Circle X
Some bands take a while to get to where they're going, while others find it and then spend time perfecting it, not giving a care if the world notices. Circle X falls into the latter category, originally consisting of singer Tony Pinotti, singer/guitarist Bruce Witsiepe, guitarist Rik Letendre, and his brother Dave on drums. Forming in the late '70s in Louisville, KY, the quartet then relocated to New York and fell in with the no-wave crowd (Mars, DNA, and the like). The result was a constant expansion of their sound and style, incorporating everything from pe...[more]
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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 discerni [ read more ]
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