Adam F – Circles

Receved in Promo in 1997, never stop to play untill now, perfection, historical, EVER GREEN RELEASE

Big tune with a huge B side that does the damage. Circles is still as fresh today as it was back in 1995. A real head turner of a track. Adam was right up there for me as one of the greats of 90s Drum & Bass and Jungle. Legendary music from the golden age of UK dance music

Best version by far. Need more wo wo wo wordddsss

Yeah Yeah, Circles is a classic, absolutely caned but..... the B side, Burning Deep remix is FIRE, that bassline!!!

what an amazing tune, absolutley love this one. big chunky vinyl. memories are made of this

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"Circles" got made at the beginning of '95 and at that stage I still wasn't known at all. I gave it to all the DJ's and didnt get any response.About 6 months later I gave it again to Groove and Ray Keith and all of a sudden it was 'Why didn't you give it to me before'.

In combining breakbeat impact with updated 70's jazz fusion of synthesiser chords, trumpets and flutes, tracks such as 'Circles' and 'Aromatherapy' dovetailed perfectly with Speed residents Bukem and Fabio's passion for melodic musicality in Drum n Bass.

'Circles' exemplified this new direction . Incorporating Bob James' fusion classic 'Westchester Lady' and slowing down the 808 bass tones, Adam invented a bass sound which messaged your heart rather than concussed you out. All the music was played live and it's not surprising that 'Cirlces' captivated the Drum n Bass world, played by DJ's across the board such as DJ Hype, Grooverider, Fabio and Goldie.

'Circles' went on to win single of the year at the 1996 Hardcore Dance Awards. '

My copy has the tracks listed opposite to their actual side. Given that the text listing states the Roni Size mix is on the A side and the matrix has it stamped AA, this is probably universal for all copies.

Adam F - Circles 12", heavy vinyl from 1995.

Catchy innovative jungle tune, using a classic jazz sample from Bob James 'Westchester Lady' in 1976.

Y'know you love a track when you recall the 1st time you heard it. I was lining up outside the London jungle club Turnmills back in the day, Circles was shaking the arena inside... I didn't know the ID of the tune, but some guy said/smiled 'Ah yeah - Adam F, Circles...'. Rinsed & deservedly so by the likes of DJ's Footloose (Kool FM 94.5) Fabio & LTJ Bukem.

Good times for sure...

My fav version of this track. Took me a long time to track down. The original is great but a bit too floaty & chilled out for me for me to play in a set, plus I don't own a copy anymore. There's also another version I've heard I don't know whether was ever released or not. It has the bassline played at half the tempo of the original. Think DJs like Jack Frost, Fabio etc. were playing it around '96-97. It's on a par with this one come to think of it.

Edit: The version I was talking about is the Roni Size remix. There was a version doing the rounds with a different intro (JJ Frost @ Hysteria 13), which made it sound like a different track

A stone cold classic no doubt, Krust used to drop this regularly as did Randall. The sample is from Bob James' Westchester Lady from 1976. It was a jazz classic back in the 70s. Inspired use of a sample and a lesson to any wannabe producer. As far as using samples goes, less is more, the simpler the theme, the better. One of my favourite all time releases I think.