circles is anti. anti-trend. but here and now. anti-muzak. doesn't wash over you, but washes more into you. circles is power-ambient. beats the opponent with his own weapons. doesn't manipulate, disrupts. doesn't suggest, disrupts. doesn't harmonize, disrupts. circles is ideas. lets them come. improvises. circles structures. sounds, noises, voices. circles is minimalistic and contemplative. metallic and hard. chaotic and confusing. circles creates frictional heat. burns. circles expects nothing. is unexpected. circles opens – itself and you. circles is for people who still don't have any power.
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their latest release, Badlands, is no exception. It is an odyssey through desolate yet strangely hypnotic sonic terrain, a masterful continuation of their ambient and experimental legacy.
from the opening moments, Badlands unfolds like a mirage in slow motion, layering ghostly drones, fragmented melodies, and intricate psychoacoustic textures.
Badlands is both meditative and unsettling, a testament to Circles’ mastery of sonic storytelling. the duo continues to explore the fringes of perception, crafting music that exists between worlds—cinematic yet formless, beautiful yet haunting. this is an album to be experienced in solitude, preferably in the liminal hours of the night, when the mind is most susceptible to its spectral allure.
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circles' 80s vinyl is available again. Guerssen Records has re-issued the very first lps, as well as cds. in addition bureau b released a compilation of previously unpublished titles from the 80s. voila!
circles (1983) order lp/cd - download

more circles (1984) order lp/cd - download

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structures (1985-1989) order lp/cd

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