Circulatory System (album)

Circulatory System
Studio album by Circulatory System
Released	August 28, 2001
Genre	Indie rock, psychedelic rock
Length	57:08
Label	Cloud Recordings
Circulatory System chronology
Circulatory System (2001) Inside Views (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(9.5/10)[2]
PopMatters	(positive)[3]
Stylus Magazine	B[4]

Circulatory System is the first album by the American music ensemble Circulatory System. It was released on August 28, 2001, on frontman Will Cullen Hart's Cloud Recordings label.^[5]

Pitchfork Media named Circulatory System the fifth best album of 2001.^[6]

The album artwork is based on that of fellow Elephant 6 act The Olivia Tremor Control's debut album Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Will Cullen Hart.

1. "Yesterday's World" - 4:00
2. "Prehistoric" - 1:21
3. "Diary of Wood" - 2:17
4. "Outside Blasts" - 6:07
5. "Joy" - 2:06
6. "The Lovely Universe" - 3:24
7. "Round" - 1:07
8. "Inside Blasts" - 5:54
9. "Illusion" - 1:57
10. "Waves of Bark and Light" - 3:00
11. "Now" - 2:07
12. "A Peek" - 3:12
13. "Fingers" - 1:04
14. "Days to Come (in Photographs)" - 2:42
15. "Symbols and Maps" - 2:24
16. "The Pillow" - 2:58
17. "Stars" - 1:55
18. "Should a Cloud Replace a Compass?" - 2:14
19. "Time or Dateline" - 1:11
20. "How Long?" - 2:00
21. "Your Parades" - 3:27
22. "Forever" - 1:26

Personnel

• Will Cullen Hart: vocals, guitar, electronics
• John Fernandes: clarinet, violin, bass guitar
• Peter Erchick: organ, bass guitar, vocals
• Heather McIntosh: cello, bass guitar, vocals
• Jeff Mangum: drums, vocals
• Hannah M. Jones: drums, percussion

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Pitchfork Media review
3. PopMatters review
4. Stylus Magazine review
5. "Circulatory System’s Signal Morning". Optical Atlas. 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
6. "Staff Lists: Top 20 Albums of 2001 | Features". Pitchfork. 2002-01-01. Retrieved 2012-02-09.