Panic is the twenty-sixth album by the

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band

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. It is one of the most idiosyncratic albums of Circle's long and varied career. It comprises eleven tracks. The first three are synthesizer-based

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pieces. These are followed by six short

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songs. Finally, the last two tracks are the almost silent "Tunnel" and the 15-minute drone piece "And Far Away". A sticker on the CD case describes the band as "Finland Speed-Kraut Pioneers" and refers to a list of obscure Finnish bands. Rather than their real names, the band are credited in the sleevenotes under pseudonyms:

Jussi Lehtisalo Jussi Lehtisalo (born 1972) is a Finnish bassist. In 1991, he founded Circle, a prolific band drawing influences from heavy metal and krautrock to develop a style of repetitive experimental rock. He also runs a record label, Ektro Records, releas ...

is Junttura; Janne Westerlund is Sikiö; Tomi Leppänen is Mätky; and

Mika Rättö Mika is a given name, a nickname and a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People known just as Mika * Mika (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter Michael Penniman, Jr. * Mika (footbal ...

is Klinga Präpierde.Album credits at www.discogs.com
/ref> These alter-egos were used again for the 2011 EP ''Mylläri'', which comprises four short punk songs in the style of the middle section of ''Panic''.

Track listing

# "Black Tape" (5:41) # "State Powder" (3:41) # "Pigs In the Paper" (3:29) # "Neverending Dinner" (0:38) # "Good Day Rising" (0:59) # "Feed My Rabbit" (1:03) # "U.M.F.G. Horsemen" (1:25) # "We Must Breathe" (1:44) # "Misheritage" (1:09) # "Tunnel" (11:49) # "And Far Away" (14:04)

Personnel

* Jussi Lehtisalo * Tomi Leppänen * Mika Rättö * Janne Westerlund

References

{{Authority control Circle (band) albums 2007 albums