Prehistory (album) explained

Prehistory
Type:	studio
Artist:	Circle X
Cover:	Prehistory (album) cover.jpg
Released:	1983
Recorded:	1981 at Skyline Studios, New York City, United States
Genre:	Post-punk, experimental rock
Length:	35:38
Label:	Index, Enigma
Prev Title:	Circle X
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Celestial
Next Year:	1994

Prehistory is the debut studio album by American experimental rock band Circle X. It was recorded in 1981 but was not released until 1983, jointly through record labels Index and Enigma.

Background

Prehistory was recorded upon their return to New York City, after staying nine months in Dijon, France.

Release

The LP went out of print rapidly, but was later reissued semi-legally by the French label Sordide Sentimentale, featuring the addition of a booklet of essay texts and skin disorder photos.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: trouserpress.com :: Circle X . Mamone . Jordan . . 14 March 2013.
2. Web site: Matador Records | Circle X Biography |work=matadorrecords.com] |accessdate=March 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113103346/http://www.matadorrecords.com/circle_x/biography.html |archivedate=November 13, 2012 }}

   Critical reception

   Trouser Press, whilst calling the album "more ambitious" than 1979's Circle X EP, wrote, "submerging energy in sloppy polyrhythms and echoey dub production, the album sometimes drags haphazardly and generally lacks its predecessor's field-plowing impact."^[1]

   Personnel

   Circle X

   • David Letendre – drums, percussion, guitar on "Current", album cover concept
   • Rick Letendre – guitar, drums, percussion, tape operation, vocals, album cover concept
   • Tony Pinotti – guitar, tape operation, vocals, bass guitar on "Current", album cover concept
   • Bruce Witsiepe – guitar, tape operation, vocals, album cover concept

   Additional personnel

   • Jason Huang – Hammond organ on "Underworld"

   Technical

   • David Lichtenstein – engineering

   External links

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