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Circulatory System (album)

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Circulatory System
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 2001
GenreIndie rock, psychedelic rock
Length57:08
LabelCloud Recordings
Circulatory System chronology
Circulatory System
(2001)
Inside Views
(2001)

Circulatory System is the first album by the American music ensemble Circulatory System. It was released on August 28, 2001, on musician John Fernandes' Cloud Recordings label.[1]

The album artwork is a juxtaposition of the album covers for Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle and Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One by Elephant 6 act The Olivia Tremor Control, who shared members with Circulatory System.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Alternative Press7/10[5]
Pitchfork9.5/10[6]
Q[7]
Stylus MagazineB[8]
Uncut[9]

Pitchfork named Circulatory System the fifth best album of 2001.[10]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Will Cullen Hart

No.TitleLength
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
Total length:57:08

Personnel

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Former members

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References

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  1. ^ "Circulatory System's Signal Morning". Optical Atlas. 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  2. ^ Beaudreau, James (August 27, 2001). "Circulatory System: self-titled". PopMatters. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Reviews for Circulatory System by Circulatory System". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Farrill, Alex. "Circulatory System – Circulatory System". AllMusic. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Circulatory System: Circulatory System". Alternative Press (161): 84. December 2001.
  6. ^ LeMay, Matt (August 28, 2001). "Circulatory System: Circulatory System". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "Circulatory System: Circulatory System". Q (188): 116. March 2002.
  8. ^ Chakroff, Evan (September 1, 2003). "Circulatory System – Circulatory System – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "Circulatory System: Circulatory System". Uncut (59): 113. April 2002.
  10. ^ "Staff Lists: Top 20 Albums of 2001". Pitchfork. January 1, 2002. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2012.