CIRCLE
Raunio (Squealer Music)
Reviewed by Holly Day

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Spooky, ambient pieces with low, whispered chants in Japanese, high-pitched, tinkly keyboards, disconnected guitar lines, haunting wails, and the occasional piercing scream. Kind of like being trapped in a haunted recording studio, I'd imagine, with the tortured voices of the hired soundmen doomed to forever man the recording booth rising and falling just out of earshot. It's a live recording, which could be some of the problem here - I get the feeling from listening to this that the album is the product of one hell of a jam session of experimental musicians, probably backed by a decent light show and a fog machine, but just sitting and listening to the album leaves a lot to be desired.

© 2003 - Holly Day