MANNER

This album has a lot in common as the great "Rautatie"album. It´s more versatile than "Rautatie" including almost all the styles of Circle, but maybe also little more mediocre with few weaker songs. That´s the reason I gave it only four stars. Originally album was released only in vinyl in 2012 in the US, but Ektro released it as cd next year.

Like in Rautatie, "Lintu Joe" starts album very heavy way. Mika is singing in it very dramatic way as he mostly sings. Also the next song is the only song in this album sung by Janne. It´s little bit mediocre straightforward heavy piece "Blue King". Next is Circle`s softer version from Brian Eno´s "Here Come the Warm Jets". It´s double the longer, but carries well when growing begin to end. "New Fantasy" is one of the greatest Circle songs. It starts in the same ethereal atmospehere as the previos song and Mika´s singing some strange language. In the middle of the song comes chorus, that´s really beautiful and bombastic. Mika changes language to Finnish, but it´s still hard to understand because of he´s style. If all the songs in this album had been as great, this definitely would have been the greatest Circle-album! Anyway "Mustaa Kultaa" is again straighforward heavy piece with beautiful, high and two parts singing. The ending "Potero" is also one of the albums highlights. Even it´s long, its psychedelic melody carries to the end.

This album is highly recommended to someone who hasn´t heard any Circle-albums. It´s the most easylistening Circle-album, but after all really great. At the moment, when Mika Rättö´s interest seem to be more to moviemaking than musicmaking, I really hope Circle-saga isn´t over and we can enjoy a lot more Circle-albums in the future.