Decompositions: Volume Number One
| Decompositions: Volume Number One | ||||
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| Studio album by Circle Takes the Square | ||||
| Released | December 21, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Screamo, post-hardcore, sludge metal, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 55:30 | |||
| Label | Gatepost | |||
| Producer | Anthony Stubelek, Circle Takes the Square | |||
| Circle Takes the Square chronology | ||||
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Decompositions: Volume Number One is the second studio album by the American rock band Circle Takes the Square. The album was released digitally on December 21, 2012 through Gatepost Recordings. Decompositions: Volume Number One is the first studio album released from Circle Takes the Square since 2004's As the Roots Undo.
Release
Circle Takes the Square released the first chapter of Decompositions as a stand-alone, promotional EP on August 23, 2011, and intended to quickly follow up this release with Decompositions: Volume Number One three months later in November 2011.[1][2] The album was, however, not released until over a year after this projected release date on December 21, 2012 through Gatepost Recordings—coinciding with the alleged 2012 Mayan apocalypse.[3] Decompositions: Volume Number One was originally released digitally through the band's Bandcamp profile with a pay what you want pricing scheme. The limited-time pay what you want price expired upon the release of physical LPs and CDs in January 2013, but has since been reinstated.[3][4]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press |   [5] |
| Exclaim! | (8/10)[6] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [7] |
Track listing
| Chapter I: Rites of Initiation | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Enter by the Narrow Gates" | 6:55 |
| 2. | "Spirit Narrative" | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Way of Ever-Branching Paths" | 8:57 |
| 4. | "The Ancestral Other Side" | 4:27 |
| Chapter II: Totem Polaris | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 5. | "Prefaced by the Signal Fires" | 5:25 |
| 6. | "A Closing Chapter (Scarlet Rising)" | 4:54 |
| 7. | "Singing Vengeance into Being" | 6:48 |
| 8. | "Arrowhead as Epilogue" | 4:24 |
| 9. | "North Star, Inverted" | 10:54 |
Total length: |
55:30 | |
Personnel
Circle Takes the Square
- Drew Speziale – vocals, guitar
- Kathy Stubelek – vocals, bass
- David Rabitor – guitar, backing vocals
- Caleb Collins – drums, backing vocals
Production
- Anthony Stubelek – recording, mixing, mastering, production
- Circle Takes the Square – production
References
- ↑ Gotrich, Lars (August 19, 2011). "Circle Takes The Square: Hymn-Like, Labyrinthine Chaos". NPR. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ↑ Yancey, Bryne (August 16, 2011). "Circle Takes The Square's 'Decompositions: Volume 1' coming in November". Punknews.org. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- 1 2 McGovern, Kyle (December 21, 2012). "Circle Takes the Square to Release 'Pay What You Want'-Priced Album Tonight". Spin. Buzz Media. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
- ↑ https://ctts.bandcamp.com/album/decompositions-volume-number-one
- ↑ Brian Shultz (January 10, 2013). "Circle Takes The Square - Decompositions:Volume Number One". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ↑ Natalie Zina Walschots (December 21, 2012). "Circle Takes the Square Decompositions: Volume One - Metal Reviews". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ↑ Kleman, Eli (Jan 3, 2013). "Album Review - Circle Takes the Square: Decompositions: Volume Number One". SputnikMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2013.