Walking Circles

by Midnight Sun

Walking Circles cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1972
  • Label: Sonet
  • Country: Denmark
  • Length: 36:46
  • Community rating: 3.4/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Simon Koppel, Peer Frost, Freddy Hansson, Bo Stief, Finn Ziegler, Bent Hesselmann, Carsten Smedegaard, Frank Lauridsen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Anchored by deep Hammond organ tones and sophisticated rhythm section interplay, 'Walking Circles' is a standout offering in the Danish progressive rock landscape. The group successfully integrates complex, multi-part song structures with extended improvisational passages that lean into heavy blues-rock aesthetics. It reflects the broader Scandinavian tendency toward atmospheric and technically demanding rock during the era.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Can You Hear The Music Play (3:57)
  2. Country Song (5:12)
  3. A La Turca (4:47)
  4. The Way Of Zen (3:49)
  5. I've Got A New Mind (4:23)
  6. Winds Gonna Blow (5:40)
  7. Walking Circles (7:21)
  8. I'm Living A Dream (1:37)

Credits

  • Roger Dean - artwork [cover drawn by]
  • Bo Stief - bass, acoustic bass, written-by
  • Simon Koppel - congas
  • Carsten Smedegaard - drums, percussion
  • Peer Frost - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, written-by
  • Niels Br酶nsted - electric piano [fender rhodes], piano, written-by
  • Bent Hesselmann - flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, written-by
  • Bobil - lacquer cut by

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