Circle

Aptly named, Finland's Circle emerged in the early 1990s with an elliptical approach to experimental rock. Combining ambient, jazz, psychedelia, Krautrock, heavy metal, new wave, progressive, and post-rock, the group's mercurial sound is similar to English and U.S. post-rock and electronics-fueled instrumental acts such as Loop, Surgery, Trans-Am, and Tortoise, but has remained wildly idiosyncratic over the decades. They have released scores of EPs, LPs, and live albums since issuing their debut, Meronia, in 1994 -- their 32nd studio effort Terminal was issued in 2017 -- and h...