As the Roots Undo
| As the Roots Undo | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 6, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | May 2003 | |||
| Studio | Rockstudio (Brunswick, Georgia) | |||
| Genre | Screamo,[1] grindcore, post-rock | |||
| Length | 44:01 | |||
| Label | Robotic Empire HyperRealist | |||
| Circle Takes the Square chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9.5/10[2] |
| Ox-Fanzine | 8/10[3] |
| Punknews.org |  [4] |
| Sputnikmusic | [5] |
| Stylus | 6/10[6] |
| Terrorizer | 7.5/10[7] |
As the Roots Undo is the debut studio album by screamo band Circle Takes the Square in 2004. It was released on CD and vinyl by the Robotic Empire and HyperRealist labels respectively. The album would later see a repress on the LP format in 2014 through GatePost Recordings
The album is a contender for the most celebrated screamo record. Noisey called it "one of the most critically acclaimed cult classics in modern hardcore" which has "long garnered praise from both the press and fans alike for its forward-thinking blend of 90s screamo, fractured grindcore, and experimental post-rock."[8] On June 11, 2010, Sputnikmusic placed it at number 3 on its list of the 100 best album of the decade.[9]
Content and packaging
[edit]The CD is packaged in a four-fold flap with artwork along each side; the artwork was done by band member Drew Speziale.
When asked about his influences at the time of writing As the Roots Undo, Drew Speziale referred to bands that were innovating punk and hardcore through incorporating a lot of melody, including their tour-mates Majority Rule, Pg. 99 and City of Caterpillar and bands who had "really dark melodies going on underneath [an] overtly pretty brutal sound" such as Orchid and His Hero Is Gone, besides less intense artists such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill.[8]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Circle Takes the Square
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:55 |
| 2. | "Same Shade as Concrete" | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Crowquill" | 2:44 |
| 4. | "In the Nervous Light of Sunday" | 6:17 |
| 5. | "Interview at the Ruins" | 5:09 |
| 6. | "Non Objective Portrait of Karma" | 6:46 |
| 7. | "Kill the Switch" | 9:33 |
| 8. | "A Crater to Cough In" | 8:13 |
Personnel
[edit]- Circle Takes the Square
- Drew Speziale - guitar, vocals, artwork
- Jay Wynne - drums, sampler, vocals
- Kathy Coppola - bass, vocals
- Production and Artwork
- Collin Kelly - layout
- Matt Gauck - layout
- Sam Maynard - layout
- Anthony Stubelek - recording
References
[edit]- ^ "Circle Takes the Square - As the Roots Undo". Scene Point Blank. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ Hoose, Xander (July 24, 2004). "CoC : Circle Takes the Square - As the Roots Undo : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ Hiller, Joachim (March 2004). "Review - Circle Takes the Square - As The Roots Undo CD". Ox Fanzine (in German). Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Colin (January 27, 2004). "Circle Takes The Square - As The Roots Undo". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Sputnikmusic review
- ^ Burns, Todd (July 7, 2004). "Circle Takes The Square - As The Roots Undo". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on November 8, 2004. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Pitchon, Avi (July 2004). "Selected & Dissected". Terrorizer. No. 121. Dark Arts Ltd. p. 55. ISSN 1350-6978.
- ^ a b Sailer, Ben (April 7, 2014). ""It's Just a Punk Record from 2004": Circle Takes The Square Discuss the Ten-Year Anniversary of 'As The Roots Undo'". Noisey. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
- ^ ""Top 100 Albums of the Decade"". Sputnikmusic. June 11, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
External links
[edit]- All Music page — As the Roots Undo on Allmusic
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