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Circle

Real Name:
Jussi Lehtisalo, Janne Westerlund, Mika Rättö, Tomi Leppänen, Janne Tuomi, Tuomas Laurila
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Simply put, Circle is the most internationally visible, prolific exponent of the outstanding yet criminally obscure Finnish underground. Formed in 1991 in the bucolic coastal city of Pori, the group constantly reinvents, expands upon and refines its hypnotically repetitive, instantly recognizable meld of megaton riffs, Teutonic rhythms, surging fuzz storms, icy synth drones and hymnal, delicate vocals. The band's sharp technical prowess, revolving stylistic obsessions, unstable lineup and berserker live shows have delighted, pissed off and dazzled a growing cult of international thrill-seekers. Led by guitarist-turned-bassist Jussi Lehtisalo, Circle has adapted and personalized bits of progressive rock, metal, ambient, punk, noise and psychedelia without ever seeming derivative, dilettantish or corny. At the end of the '90s, Circle alumni Ahtiainen and Hagner reconvened with their former soundman and engineer Jussi Saivo (also of Tiermes) as the studio band Ovalki.
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Discography

Releases:
DNA/Indepence (7", Ltd)   Circles Of 7th Seal 1991
Point (7")   Bad Vugum 1992
Crawatt (7")   VHF Records 1993
Silver (7")   Bad Vugum 1993
Untitled (7")   7th Seal Records 1993
Meronia (Album) (3 versions)   Bad Vugum ... 1994
Ghatarian (7", Ltd)   Fourth Dimension Records 1995
Hissi (CD)   Metamorphos 1996
Untitled (7", Spl)   Metamorphos 1996
Zopalki (Album) (2 versions)   Bad Vugum 1996
Fraten (CD)   Metamorphos 1997
Pori (2 versions)   Metamorphos ... 1997
Kollekt (CD)   Bad Vugum 1998
Surface / Marble Zone 2 (CD, Promo, Ltd)   Metamorphos, Captain Trip Records 1998
Andexelt (Album) (3 versions)   tUMULt ... 1999
Prospekt (2 versions)   Ektro Records ... 2000
Taantumus (Album) (2 versions)   Bad Vugum ... 2001
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO / Circle (7", Ltd)   Verdura 2002
Alotus (CD)   Klangbad 2002
Raunio (CD)   Squealer 2002
Raunio (Live) (CD)   Ektro Records 2002
Sunrise (Album) (3 versions)   Ektro Records ... 2002
Elcric (7", Ltd)   Fonal Records 2003
Guillotine (Album) (2 versions)   Ektro Records ... 2003
Empire (LP, Ltd)   Riot Season 2004
Forest (2 versions)   No Quarter ... 2004
Golem / Vesiliirto (2xLP, Album, Ltd)   Kevyt Nostalgia, Super Metsä 2004
General (LP, Album, Ltd)   Kevyt Nostalgia, Super Metsä 2005
Mountain (LP)   Kevyt Nostalgia, Super Metsä 2005
Tulikoira (Album) (2 versions)   Ektro Records ... 2005
Arkades (LP)   Fourth Dimension Records 2006
Earthworm (CD, EP)   No Quarter 2006
Miljard (2xCD)   Ektro Records 2006
Tyrant (Album) (2 versions)   Latitudes 2006
Void Star / Formal Strike (7", Ltd, Cle)   Dot Dot Dot Music 2006
Arkades (2xCD, Album)   Fourth Dimension Records 2007
Katapult (Album) (2 versions)   No Quarter 2007
Panic (CD, Album)   Ektro Records 2007
Rakennus (Live) (CD, Album)   Ektro Records 2007
Telescope (2xCD, Album)   Sunhair 2007
Tower (CD, Album)   Last Visible Dog 2007
Vaahto (7", Ltd, Red)   Trensmat 2007
Hollywood (CD, Album)   Ektro Records 2008
Odottamaton / Harmaat Linnut (7", Single, Ltd, Gre)   Sub Pop Records 2009
Soundcheck (LP)   Full Contact Records (2) 2009
Triumph (Album) (2 versions)   Fourth Dimension Records 2009
Remixes:
Board Up The House Remixes Vol. 2 (12", Ltd, Yel) Recursion (Circle Remix) Lovepump United 2008
Tracks Appear On:
If It Ain't The Snow, It's The Mosquitos II (2x7") Point Sympathy For The Record Industry 1994
Guitarmania (CD) Wherever Particular Pe... Stupido Records 1995
Yllättäviä Kohtaamisia / Suprising Encounters (2 versions) Öja, Surroundings Bad Vugum 1995
Does Time Affect Memory? (2xCD, Comp) Argont Amanita, Trost Records 1998
Metazoon (CD) Talking Drum, Friitala... Metamorphos 1998
Avanto 2001 (CD) Sarvet Avanto Recordings 2001
Fluorescent Tunnelvision (2xCD) Veitsi Submergence 2001
Cool Beans! #14 - Intoxication Compilation (CD) Ranta, Katala Cool Beans! 2002
First Steps (Album) (2 versions) Scotch, Northern Sky Klangbad ... 2002
Tryptaphonic Mind Explosion (CD) Harmaat Mandragora Records 2002
Daze Öf The Undergröund - A Tribute Tö Hawkwind (2xCD, Comp) Don't Understand Godreah Records 2003
For Films - Selected Tracks For Moving Pictures: Edit. 8 (CD, Comp) Northern Sky Freibank Music Publishing 2003
Painted Black (CD) Paint It Black tUMULt 2003
What's Your Function? (A Tribute To Franco Battiato) (CD, Comp) No U Turn Sillyboy 2004
Hall Of Mirrors (2xCD, Comp, Album) Kuonopäivää Emperor Jones 2005
Tone Of Finland Double (2xCD) Morningstar Crystal Eye 2005
Innature (CD) No Battle, No Fire Barge Recordings 2006
Klangbad Festival 2007 (Comp) (2 versions) Scotch Klangbad ... 2007
Like Black Holes In The Sky: The Tribute To Syd Barrett (CD) Rats Dwell Records 2008
Every Noise Has A Note (CD, Album) Vaahto Trensmat 2009
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