Artists
Album Info
Release Date: 2024-12-13Label: Expert Work Records
Drill For Absentee:Kevin Kelly: Bass, guitar, vocals
Michael Nace: Guitar, vocals
Bryan Sargent: Drums, 1995-1999
Ken Kuniyoshi: Drums, 2021-Present
Vincent Novara: Vibraphone and percussion on tracks 4-5
Recording Notes:
Tracks 1-3 were recorded by Geoff Turner at WGNS Studios in Washington D.C. from 7/17 - 7/18/98. Track 5 was recorded on 1/23/98.
Track 4 was recorded by Matt Magarahan at 9 North Church Street in West Chester, PA on 10/3/98.
Tracks 6-8 were recorded by James Mobile at IQ Music Studios in Wagontown, PA over 4 days in the Summer of 1996.
Track 9 was recorded by Drill For Absentee in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Okinawa in March 2023. Drums were recorded in a tunnel under the Okinawa Expressway.
Release Notes:
Tracks 1-5 were released in CD format on the Circle Music EP by the MindWalk Recording Label in 1998 (MW04). Original CD jacket printing by Thingmakers.
Tracks 6-7 were originally released in 7-inch vinyl format by the MindWalk Recording Label in 1997 (MW01). Original jacket and sleeve by Fireproof Press.
Track 8 was previously unreleased.
All songs written by Drill For Absentee.
All tracks mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service.
New jacket, sleeve, and insert design by Rita Nace.
THIS IS THE SECOND PRESSING:
The second-edition pressing of Circle Music + 4 LP, released exclusively by Expert Work Records, adds new features to DFA’s original release, including:
● New 180-gram royal blue transparent vinyl.
● Brand-new back cover art that incorporates the art from DFA’s 1990s releases.
● Matte, reverse-printed texture on the back cover.
Limited to 250 copies