Circle Takes the Square

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Years active 2000–present Albums As the Roots Undo		Record label Robotic Empire

Labels Gatepost Recordings, Robotic Empire, HyperRealist, Perpetual Motion Machine Website www.circletakesthesquare.com Past members David Rabitor Jay Wynne Bobby Scandiffio Josh Ortega Collin Kelly Robbie Rose Origin Savannah, Georgia, United States (2000) Members Drew Speziale, Kathy Coppola, Caleb Collins, David Rabitor Genres Screamo, Grindcore, Post-hardcore, Experimental rock Similar City of Caterpillar, Pg 99, Saetia, Antioch Arrow, Usurp Synapse Profiles Facebook Myspace YouTube SoundCloud

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Circle Takes the Square is an American screamo band from Savannah, Georgia. It is composed of founding members Drew Speziale and Kathleen Stubelek, as well as Caleb Collins. Their debut release was a 6-track self-titled EP released in 2001, followed by a 7" split with Pg. 99 in 2002. In 2004, they released their debut studio album As the Roots Undo on Robotic Empire, which released the CD, and HyperRealist Records, which released the gatefold LP. The album gained them considerable acclaim. The band's sophomore album, Decompositions: Volume Number One, was released after an 8-year silence on December 21, 2012 as a digital download; physical editions of the album were released in April 2013.

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Musical style

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Ben Sailer of Noisey wrote that As the Roots Undo, which Drew Speziale "describes as 'just a punk rock record from 2004', 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". According to Metal Injection, Circle Takes the Square have "made a legendary name for themselves ... with their blend of progressive experimentation and DIY hardcore, metal, and noise ... characterized by a natural fusion of the off-the-wall structures of grindcore and the sweeping guitar dynamics of post-punk". They have described themselves as "...a punk rock band with reverence for the Mystery." Writing for NPR music, Lars Gotrich credited Circle Takes the Square alongside Pg. 99 and Orchid as pioneers of emotional post-hardcore.

Members

Current

Drew Speziale – guitars, strings, piano, keyboard, vocals (2000–present)

Kathleen Coppola Stubelek – bass, vocals (2000–present)

Caleb Collins – drums, percussion, samples, programming, sythesizers (2007–present)

Former

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Robbie Rose – vocals (2000)

Collin Kelly – guitar (2000–2002)

Jay Wynne – drums, percussion (2000–2005)

Bobby Scandiffio – guitar (2004–2006)

Josh Ortega – drums, percussion (2005–2007)

David Rabitor – guitars, backing vocals (2007–2013)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

As the Roots Undo (2004, Robotic Empire/HyperRealist)

Decompositions: Volume Number One (2012, Gatepost Recordings)

EPs

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Circle Takes the Square (2001, self-released/HyperRealist)

Document #13: Pyramids in Cloth (split w/Pg. 99, August 2002, Perpetual Motion Machine)

Decompositions: Volume Number One, Chapter I: Rites of Initiation (2011, Gatepost Recordings)

Collaborations

"In the Nervous Light of Sunday"(alternate version) 10" vinyl only(2004, Monocore Records)

"Crowquill" — Building Records Presents 60 Songs (November 2003, Building)

"Non-Objective Portrait of Karma" — Robotic Empire Sampler No. 2 (2004, Robotic Empire)

"The Conspiracy of Seeds" — 65daysofstatic - The Destruction of Small Ideas (April 2007, Monotreme)

Songs

Non‐Objective Portrait of KarmaAs the Roots Undo · 2004
A Crater to Cough InAs the Roots Undo · 2004
In the Nervous LightAs the Roots Undo · 2004

References

Circle Takes the Square Wikipedia

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