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Circle X (EP)

FieldValue
nameCircle X
typeep
artistCircle X
coverCircle X cover.jpg
released1980
genreNo wave
labelCelluloid
next_titlePrehistory
next_year1983

Circle X (officially untitled) is an EP and the debut release by American experimental rock band Circle X. It was on 12" vinyl in 1980 in France, through then-nascent record label Celluloid.

Background

CMJ described the album as a "raw, alien, dense set of four tuneless almost-not-even-songs made of spattered guitar, drums and Tony Pinotti's wrecked, howling voice".

Track listing

Critical reception

Trouser Press opined that the EP was "practically unmatched in its day. [...] Nothing sounded like this in 1979. Circle X caught the tail end of the no wave scene and out-waved it with a mere four ear-splitting compositions."

Re-issues

Circle X was later re-issued on CD in 1996 through label Dexter's Cigar. It was re-issued on 12" vinyl in Germany in 2009 through label Insolito.

Personnel

  • David Letendre – drums, guitar
  • Rik Letendre – guitar, drums
  • Tony Pinotti – vocals
  • Bruce Witsiepe – guitar

References

References

  1. "Circle X Bio". [[Matador Records.
  2. Wolk, Douglas. (June 1996). "Singles". [[CMJ#CMJ New Music Monthly.
  3. Mamone, Jordan. "trouserpress.com :: Circle X". [[Trouser Press.
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