Prospekt (album) explained

Prospekt
Type:studio
Artist:Circle
Cover:Prospekt (album).jpg
Released:September 2000
Length:49:54
Label:Ektro Records
Prev Title:Andexelt
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:Taantumus
Next Year:2001

Prospekt is the ninth album by the Finnish experimental rock band Circle, first released on CD in 2000 by Ektro Records. It was re-released as a double LP by Static Resonance in 2002. The D-side of the re-issue contains the live track "Työläisten laulu" from a show at Jyväskylä, Finland, on September 11, 2001. It was re-issued again as a CD in 2011 by the Brazilian label Essence Records, including the extra track, and presented in a gatefold sleeve replicating the vinyl version in miniature.

Overall, the album has a tight krautrock sound that shows heavy influence from both Can and Neu!. Drawing largely on long improvisations centered on a single riff or chord progression, the songs have an expansive progressive rock sound as well, often going past ten minutes, like "Aarre" and "Eripwre". According to The Quietus, Prospekt (along with Taantumus and Andexelt), helped bring the band to wider international audiences.[1] AllMusic scored the album four out of five stars.

Track listing

  1. "Dedofiktion" (8:22)
  2. "Gericht" (6:45)
  3. "Stimulance" (6:53)
  4. "Varhain" (6:55)
  5. "Aarre" (10:17)
  6. "Eripwre" (10:33)
  7. "Työläisten laulu (Encore Apocalypse Mix)" (17:40)

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mccaighy . Kevin . May 13, 2014 . The Strange World Of... Circle . 2024-02-01 . The Quietus . en-us.