CIRCLE TAKES THE SQUARE

'Circle Takes the Square' (often abbreviated 'CTTS') is an experimental hardcore band from Savannah, Georgia, USA. In late April of 2007, Caleb Collins (of the Canadian Hydra Head Records soul/doom act 'Mare') announced on their MySpace page he was currently in works of moving to be their new drummer. The band has just completed a two week tour of the northeastern U.S. with Caleb on drums.
The band's style is characterized by loud screaming of both male and female vocals that often function in a kind of call and response and chaotic drumming coupled with intense, highly technical bass/guitar work. Highly diverse song structures (from meditative, droning intros to crushing choruses) have also assisted in carving their unique niche. Many people describe their songs as 'epic,' because of their length (the longest is 9.5 minutes) and also because they change so gradually, starting slow moving into chaotic and lightning-fast.
Their debut release was a 7-track Self-Titled EP in 2001, followed later by a 7" split with pg.99. Two pressings of this album were done. The first was a run of clear vinyl and standard black vinyl. The second was clear yellow vinyl, as well as traditional black vinyl. In 2004 the band released As the Roots Undo on Robotic Empire, which released the CD, and HyperRealist Records, which released the gatefold LP. 500 copies were made on a limited edition green marble vinyl and numbered by hand.

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Band Lifestyle

Discography

Featured On

External links

Band Lifestyle

The band is known for their members' vegetarian lifestyles. In an update of their webpage on April 25, 2006, they announced that, "we are nominated on peta2.com's contest for the sexiest vegetarians of 2006! As you all know we are very very sexy vegetarians/vegans/raw foodists." Drew raises chickens.

Discography

★ ''Self-Titled EP'' (2001 / Self Released & HyperRealist Records)

★ ''Document # 13: Pyramids in Cloth 7" w/pg.99'' (August 2002 / Perpetual Motion Machine)

★ ''As the Roots Undo'' (January 6, 2004 / Robotic Empire & HyperRealist Records)

Featured On

★ 'v/a' - ''Building Records Presents 60 Songs'' (November 2003 / Building Records) - Australian Release, a 2xCD sampler featuring bands from Building, Robotic Empire, Level Plane, Deplorable and Lovitt. Circle Takes the Square contributes "Crowquill" on track 3, CD 2.

★ 'v/a' - ''Robotic Empire Sampler #2'' (Spring 2004 / Robotic Empire) - Robotic Empire's 2nd sampler CD. Circle Takes the Square contributes "Non-Objective Portrait of Karma" on track 4.

★ '65daysofstatic' - ''The Destruction of Small Ideas'' (April 2007 / Monotreme) - Kathy and Drew sing on track 12, "The Conspiracy of Seeds"

External links

★ Circle Takes the Square Official Site

★ Official PureVolume

★ Official MySpace

★ Drew Speziale design website

★ The Flood - A Circle Takes the Square Fan Site

★ Circle Takes the Square Forums