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8799839 | Play | Fight sounds part 1 | 05:20 Tools | |
8799840 | Play | Hey You Guys | 00:00 Tools | |
8799841 | Play | 7 Minutes | 00:00 Tools | |
8799842 | Play | Dancers | 00:00 Tools | |
8799847 | Play | Music For Satellites | 00:00 Tools | |
8799844 | Play | Timely | 00:00 Tools | |
8799845 | Play | Ten To One | 00:00 Tools | |
8799846 | Play | All Live But The Ending | 00:00 Tools | |
8799857 | Play | Stop Taking (So Many) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799848 | Play | Bombs Away, Away | 00:00 Tools | |
8799843 | Play | Fight Sounds Pt. 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
8799856 | Play | Non-Revival Alarm | 00:00 Tools | |
8799850 | Play | Trancenation | 00:00 Tools | |
8799907 | Play | Fight Sounds, Part 3 | 00:00 Tools | |
8799852 | Play | 97 and 02 | 00:00 Tools | |
8799851 | Play | All Sleepers | 00:00 Tools | |
8799864 | Play | 7 Minutes (Patrick Wolf Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799871 | Play | Dancers (Radio Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799854 | Play | You Missed the Fireworks | 00:00 Tools | |
8799860 | Play | Fight sounds part 2B | 00:00 Tools | |
8799865 | Play | Fight sounds part 2A | 00:00 Tools | |
8799855 | Play | Roomtone | 00:00 Tools | |
8799866 | Play | Fight sounds part 2C | 00:00 Tools | |
8799853 | Play | Our Faultline | 00:00 Tools | |
8799867 | Play | fight sounds part 2D | 00:00 Tools | |
8799873 | Play | Dancers (Russ Chimes vs Anoraak Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799858 | Play | Asthmatic | 00:00 Tools | |
8799862 | Play | The Theme For Tonight | 00:00 Tools | |
8799849 | Play | Dancers - Anoraak vs Russ Chimes Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
8799861 | Play | Fight Sounds Part 1 <Mustang> | 00:00 Tools | |
8799878 | Play | Dancers (Konrad Black remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799882 | Play | Fight Sounds | 00:00 Tools | |
8799877 | Play | Fight Sound Part 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
8799928 | Play | Hey You Guys - The Juan MacLean Remix (Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799868 | Play | Fight Sounds Pt. 2a | 00:00 Tools | |
8799872 | Play | Fight Sounds Pt. 2b | 00:00 Tools | |
8799870 | Play | Fight Sounds Pt. 2c | 00:00 Tools | |
8799875 | Play | Fight Sounds Pt. 2d | 00:00 Tools | |
8799893 | Play | distance (after) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799929 | Play | Untitled (For Christmas) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799883 | Play | Dancers (Anoraak vs Russ Chimes Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799920 | Play | Dancers (Russ Chimes vs. Anoraak Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799880 | Play | Fight Sounds, Part 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
8799898 | Play | Hey You Guys (The Juan Maclean Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799884 | Play | Fight Sounds, Pt. 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
8799908 | Play | Ten to One (Matias Aguayo Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799886 | Play | Ten To One - Matias Aguayo Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
8799919 | Play | Sub Reminisce | 00:00 Tools | |
8799958 | Play | Music for Satellites (Mathew Jonson's KH-13 Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799896 | Play | filtering blue | 00:00 Tools | |
8799876 | Play | Fight Sounds, Part 2b | 00:00 Tools | |
8799885 | Play | Hey You Guys (Mickey Moonlight Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799931 | Play | Dancers (Taras3000 Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799894 | Play | Dancers (Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799890 | Play | 97 and 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
8799910 | Play | Fight Sounds, Part 2c | 00:00 Tools | |
8799879 | Play | Dancers (Anoraak & Russ Chimes Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799895 | Play | Hey You Guys - Mickey Moonlight Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
8799915 | Play | Fight Sounds, Part 2d | 00:00 Tools | |
8799891 | Play | Fight Sounds Pt 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
8799924 | Play | Ten to One (Matias Aguayo Instrumental) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799892 | Play | Fight Sounds (Part 1) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799887 | Play | Fight Sounds Part 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
8799916 | Play | Fight Sounds, Pt. 2A | 00:00 Tools | |
8799899 | Play | Ten To One - Matias Aguayo Instrumental | 00:00 Tools | |
8799897 | Play | 7 Minutes - Patrick Wolf Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
8799888 | Play | Fight Sounds - Part 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
8799889 | Play | Fight Sounds Part 1 (OST "NFS Undercover") | 00:00 Tools | |
8799925 | Play | Dancers (Lowfish's People In The Dark Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799968 | Play | Flavour Mix 3 | 00:00 Tools | |
8799977 | Play | Hey You Guys (Radio Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799913 | Play | Hey You Guys (The Juan MacLean Instrumental) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799942 | Play | Dancers (Lowfish's "People In The Dark" Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799922 | Play | Hey You Guys - The Juan Maclean Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
8799902 | Play | Hey You Guys (Audiofetish Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799937 | Play | Dark Matter(s) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799900 | Play | Fight Sounds, Part 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
51311742 | Play | Hey You Guys (The Juan MacLean Remix (Edit)) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799927 | Play | Flight sounds part 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
8799983 | Play | Dancers (Anoraak vs. Russ Chimes Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799905 | Play | Hey You Guys - Kentaman Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
8799914 | Play | Hey You Guys - Audiofetish Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
8799959 | Play | Fight Sounds - Part 2A | 00:00 Tools | |
8799874 | Play | Non Revival Alarm | 00:00 Tools | |
8799962 | Play | Non-Revival Alarm - Gaiser / mfnstmp | 00:00 Tools | |
8799936 | Play | Hey You Guys (Kentaman Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
51311743 | Play | Hey You Guys (The Juan MacLean Remix) (Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799933 | Play | Dancers - Lowfish's "People In The Dark" Mix | 00:00 Tools | |
8799973 | Play | Hey You Guys - The Juan Maclean Instrumental | 00:00 Tools | |
8799939 | Play | Hey You Guys (Hrdvsion Remix Take 666) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799923 | Play | Hey You Guys (Original Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
51311744 | Play | Hey You Guys (The Juan MacLean Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799903 | Play | Dancers - Taras3000 Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
8799930 | Play | Dancers (!K7) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799947 | Play | Fight Sounds - Part 2B | 00:00 Tools | |
8799940 | Play | Non Revival Alarm / Mfnstmp | 00:00 Tools | |
51311745 | Play | Dark Matter(s) [Bonus Track] | 00:00 Tools | |
8799901 | Play | Fight Sound | 00:00 Tools | |
8799904 | Play | Fight Sounds Part 1 (OST 'NFS Undercover') | 00:00 Tools | |
51311746 | Play | Hey You Guys (The Juan Maclean Remix - Radio Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799949 | Play | CIRCLESQUARE - Hey You Guys | 00:00 Tools | |
51311747 | Play | Hey You Guys (The Juan Maclean Remix - Radio Edit) 320kbps | 00:00 Tools | |
51311748 | Play | Super Late Night Music For People In The Dark | 00:00 Tools | |
51311749 | Play | Non-Revival Alarm / Gaiser – mfnstmp | 00:00 Tools | |
51311750 | Play | Dark Matter(s) (Bonus Track) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799926 | Play | Hey You Guys - Hrdvsion Remix Take 666 | 00:00 Tools | |
51311751 | Play | Dancers (Anoraak Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
51311752 | Play | Merry Christmas | 00:00 Tools | |
51311754 | Play | i roll by | 00:00 Tools | |
8799917 | Play | Fight Sounds Part 1 (OST Патруль) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799909 | Play | Non - revival Alarm | 00:00 Tools | |
51311753 | Play | and deeper | 00:00 Tools | |
51311755 | Play | Seven Minutes | 00:00 Tools | |
51311756 | Play | Circlesquare - Non Revival Alarm | 00:00 Tools | |
8799950 | Play | Music For Satellites (Radio Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799992 | Play | Fight Sounds pt1 | 00:00 Tools | |
51311757 | Play | CIRCLESQUARE - Fight Sounds Pt 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
51311758 | Play | In Trans/It Forms | 00:00 Tools | |
51311759 | Play | Fightsounds | 00:00 Tools | |
51311760 | Play | slowly | 00:00 Tools | |
51311761 | Play | The Difference Engine | 00:00 Tools | |
8799935 | Play | Fight Sounds Pt.1 | 00:00 Tools | |
8799996 | Play | Sub Reminisce (Deeper) | 00:00 Tools | |
51311762 | Play | CIRCLESQUARE - 7 Minutes Patrick Wolf Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
51311763 | Play | encased | 00:00 Tools | |
8799955 | Play | XLR8R Presents Circlesquare | 00:00 Tools | |
51311767 | Play | sound of snow | 00:00 Tools | |
51311764 | Play | Album, Fight Sounds Part 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
51311765 | Play | Fight Sounds 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
51311766 | Play | Hey You Guys (The Juan Maclean Remix - Radio Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799934 | Play | Fight Sounds Part 1 (ost End of watch) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799912 | Play | Fight Sounds, Part 1-OST Need For Speed Undercover | 00:00 Tools | |
51311768 | Play | Dancers (Anoraak vs Russ Chimes Remix) [Electronic 2009] | 00:00 Tools | |
51311769 | Play | Colorado | 00:00 Tools | |
51311770 | Play | In Your Pants For The Year 2000 | 00:00 Tools | |
51311772 | Play | Blank : Expanded | 00:00 Tools | |
8799987 | Play | Album, 7 Minutes | 00:00 Tools | |
51311771 | Play | Strangers In The Night | 00:00 Tools | |
51311773 | Play | Circlesquare_Flavour Mix 01/2009 | 00:00 Tools | |
51311774 | Play | Hey You Guys (The Juan MacLean Remix Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
51311775 | Play | CircleSquare - FightSounds Part1 | 00:00 Tools | |
51311776 | Play | Hey You Guys - Original Mix | 00:00 Tools | |
8799985 | Play | Hey You Guys (Lipelis Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
51311777 | Play | Circlesquare-7 Minutes (Patrick Wolf Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
51311781 | Play | Trance Nation | 00:00 Tools | |
51311780 | Play | Our Faultline - Original Mix | 00:00 Tools | |
51311782 | Play | Hey You Guys (Juan MacLean Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799990 | Play | Circlesquare - 7 Minutes | 00:00 Tools | |
51311778 | Play | 7 Minutes (Patrick wolf rmx) | 00:00 Tools | |
51311779 | Play | Circlesquare's Super Late Night Music For People In The Dark 2008 | 00:00 Tools | |
8799946 | Play | You Missed The Fireworks - Original Mix | 00:00 Tools | |
51311783 | Play | Roomtone - Original Mix | 00:00 Tools | |
51311785 | Play | 365th blue | 00:00 Tools | |
51311795 | Play | Dancers (Anoraak vs Russ Chimes Remix) [!K7248EP] | 00:00 Tools | |
51311786 | Play | 7 Minutes (Patrick Wolf Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
51311787 | Play | untitled depart | 00:00 Tools | |
51311788 | Play | Fireworks | 00:00 Tools | |
87171083 | Play | Fight sounds part | 00:00 Tools | |
87171084 | Play | Fight Sounds Part 1 (NFS Undercover) EA Trax | 00:00 Tools | |
51311800 | Play | ไล้บอย | 00:00 Tools | |
51311789 | Play | 365th Blu | 00:00 Tools | |
51311790 | Play | Non-Revival Alarm/Mfnstmp | 00:00 Tools | |
51311791 | Play | Dancers - Anoraak & Russ Chimes Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
8799986 | Play | Dancers (Lowfish's "People In The Dark" Mix ) | 00:00 Tools | |
51311784 | Play | Fight Sounds (part 2A) | 00:00 Tools | |
51311794 | Play | Hey You Guys (The Juan Mclean Remix Edit) | 00:00 Tools | |
51311792 | Play | 02 circlesqare -- dancers | 00:00 Tools | |
51311793 | Play | 06 circlesqare -- bombs away, away | 00:00 Tools | |
51311796 | Play | the pattern dome | 00:00 Tools | |
51311797 | Play | CIRCLESQUARE - 7 Minutes 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
51311798 | Play | Shift - Circlesquare Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
89211530 | Play | Fight Sounds (OST NFS Undercover) | 00:00 Tools | |
51311801 | Play | 05 circlesqare -- ten to one | 00:00 Tools | |
87171085 | Play | Fight Sounds Part 1 (OST NFS:Undercover) | 00:00 Tools | |
51311802 | Play | 7 Minutes Patrick Wolf Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
51311805 | Play | 7 Minutes - Circlesquare | 00:00 Tools | |
51311803 | Play | Dancers (Russ Chimes Vs Anoraak Re-Edit!) | 00:00 Tools | |
8799941 | Play | Dancers (Anoraak vs Russ Chime | 00:00 Tools | |
51311806 | Play | 7 Minutes [Patrick Wolf Remix][#] | 00:00 Tools | |
87171086 | Play | Что такое плохо | 00:00 Tools | |
51311807 | Play | Circlesquare - Non-Revival Alarm | 00:00 Tools | |
8799956 | Play | Dancers [Russ Chimes VS Anoraak Remix] | 00:00 Tools | |
51311808 | Play | Asthnatic | 00:00 Tools |
Some welcome news in a season that could certainly use some: Circlesquare is back. Circlesquare is Vancouver, British Columbia's Jeremy Shaw, now living in Berlin. Don't be surprised, though, if he doesn't sound like any of his citymates: for the length of his career, Circlesquare has never sounded quite like anyone but Circlesquare. Last heard from over two years ago, Circlesquare set hearts racing with a set of records released between 1999 and 2006 on Trevor Jackson's Output label, home to a diverse roster of electronic outsiders like Black Strobe, DK7, and Colder. His 2003 album Pre-Earthquake Anthem came as a revelation: rather than the fluo-funk of his better known labelmates, or the digitized minimalism of the day, Circlesquare came on like a molasses drip laced with Codeine, roping in such unlikely references as Tones on Tail, Leonard Cohen, Pole, Angelo Badalamenti, and even Cat Stevens. Boomkat called it "dense, considered stuff… mixing up a brooding and pounding melancholy, bass-fuelled sensory exploration, and purest minimal electronic meltdown." 2006's Fight Sounds EP was even stranger. It moved like snails set on fire, dousing steel guitar in acid sequences and warped keyboard riffing, all overlaid with Jeremy's intimate, ominous voice. The records—and just as importantly, an impressive live show—helped Circlesquare establish a rabid following. And then Output went under, and Jeremy went all but AWOL. In 2007, rumors began floating around about demos for a new Circlesquare album, one even fuller and more fully realized than his previous material. The rumors were true: that material would go on to become Songs About Dancing and Drugs, an album that finds Shaw sounding more complex, melancholy, profound, and invigorating than ever before. This is the real deal, the kind of album that comes around once in forever, an album for late nights and long drives and breakups and lovemaking, for cold mornings and matted-velvet comedowns. Oh yes, for comedowns. The title is self-sufficient. "I named the album in the tradition of Leonard Cohen, Talking Heads, Big Black, etc.," says Jeremy. "I always loved the directness of Songs from a Room, Songs of Love and Hate, More Songs About Buildings and Food, Songs About Fucking... Dancing, drugs and science seemed to be the most prevalent themes of the album, as usual, so I went with the first two." But this isn't your usual "dance" music. These are opiated rave-ups, like early bleep techno chopped and screwed, or shoegaze in an electric exoskeleton. Beaten down, scuffed-toe bass meditations wrapped in desert blues and dub delay—ambient music with an anti-pop brain and a rock'n'roll heart. "It's the first time since forever ago that a lot of the recorded versions got played live before the album was completed," says Jeremy, "so they definitely changed with the live show, and what was working out there." Two members of Circlesquare's live band, drummer Dave Butterfield and guitarist Trevor Larson, also pitched into the studio sessions, with their work cut up and recomposed by Jeremy. (Nathan Whitford, the group's fourth member, runs visuals for the live show.) As a result the music feels unusually alive—looser and more dynamic than ever before, with no visible seam where circuitry enters the bloodstream (or vice-versa). For all its tensions and negations, the music is all about balance, with liquid guitars, corroded drums, and Jeremy's inimitable voice circling each other like wary atoms. Unlike bands that wear their singers like decorations, Jeremy's voice, deep and rich, provides the music's center. It never dominates; instead, his whisper-growl, teetering between speech and song, nestles deep inside like a voice inside your head. And unlike singers that toss out words like afterthoughts, Jeremy's lyrics create their own kind of gravity. What sound at first like stray images and passing paranoia come together to create the picture of an unstable world torn by a time-space faultline. "Today could be then or last week," "Everything's moving so fast," "Answers go sideways," "Everything looks like light-speed"… Lasers and satellites pepper a world that feels as frozen as a snow globe, with its dazed subjects dancing and drifting aimlessly in search of something like redemption. These are songs about promises broken and potential squandered, of desperate boredom and revelations of the mundane. It's an album about coming down and staying down, about the age of "bathtub chemistry" where they took "all the love out of the ecstasy/ Where now nothing is strong enough/ But lasers mainlined straight into brain receptors." Yeah, it's dark. But you can sense Jeremy's finger on the laser's switch. You can smell the ozone off the spark. It's right there in the opening song, where hitting bottom cracks open a world of light: This is it, this is ours, here we go Here we go. Text by Philip Sherburne Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.