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Circle X's first album -- its only full-length record, in fact, to appear until Celestial came out about a decade later -- is very much a relic of the early-'80s New York no wave sound, cut in 1981 but not released until 1983. To say this is unconventional and barely classifiable as rock is an understatement, as melody is almost totally absent. It's the sound that seems to matter more than any tune or lyric, as choppy, semi-tribal rhythms and blurry, murky distorted guitars flail away. Barely discern...   [ read more ]

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Act Five, Scene One" is an hour-long instrumental piece that features the trio of David Grubbs, Tony Conrad, and Dan Brown. You'll find it divided into four psychedelically digestible fifteen-minute slices. Ah, the places you'll go - it's an hour of sawing and banging and riffing and cutting and (let's not mince words) shapeshifting. What the hell. . . here are a few possible reference points: Brian Eno's Music for Films and Discreet Music; Rodney Graham's Verwandlungsmusik; Workshop's longer pieces; Sun R...   [ read more ]

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