| Circle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | August 1, 2000 |
| Recorded | August 1 – October 1, 1999 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 70:35 |
| Label | Mush Records |
| Producer | |
Circle is a collaborative studio album by Boom Bip & Doseone. It was originally released via Mush Records on August 1, 2000. [1] In Europe, it was re-released via The Leaf Label on May 27, 2002. [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Exclaim! | favorable [4] |
| The Milk Factory | [5] |
Kingsley Marshall of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Boom's otherworldly production and sense of the epic match the rapid-fire delivery of Dose blow for blow -- though occasionally the lyrics come so quickly that lines have to be spun simultaneously through different speakers." [3] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! called it "one of the greatest contemporary hip-hop albums". [4]
The New York Times included it on the year-end "Worthwhile Albums Most People Missed" list. [6]
In 2010, Ali Maloney of The Skinny described the album as "a critical textbook for anyone with delusions of performance poetry." [7] In 2011, Blake Gillespie of Impose said, "Circle remains one of the most daring and challenging records from the early Aughts, predating Anticon's 'advanced hip hop' era." [8]
All tracks are written by Boom Bip and Doseone
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Open" | 0:10 |
| 2. | "The Birdcatcher" | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Square" | 0:51 |
| 4. | "Dead Man's Teal" | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Re: The Rarity of Meaningful Experience" | 1:08 |
| 6. | "Directions to California" | 1:37 |
| 7. | "The Lantern" | 3:19 |
| 8. | "'Art Saved My Life' - 71" | 1:37 |
| 9. | "Questions Over Coffee" | 3:16 |
| 10. | "Wishful Thinking" | 2:51 |
| 11. | "Ironish" | 3:39 |
| 12. | "21 to 35" | 0:23 |
| 13. | "Slight" | 3:17 |
| 14. | "'Open Quotes" | 0:54 |
| 15. | "Town Crier's Walk" | 4:25 |
| 16. | "Fence Hopping" | 1:35 |
| 17. | "Poetic License" | 1:30 |
| 18. | "Viewfinder" | 1:08 |
| 19. | "The Birdcatcher's Return" | 4:11 |
| 20. | "Sleep Talkin" | 2:43 |
| 21. | "Gin" | 5:03 |
| 22. | "Goddamn Telephone" | 2:48 |
| 23. | "I Get It" | 0:13 |
| 24. | "Me and People" | 3:54 |
| 25. | "Ho's" | 0:38 |
| 26. | "Square... No Corners" | 1:37 |
| 27. | "This Album Was Meant to Be Myself but Somewhere Along the Line It Ended Up Feeling More Like You... Yet..." | 0:36 |
| 28. | "The Birdcatcher's Oath" | 5:20 |
| 29. | "Close" | 5:27 |
| Total length: | 70:35 | |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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