The Circle

by Wipers

The Circle cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Restless
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 32:23
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Brad Davidson, Steve Plouf

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as the final statement before their lengthy hiatus, the Portland punk veterans delivered a slightly cleaner, more atmospheric iteration of their signature sound. Greg Sage's jagged, effects-drenched guitar playing and paranoid lyricism continued to silently map out the blueprint for the impending Pacific Northwest alternative explosion.

Genres

Descriptors: distorted, melodic, dissonant, abrasive, DIY, guitars, lo-fi, riff-heavy

Tracklist

  1. I Want A Way (2:30)
  2. Time Marches On (2:46)
  3. All The Same (3:34)
  4. True Believer (3:52)
  5. Good Thing (2:25)
  6. Make Or Break (3:38)
  7. The Circle (4:30)
  8. Goodbye Again (3:16)
  9. Be There (2:45)
  10. Blue & Red (3:07)

Credits

  • Wipers - primary artist
  • Brad Davidson - bass
  • Steve Plouf - drums
  • Thea D. - illustration [back cover illustration]
  • John Noyola - illustration [front cover illustration]
  • Eddy Schreyer - lacquer cut by

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