concert experiences and focusing on the movements within the composition that are more in the foreground. This way 'Sleep Circle' becomes a hallucinatory 90-minute trip into the hypnagogic state. For Max, the approach offered new insights into his epic composition: “Some of these compositions, such as 'Dream 11', 'Moth-like Stars' or 'Non-Eternal', are so rich in their poetic core that I wanted the music to be experienced in a more traditional way. I first wrote a structure for a concert performance. The new version we’ve recorded now is based on these performances, which also means that it has a slightly different architecture. It's like 'Sleep' distilled.” 

TRACK LISTING

1. Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt.1
2. Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt.1
3. Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt.3
4. Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt.4
5. Path 3 / Whose Name Is Written On Water Pt.1
6. Path 3 / Whose Name Is Written On Water Pt.2
7. Patterns / Solo Pt.1
8. Patterns / Solo Pt.2
9. Patterns / Solo Pt.3
10. Return Pt.1
11. Return Pt.2
12. Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt. 5
13. Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt. 6
14. Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt. 7
15. Non-Eternal Pt.1
16. Non-Eternal Pt.2
17. Non-Eternal Pt.3
18. Chorale
19. Dream 0 Pt.1
20. Dream 0 Pt.2
21. Dream 0 Pt.3
22. Dream 0 Pt.4
23. Dream 0 Pt.5
24. Dream 0 Pt.6

To celebrate 10 years of the eminent after-hours track 'Full Circle' taken from his debut album 'Fading Love', FitzGerald releases a very limited 12” repackage which includes a sharp and fresh club mix of the track by FitzGerald himself entitled 'From The Vaults 10 Year Mix' as well as the original track and remix by Bonobo.

TRACK LISTING

1. From The Vaults (feat. Boxed In) (From The Vaults 10 Year Mix)
2. Full Circle (feat. Boxed In)
3. Full Circle (Bonobo Remix Feat. Boxed In)

Gary Numan's Intruder live show at the OVO Arena, Wembley in May 2022 was an electrifying display of innovation, artistry, energy and poignancy.

An unforgettable experience for Numan and Numanoids alike, this iconic show is now presented on two limited edition formats including a 3LP live album and a 2CD+Blu-ray containing both the audio and video from the show under the moniker A Perfect Circle, referencing his return to the legendary venue. The Blu-ray also features a backstage interview with Gary himself.

A Perfect Circle is a perfect blend of past and future, darkness and light, and electronic innovation. As a pioneering figure in music, Numan continues to push the boundaries of performance, proving that his influence on both the electronic and rock genres remains as strong as ever. For those fortunate enough to witness it, the show was a testament to his enduring legacy and a glimpse into the future of live music.

TRACK LISTING

3LP Tracklist:
1. Intruder
2. Remind Me To Smile
3. Halo
4. Metal
5. Ghost Nation
6. The Gift
7. Films
8. Pure
9. Resurrection
10. Down In The Park
11. Dead Sun Rising
12. Is This World Not Enough
13. Everyday I Die
14. A Black Sun
15. My Name Is Ruin
16. Cars
17. Me, I Disconnect From You
18. Love Hurt Bleed
19. The Chosen
20. We Are Glass
21. Jo The Waiter
22. M.E.
23. A Prayer For The Unborn
24. Are 'Friends' Electric?

2CD & Blu-ray Tracklist:
1. Intruder
2. Remind Me To Smile
3. Halo
4. Metal
5. Ghost Nation
6. The Gift
7. Films
8. Pure
9. Resurrection
10. Down In The Park
11. Dead Sun Rising
12. Is This World Not Enough
13. Everyday I Die
14. A Black Sun
15. My Name Is Ruin
16. Cars
17. Me, I Disconnect From You
18. Love Hurt Bleed
19. The Chosen
20. We Are Glass
21. Jo The Waiter
22. M.E.
23. A Prayer For The Unborn
24. Are 'Friends' Electric?

BLURAY:
Intruder Live Show At The OVO Arena, Wembley In May 2022

The acclaimed 2017 LP, originally released in a small run of vinyl on the Cincinnati-based Students Of Decay label. Featuring a suite of extended pieces for strings, voice, organ, and piano, it is said to hover “somewhere between the conscious and the unconscious, barely there and indisputably present” - Pitchfork. Recorded at Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s analogue recording studio in Montreal, Hotel2Tango, the album sees Davachi’s Keyboards supplemented by Camille Hesketh’s soprano vocals, Jessica Holmes on cello and Jessica Mosson violin.

TRACK LISTING

1. For Strings
2. For Voice
3. Chanter
4. For Organ
5. For Piano

All You Need is Love is a ground-breaking oral history of the Beatles and how it all came to an end. Based on never-before-published or heard interviews with Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and their families, friends, and business associates, this is a landmark book, containing stunning new revelations, about the biggest band the world has ever seen. In 1980-1981 former COO of Apple Corp, Peter Brown and author Steven Gaines interviewed everyone in the Beatles' inner circle and included a small portion of the transcripts in their international bestselling book The Love You Make, which spent four months on the New York Times bestseller list.

But left in their archives was a treasure trove of unique and candid interviews that they chose not to publish, until now. A powerful work assembled through honest, intimate, sometimes contradictory and always fascinating testimony, All You Need is Love is a one-of-a-kind insight into the final days, weeks, months and years of the Beatles phenomenon.

If you like your jazz mystical and spaced out then you're on the right page with this one. The Blackhole label returns with a sixth self-titled offering that is buy on sight. 'More Love Songs' has whimsical leads disappearing off into the cosmic ether over mic jazz-funk drums with some breezy vocals finishing it in style. 'Searching The Circle' then take off on another carefree and breezy groove with far-sighted melodies and gorgeous vocal harmonies that melt you to your core. Beautiful stuff.

TRACK LISTING

More Love Songs
Searching The Circle

London-based experimentalists Kinkajous have announced their new studio album, Nothing Will Disappear, set for release on October 18th via Nottingham's Running Circle label. Maximalism at its most subtle and tender – ambient music at its most rejuvenated. There are echoes of Sam Shepherd's collaborative work with Pharoah Sanders as Floating Points, and the subtle timbre shifts of Jon Hopkins and James Holden more so than their capital-"J" jazz contemporaries. A marked step-up from their previous work, which already holds critical acclaim by tastemakers from Gilles Peterson to the Vinyl Factory. Their debut album "Hidden Lines" (2019) and sophomore "Being Waves" (2021) both nestled into numerous end of year lists, praised for their blends of analogue, acoustic and orchestral instrumentation.

Described by CLASH as "a key part of the British music landscape," Kinkajous draw inspiration from orchestral, instrumental, and electronic music, and are renowned for their captivating and cinematic sound. Led by drummer/producer Benoît Parmentier and saxophonist Adrien Cau, they boast a formidable lineup including keyboardist Jack Doherty and bassist Andres Castellanos. It comes good on the brave new spaces Kinkajous pushed into with sell-out headline shows at London's Jazz Café and King's Place, alongside a gargantuan collaboration last winter with the London Contemporary Orchestra at London's EartH Theatre, and performances at Bluedot and EFG London Jazz Festivals.

TRACK LISTING

1. AARA
2. Pulses
3. In The Void Of All Things
4. Shifting Sands
5. Transient, Forever
6. Overflow
7. Calling
8. Heliosphere
9. Jann

Born in Ningbo, Guohan began shaping his sound within the underground music movement of southern China. After relocating to Nottingham UK, he became involved with the city's music scene where he self-released his solo LP 'Lost Sound Book' in 2021. The album listens like a layered beatscape inspired by people and cultures encountered from east to west; fractured rhythms and harmonies from eastern funk, traditional music and jazz.

Drawing from a tapestry of organic grooves and global influences, this LP and Guohan's subsequent EP 'City of the Sun and Moon' (Darker Than Wax 2022) have received support from radio and selectors worldwide, including Osunlade, Don Letts, Mr. Scruff, Crazy P and more. As a DJ and selector, Guohan hosts monthly shows on Balamii Radio, sharing his eclectic taste with friends across the world. He is also a regular presence at Brilliant Corners and JAZU, and has played alongside certified heads like Jazzy Sport, Jamz Supernova and Dean Chew.

TRACK LISTING

1. Circle
2. Wake Up
3. Respect
4. Before Glow (feat. George Butt)
5. Midnight Stroke
6. Khatka Break
7. Light It Up (feat. DFU)
8. Scent Of Stress
9. Pottery Jar
10. P.B. Says (feat. Pete Beardsworth)
11. Sundown
12. Call Me
13. Lees Hill Hideout (feat. Tom Towle)
14. One Language (feat. George Butt)
15. Walking Down Alfreton Road
16. Find It...

"She and Me Fall Together in Free Death" is probably the most approachable, largely "musical" album that NWW has released since Rock N' Roll Station . It's also one of his strangest concepts, a marriage of trance inducing Krautrock grooves with a traditional jazz standard and some jarringly atonal musique concrete. Side A is the 20- minute title track: a slow-motion jam reminiscent of of one of Can's sidelong tracks on Tago Mago or the more avant-garde grooves of Tony Conrad and Faust's Outside the Dream Syndicate. The propulsive Jaki Liebezeit drumbeat is the foundation for a long jam session with what sounds like a dijderidoo and layers of guitar feedback. It's a massive, heavy sound, the kind that Julian Cope would devote a whole chapter to in his "Kratrocksampler". Side B is one long piece with three distinct movements. Beginning with those familiar, World Serpent-trademark windchimes, the listener is quickly ushered into Staple- ton's singing debut (!) in a rendition of the oft- covered traditional jazz ballad " Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair " This was a favorite of the recently deceased Nina Simone, and also of the avant- jazz screamer Patty Waters. Nurse With Wound's version is backed by cello drones, repetitive guitar strums and tambourine, sounding very much like The Velvet Un- derground's " Venus in Furs ". It's such a treat to hear Steven Stapleton's multitracked vocals cover this classic song, and this eerie version rates as one of my favorites. This song and the title track prove to the naysayers that Nurse With Wound is equally adept at rock n' roll songcraft as he is at demented sound collages. The creepy jazz cover seques into "Chicken Con- cret (For Missy E)", a truly warped tape-edit job that juxtaposes chicken squawks and sythesized birdcalls with random bleeps, speaker hiccups and gongs.

Could this be Steven Stapleton 's tribute to Timbaland and Missy Elliott's incomparable use of musique concrete techniques on their major label hip- hop anthems? Hard to say, but I like to think so. Side B ends with the hyper-sexualized "Gusset Typing", in which a mutated woman's voice describes her masturbation and orgasm in in- timate, anatomical detail. Her monologue is set against an intense rhythmic throbbing that builds as she reaches her climax. At the end, she blows her load and the record ends. This certainly qualifies as an active listening experience, and it's also a great make-out rec

TRACK LISTING

1. She And Me Fall Together Like Free Death
2. Black Is The Color Of My True Loves Hair
3. Chicken Concret 
4. Gusset Typing
5.She And Me Fall Together Like Free Death (Phosphorous Mix) 
6. Chicken Korma
7. Fine Writin'
8. She And Me Fall Together In Free Death (Funereal Mix)
9. Yellowed
10. Seeting Red
11. Black

Tel Aviv's Elado has put out a fine run of eight releases in just two years on the likes of GAMM, Barefoot Beats and Bonfido Disques, but for his next move, he branches out with his own reissue label. Its aim is to "focus on uncovering lost gems" with the original paired with his own remixes. The first one is a 1983 private press from the Canadian pair OUI. 'Circle Of Love' is a big disco banger with flashy synth work and rugged arps, with a pair of Elado's mixes making it even more dancefloor ready. 'You Make Me High' is a more sentimental 80s pop sound. A fine start to life for this new label.

STAFF COMMENTS

Mine says: One for fans of euro pop soundalikes and big, borderline cheesy disco tunes. This 12" has got it all - 3 versions plus a bonus number for those who like it extra kitschy, what more could you ask for!

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1. Circle Of Love (Elado Remix)
2. Circle Of Love (Original)

Side 2
1. Circle Of Love (Elado Remix Instrumental)
2. You Make Me High

Building on the success of their first releases featuring Cornel Campbell, the Swiss producer duo "The Circle of Confusion" is set to drop a new single on Rocafort Records, featuring none other than English old-school reggae singer Wayne Paul.

Active in the 90's and 2000's within the London label Big Dada, the artist of Jamaican origin sank into alcohol and drugs, before rising from his ashes fifteen years later. Now he's back with a powerful message of hope on this track called " Soul Of A Lion ". Wayne's soulful voice blends perfectly with the modern reggae feel created by The Circle Of Confusion.

An 80s roots-oriented sound mixed with a crusty digital edge backed with a dope dub track makes the perfect 45 for reggae heads.

TRACK LISTING

1. Soul Of A Lion (feat. Wayne Paul)
2. Soul Of A Lion (Dub Mix) [feat. Wayne Paul]

The discovery of a cassette of Carola Baer’s early ’90s private home recordings was like finding a needle in a haystack. Made as a one-off mixtape of newly-recorded songs, and given to a long-since forgotten recipient, this cassette was found in 2017 at a Goodwill “bins” location in Portland, Oregon.

These chaotic, by-the-pound thrift stores contain thousands of unsorted items in constant flux, which are only available for the public to buy for a limited time before they are discarded. The prospect that this obscure relic would be rescued from its untimely fate is nothing short of a miracle. As this tape was the only one in existence, with no back up versions of many of the songs, it’s more than likely that this music would have been lost forever.

The Story Of Valerie is made up of songs culled from that cassette, with a few additional tracks from the time, and is the first time Carola Baer’s solo material has been heard by the public. The intense emotion of the music is brought upon by the primary themes of the album: the cruelty of humanity, isolated life as a British immigrant in the US, and the pain of doomed relationships.

Despite being inspired by classic 4AD acts like Dead Can Dance and Cocteau Twins, Baer’s home recordings have a sound and style that is uniquely her own. Many of the tracks feel like musical exorcisms, with Baer’s spine tingling voice soaring above minimal arrangements for Yamaha DX-7 and Casio CZ-101 synthesizers. Like finding a stranger’s diary, the listener is granted access to music that is emotionally raw and deeply personal.

TRACK LISTING

1. Maker Of Me
2. Golden Boy
3. Save Me
4. We Already Feel
5. Springtime
6. Doors Talk
7. Solemn Cattle
8. Nothing Left To Say
9. See The Lights Again
10. Dreams
11. On Top Of The Mountain

Richard Dawson is the diminutive Geordie troubadour whose moving songs have been described as state-of-the-nation addresses, even — or perhaps especially — when he’s singing about pre-medieval peasants. Circle are the genre-straddling pioneers of The New Wave Of Finnish Heavy Metal, known for wearing spandex or dead fish onstage and singing in a made-up language.

Together they are… Richard Dawson & Circle! Today, we are pleased to announce news of their collaborative album Henki, due November 26th via Weird World. Their epic joint record might seem a departure to those who are most familiar with Dawson from recent solo albums like 2017’s Peasant and 2020 (released in 2019). In fact, Henki fits comfortably into the bigger picture of two acts who have always strived for uninhibited originality.

Dawson explains the album’s title: “The word 'henki' roughly translates as 'spirit'. It's a very rich word, supple in its meaning in the same way as the Geordie 'canny'; difficult to pin down.” True to its name, while Henki is influenced, in part by heavy-metal bands, it does not sound like any metal album you will have heard before. For one thing, few metal albums are filled with songs about plants. Inspired by Circle’s guitarist Janne Westerlund instructing the group during recording to be less straightforward and more “like a plant”, each of Henki’s seven tracks deal with special plants throughout history.

As mutual fans of each other, Circle and Dawson originally hit off it via Twitter, which led to Dawson being invited to accompany Circle for their set at Helsinki’s Sideways Festival in 2019. Dawson recalls the moment: “It was like being a teenager and suddenly being asked to go onstage with Iron Maiden. That’s how important this band are to me”. Having pulled that off, they started exchanging demos before they finally got in a room together to set off on their journey proper. Most of the recording took place in Pori - a fine jewel of a city on Finland's balmy west coast - across several visits, the last being in late January 2020 just as Covid-19 first reached Europe. From there they had to finish Henki remotely - via waves of pure thought beamed across the dark dividing oceans betwixt them, and email.

Easily the greatest flora-themed hypno-folk-metal record you’ll hear this year, Henki adds an electrifying new chapter to the remarkable story of each act, and marks the beginning of a beautiful partnership. Circle, described as "the world’s greatest band - in every category” are Pekka Jääskeläinen (guitar), Julius Jääskeläinen (guitar), Jussi Lehtisalo (bass, voice), Mika Rättö (keyboard, voice), Tomi Leppänen (drums) and Janne Westerlund (guitar, voice). Richard Dawson plays guitar and vocals. Henki was mixed by Antti Uusimäki and mastered by Christian Wright.

Acid Jazz present ‘Circles: The Ultimate Fleur De Lys’, the definitive compilation centred around one of the greatest 60s bands.

Atlantic Records, Andrew Loog Oldham, Shel Talmy, Cream, Isaac Hayes and Tony Blackburn - all these and so many more turn up in the story of Southampton band the Fleur De Lys. You may not have heard of them and if you have it may be just because of their glorious cover of the Who’s ‘Circles’, an ultimate freakbeat anthem that this compilation is named after, but the singles they released in the second half of the 1960s are one of the greatest collections of singles by any band, ranging from R&B through freakbeat and psych and back into club soul.

Emerging from the English South Coast’s competitive club scene they signed to Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham’s pioneering indie label Immediate where they recorded two singles before being taken under the wing of Frank Fenter, who worked out of the UK Polydor office running the UK arm of Atlantic. The group went through numerous line up changes as they recorded a series of singles which are now some of the most collectible of the era.

Acid Jazz and Countdown Records have been the custodians of the Fleur De Lys catalogue for the last decade and this compilation is the culmination of that work, containing all the singles that they released for Immediate, Polydor and Atlantic (where they pipped Led Zeppelin to become the first UK signed band to that legendary label).

TRACK LISTING

Circles
Mud In Your Eye
Hold On (as Ruptert’s People)
Gong With The Luminous Nose Tick Tock (as Shyster)
Hammer Head
One City Girl
I Forgive You (as Chocolate Frog)
Brick By Brick (Stone By Stone)
I Can See A Light
Prodigal Son
Nothing To Say
Stop Crossing The Bridge
The Bitter And The Sweet (as Tony And Tandy With The Fleur De Lys)
So Come On
You’ve Got To Earn It
Two Can Make It Together (as Tony And Tandy With The Fleur De Lys)
I’ve Been Trying
Liar
Moondreams
Wait For Me
Love Them All (Demo)
Gotta Get Enough Time (Demo)
I Walk The Sands
Yeah I Do Love You (Demo)

‘A Mythology of Circles’ is the new album from Brooklyn-based composer and musical artist Faten Kanaan, her first to be released on Fire Records. Cyclical patterns and 'variation through repetition' are central to Faten’s music. Harmony and counterpoint are composed intuitively and treated as narrative tools- with sound, silence, and the resulting mystical relationship between notes used as gestures to tell a wordless story. The album is separated into a ‘dusk to evening’ side, and an ‘underworld/dream-state’ side; highlighting the myths of Ishtar, Inanna, Orpheus, Persephone, and others.

Inspired by cinematic forms and mythological story structures: from sweeping landscapes and quiet romances, to patterned tensions and dream sequences; Faten brings an earthy, visceral touch to electronic music. In symbiosis with technology is an appreciation for the vulnerability of human limitations and nuances.

All the sections are played in real time, neither looped nor sequenced- allowing for subtle changes to unfold. The use of VST sampled choral voices in this album embodies the forlorn state of technological acceleration, and the desire to return to a vulnerable human sound. The album art also explores a complicated relationship with technology: the statue comes from a series of digital replicas, returning in its last stage to a more intimate and handmade feel.

Composed, produced and mixed by Faten Kanaan, the album was mastered by Heba Kadry (Bjork, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Julianna Barwick).

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: I've been a fan Of Faten Kanaan's work since her superb split 7" with Pye Corner Audio on Polytechnic Youth a few years ago. What we have here is the spiritual and logical culmination of an artist working hard at their already considerable skills in the intervening years. It's a stunning work of scope, beautifully transportive and haunting.

TRACK LISTING

1. Patagonia Motet 1: Lago
2. The Archer
3. Hesperides
4. Birds Of Myrrh
5. Night Tide / Anteros
6. Sleepwalker
7. Mist & Madrigal
8. Rêve-Rivière
9. Erewhon
10. Patagonia Motet 2: Andes
11. The North Wind
12. The Heron
13. Ishtar Terra

The second full-length LP from Jungle Brown, ‘Full Circle’, drops on Mr Bongo and features collaborations with Sampa The Great, Fliptrix (High Focus) and Terri Walker amongst other super-talents. The trio - Ric Flo, MAEAR & Tony Bones - have spent the last two years redefining soulful hip-hop - the sound is bigger, more thought-provoking, and it has matured with a rich soulful underpinning. They have also entered territories fans are yet to hear as they glide effortlessly over Tony Bones’ productions that introduce trap and house into their repertoire. The project is an eclectic array of their influences, twisted and blended together to create a ground-breaking release for UK music.

TRACK LISTING

Keep It Movin
Wicked Ft Fliptrix
Ikoja Ft Elde
Huami Ft Terri Walker
Sometimes Ft Ruby
Wayside
Time Ticks
U&I
We On Ft Sampa The Great
Situationships Ft K. Waltz
Custom Made Ft Ayo The Yung African Pioneer

Their NEW album, in full, iconic KPM cover is a return to the laidback jazz-funk that helped Alan and Brian demonstrate their library chops. The album is classic Hawkshaw/Bennett. It swings, it grooves, moves and thrills with a flair these two have perfected over years.

Alan Hawkshaw (piano/Hammond) and Shadow’s drummer Brian Bennett are responsible for some of the slickest, funkiest and most sought-after library records ever made in the UK, particularly ones recorded on the legendary KPM label. Their work has now become the go-to place for sampling in music today. Artists such as Dilla, Nas, and the xx, right through to the billion selling Kanye & Drake have taken Hawkshaw’s and Bennett’s immaculate beat-driven soundscapes for their own usage.

Their new album, in full, iconic KPM cover is a return to the laidback jazz-funk that helped Alan and Brian demonstrate their library chops. The album is classic Hawkshaw/Bennett. It swings, it grooves, moves and thrills with a flair these two have perfected over years.

Standout tracks such as "Hole In One", "In The Clouds", "Interchange", "Oasis", "On The Nile" and "Corcovado" are no mere excursions in nostalgia, for they carry lots of deft studio work that many a producer would give their right arm for. Hawkshaw’s arrangements allow the drums, guitar, bass, strings, Hammond, flute and brass to swirl elegantly around the 12 original tracks; a masterclass in recording.

Cut by Pete Norman, housed in a beautifully designed Richard Robinson sleeve and pressed at 180g by Record Industry in Holland, this release has been afforded the care and attention it rightly deserves. Essential.

STAFF COMMENTS

Patrick says: The kings of the KPM library scene, groove barons Alan Hawkshaw and Brian Bennett hit the studio together for the first time in years and treat us to an eagerly anticipated LP of new material. As you'd expect from this pair of heroes, it's a far out and funky affair. KPM x BeWith for the win!!!

TRACK LISTING

Flying
Hole In One
Reignited
Straight Up
Serengeti
Open Road
In The Clouds
Corcovado
On The Nile
Marrakech
Oasis
Midnight Jazz

Nu-Balearica refracted back through a rose tinted lens here as Giuseppe Leonardi deploys some truly enchanted vibrations to the Second Circle label. "Unsinn" kicks us, sounding like an Adrian Sherwood number if the UK dub head had resided on some tropical island and drank LSD for breakfast. "Kannibalentanz" follows suit and performs a steel bongo ritual on said island, the hypnotic percussion lines drawing us ever-closer to the magical core - a lone, squelching synthesizer. "Orpheus" sees new terrains explored with moxie, it's novel, beguiling lines hinting at the unexpected nature lying ahead - only to be met by a choir of throat-singers and delicate female utterances - lovely stuff! "Every Tree And Creature" takes us gleefully into the nighttime, a blanket of warm pads placed over our receptive bodies as twinkling keyboard parts highlight the starry skies. Finally, "All Blue" almost soundtracks the sunrise, as if the whole EP has taken us through an entire Earth cycle, ready to start all over again....

TRACK LISTING

1. Unsinn
2. Kannibalentanz
3. Orpheus
4. Every Tree And Creature
5. All Blue 

Ever since his debut album Dolls of Highland was released on Sub Pop in 2016, Kyle Craft has been a critic's dream. Based in Portland, he serves up all the observational, storytelling talent with none of the attitude that so often comes with male singer-songwriter territory. “I've found my place,” he says. “I'm not one of those people that approaches music for anyone other than myself. My favorite part about music is when it's just me and a notebook.” Speaking of, his second forthcoming album Full Circle Nightmare is entirely autobiographical. Sonically, thematically, lyrically, it's a huge leap forward from his 2016 release.

 The title Full Circle Nightmare refers to a moment where Craft saw his life for what it is and told himself to be satisfied. “But that's nightmarish to me,” he laughs. He described his debut record as: “like walking down this long hall of bizarre characters and surreal experiences, moving through the spider web of love and loss.” This album is when you get to the end of that hallway, turn around and see all the stuff you've been through, then walk through the door, close it and start a new chapter in an even crazier hallway. A straight-up rollicking rock'n'roll album, it traverses all the different nuances of the genre; from the bluegrass twang of 'Exile Rag,’ to the gothic style of 'Gold Calf Moan,' it's a timeless piece that could exist in any of the past five decades.
In terms of contemporary peers, Craft likes to stay in his own lane. He's an old soul who sticks to his tried and tested influences. Social media is not his game - it's just not interesting to him. He's not fussed about preaching his politics or discussing the status quo either. “I don't really like writing a time piece. I don't wanna get trapped in the 'Donald Trump era of Kyle Craft,' you know? I'm a very off-the-grid sort of person. As much as I am traveling across this giant place sometimes I just feel so outside of it. Also, I'm not necessarily a stand-up citizen so it's hard for me to say: here's Kyle Craft's America, ladies and gentlemen.”

The ironic thing is that Full Circle Nightmare sounds exactly like Kyle Craft's America. That is what he's built for us: the story of one man's trials and tribulations to find his passion and voice for art and creativity in this vast opportunistic country. Where did he find it? Among the historic riches of America's most honest sounds.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Sliding guitars, tinkling pianos and the percussive sound of saloon doors opening in a hurry, tastefully hinting at classic Americana anthems, but tempering them with a melodic and progressive sensibility rarely heard in classic country rock.

TRACK LISTING

1. Fever Dream Girl
2. Full Circle Nightmare
3. Heartbreak Junky
4. The Rager
5. Exile Rag
6. Belmont (One Trick Pony)
7. Slick & Delta Queen
8. Fake Magic Angel
9. Bridge City Rose
10. Gold Calf Moan

Circles Of Upper and Lower Hell is the grandest, deepest work to date by Polish-born, Glasgow-based sound artist and composer Ela Orleans. The seventh album under her own name, Orleans' expansive vision, loosely based on Dante's Inferno but infused with deep personal experience, incorporates sound art, orchestral textures, synth pop and electronic music to construct a world equally peppered with loss and inspiration. Circles Of Upper and Lower Hell pulls all the strands of Orleans' previous work together, an epic depiction of turmoil wide in scope but reveling in detail. From her beginnings inaugurating a lo-fi, homespun sound that has since developed fully into a language uniquely her own, from tentative live outings featuring multiple instruments to a now-masterly command of sound, Orleans has become one of the most consistently surprising musicians of the global underground.

"Circles" documents Ela's research into dark sonic interiors and a far more personal approach to conventional songwriting. Previously, Orleans' sonic textures have relied on samples cleaved out of context, buried songs beneath warped aural gauze, but Circles blows every element of Orleans' art upwards and further apart. Circles begins with a masterful, sparse composition, The Gate, that instantly showcases the expert mastering by Jon Brooks before melting into You Go Through Me (featuring Stephen and Katrina from The Pastels), one of the most direct, aching pop moments. Ghost and Whispers is a hit from another universe, a sparkling propulsion instantly recognizable as an Ela Orleans composition; light of touch and almost unbearably, ghostlily human. Circles Of Upper and Lower Hell is an honest portrayal of a descent; be it personal or metaphorical and there are times, like on the minimal, string-led Tower, when the listener feels submerged, alienated from comfort. Through-out there's a massive, cinematic scope to the album, rumbling synth textures escalating into celestial harmonies, the stereofield sparkling with sound, shimmering melodies crackling with the sort of pathos that Ela has made her recognisable trademark. It's a weighty journey, pitched aurally between Ghost Box records and a mournful classicism, drawing references from literature and autobiography.

Circles... is really without parallel in Orleans' discography, though its most obvious sister record, 2015's Upper Hell, gave some streamlined, carved-up hints at Circles Of Upper Hell's majesty. Orleans' previous work has always suggested threads, blurred ghost-ideas from an artist always growing. In 2016 Orleans has mastered her craft completely, never heavy-handed but deftly handling themes of loss, chaos, documenting personal journeys sometimes arduous with an ever-deeper understanding.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: 24 tracks? Some short, some long... that would usually be a red light right there, but in this case, you'd be wrong. This is a cohesive and flowing collection, varied but with a similar ilk of instrumentation and drive. Electronic and percussive, but studded with acoustic elements. There are organs in there, pianos and guitar weaving through the fog of electric drone. On top of all that, vocals segue in and out, punctuating the chaos with divine melody. A skilled and meticulous construction of acoustics and electronics.

The latest in Tru Thoughts’ series of essential label compilations, compiled by A&R and label co-owner Robert Luis, 'Shapes: Circles' brings the best of the current sound of the label across 12 tracks and 2LPs, including a handful of remixes, upfront exclusives - a newbie from brand new signing Titeknots and an upfront album track from rising soul sensation Harleighblu - and cuts previously only available on other formats, as well as the odd stone cold classic.

Serving to reinforce Tru Thoughts’ reputation as home to a diverse array of talent, the artists showcased here include Harleighblu, Belleruche, Ty, Wrongtom Meets Deemas J, Hint feat. T-Fly, Mark de Clive-Lowe feat. Omar & Sheila E, Titeknots, Yannah Valdevit & Lay-Far, The Bamboos feat. Aloe Blacc, Drumagick, Sleepin’ Giantz and Natalie Storm. Vinyl also comes with CD version of the album enclosed.

TRACK LISTING

CD Tracklisting:
Disc 1
1. The Valleys Feat. Tanya Auclair & Milly Blue - Natural Self
2. Let Me Be - Harleighblu
3. Twin Peaks - Alice Russell
4. Wasted Time (Ross PTH Remix) - Belleruche
5. Like You Never - Ty
6. We Renegades Feat. Nia Andrews - Mark De Clive Lowe
7. Plum Rain Anchorsong
8. Aliens Enter Feat. T-Fly (Hint Remix) - Hint
9. Ghost Town - Hot 8 Brass Band
10. Magdalena (Acoustic Version) - Quantic & Alice Russell With The Combo Barbaro
11. The Chosen - Menagerie
12. They Reminisce Over You (TROY) - Quantic Y Su Conjunto Los Miticos Del Ritmo
13. Jump + Move + Rock - Wrongtom Meets Deemas J
14. Live Up Feat. The Peoples Army & Mighty Moe - Rodney P
15. Where Does The Time Go? Feat. Aloe Blacc (Si Tew Take It Back Remix) - The Bamboos
16. Tuesday Is Friday - Freddie Cruger & Anthony Mills Are Wildcookie
17. Floating Zzzzzz - Kinny

Disc 2
1. Mind Open Titeknots
2. Vorka (King Britt Remix) - Hidden Orchestra
3. Get Started Feat. Omar & Sheila E (Full Crate Remix) - Mark De Clive Lowe
4. Empty Heart Yannah Valdevit & Lay-Far
5. Dub Is For Real Feat. Mr Scruff Maddslinky
6. Maracatu Drumagick
7. Take The Space Trane Mark De Clive Lowe & The Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra
8. Crash And Burn Feat. Natalie Storm (C.O.N.E Remix) Hint
9. Jump + Move + Rock (Benny Page Remix) Wrongtom Meets Deemas J
10. Raving Bully Sleepin' Giantz
11. All Of You Feat. Aruba Red & Plan B Riz Mc
12. Badness Feat. Skream Zed Bias
13. Money Mad (Drumagick D Step Remix) London Posse

LP Tracklisting:
1. Harleighblu - Let Me Be
2. Belleruche - Wasted Time (Ross PTH Mix)
3. Ty - Like You Never
4. Wrongtom Meets Deemas J - Jump+Move+Rock
5. Hint Feat. T-Fly - Aliens Enter (Hint Remix)
6. Mark De Clive-Lowe Feat. Omar & Sheila E - Get Started (Full Crate Remix)
7. Titeknots - Mind Open
8. Yannah Valdevit & Lay-Far - Empty Heart
9. The Bamboos Feat. Aloe Blacc - Where Does The Time Go? (Si-Tew Take It Back Mix)
10. Drumagick - Maracatu
11. Sleepin’ Giantz - Raving Bully
12. Hint - Crash & Burn Feat. Natalie Storm (C.O.N.E. Remix)

Approximately the seventh full length Circle release this year - is an hour-long snapshot of the band's recent tour of the USA. The concert (recorded in September in Charlottesville, Virginia) thunders and wobbles onwards with unprocessed authenticity. The recording effectively captures the full spectrum of Circle's contemporary live expression, revealing to us a glimpse of the spiritual landscapes of the most astonishing speedkraut pioneers of our times. There's an abundance of ritualistic rumbling to be discovered between the twitchy hard rock show opener "Uusi Uhraus" and "Kaappikellon Kummitus", the ravishing Rättö Ja Lehtisalo cover song that closes the album. Rakennus displays the joy of playing music in its most pure form.

A prime side of old school hardcore beef (a badly chosen metaphor for a veggie to use, but there you go.) You need this kids!!!!

Everything recorded by this little heard but highly respected psycedelic / freakbeat group from 1969. All tracks are from the original Columbia mastertapes including the current club faves "Hold On" and "Dream On My Mind".