Circle (Boom Bip and Doseone album) explained
| Circle |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Boom Bip & Doseone |
| Cover: | Circle (Boom Bip and Doseone album).jpg |
| Recorded: | August 1 – October 1, 1999 |
| Label: | Mush Records |
Circle is a collaborative studio album by Boom Bip & Doseone. It was originally released via Mush Records on August 1, 2000.[1] In Europe, it was re-released via The Leaf Label on May 27, 2002.[2]
Critical reception
Kingsley Marshall of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Boom's otherworldly production and sense of the epic match the rapid-fire delivery of Dose blow for blow -- though occasionally the lyrics come so quickly that lines have to be spun simultaneously through different speakers." Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! called it "one of the greatest contemporary hip-hop albums".
The New York Times included it on the year-end "Worthwhile Albums Most People Missed" list.[3]
In 2010, Ali Maloney of The Skinny described the album as "a critical textbook for anyone with delusions of performance poetry."[4] In 2011, Blake Gillespie of Impose said, "Circle remains one of the most daring and challenging records from the early Aughts, predating Anticon's 'advanced hip hop' era."[5]
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Boom Bip – performance, production
- Doseone – performance, production
- Robert Curcio – additional production
- Tony Franklin – drums (19)
- Anthony (Tony) Luensman – alternative instrumentation (21)
- Mark Fox – puppets
- Hiro Matsuo – photography
Notes and References
- Web site: MH-201: Boom Bip & Doseone - Circle. Mush Records. June 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130520202045/http://www.mushrecords.com/release/MH201.php. May 20, 2013. live.
- Web site: Circle. The Leaf Label. June 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180912092101/http://www.theleaflabel.com/en/releases/view/24/Boom%20Bip%20%26amp%3B%20Doseone/Circle/BAY%2024CD. September 12, 2018. live.
- Web site: Strauss . Neil . Pareles . Jon . Ratliff . Ben . Powers . Ann . December 28, 2000 . The Pop Life: Undeservedly Obscure; Pop Critics List the Worthwhile Albums Most People Missed . limited . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150527141640/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/28/arts/pop-life-undeservedly-obscure-pop-critics-list-worthwhile-albums-most-people.html . May 27, 2015 . June 14, 2017 . The New York Times.
- Web site: A Rough Guide to Doseone. The Skinny. Ali. Maloney. June 30, 2010. June 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135935/http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interviews/a-rough-guide-to-doseone. June 12, 2018. live.
- Web site: Boom Bip rises from the instrumental hip hop graveyard. Impose. Blake. Gillespie. 2011. September 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180912130918/http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/boom-bip-rises-from-the-instrumental-hip-hop-graveyard. September 12, 2018. live.
