Circulatory System released its long-awaited Signal Morning CD last month (LP coming shortly).  This larger lineup of the band is in fine shape after a recent tour.

Track 1 – The Lovely Universe
Track 2 – Round Again
Track 3 – Should A Cloud Replace A Compass?
Track 4 – Overjoyed
Track 5 – Signal Morning
Track 6 – The Frozen Lake/The Symmetry
Track 7 – I, You, We
Track 8 – The Pillow
Track 9 – Outside Blasts
Track 10 – Particle Parades
Track 11 – This Morning (We Remembered Everything)
Track 12 – Yesterday’s World

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I don’t remember ever seeing Circulatory System at the Caledonia, but I just found this on an old drive so apparently I was there.

Track 1 – Begin Now
Track 2 – Should A Cloud Replace A Compass?
Track 3 – Round Again
Track 4 – Diary Of Wood
Track 5 – Meeting Ourselves
Track 6 – The Lovely Universe
Track 7 – Solid Forms Dissolve
Track 8 – The Spinning Continuous
Track 9 – Yesterday’s World

Circulatory System played one more gig before the members it shares with Elf Power head out for a tour. The ever-expanding lineup this time included former Olivia Tremor Control-mates Bill Doss and Eric Harris (in fact the complete OTC is contained within this lineup).

Track 1 – Intro
Track 2 – A Peek
Track 3 -
Track 4 – Should A Cloud Replace A Compass?
Track 5 – Jam
Track 6 – Round Again
Track 7 – Days To Come (in photographs)
Track 8 – Solid Forms Dissolve
Track 9 – The Spinning Continuous
Track 10 – Yesterday’s World
Track 11 – Begin Now
Track 12 – Can You Come Down With Us?

Circulatory System popped up last week on short notice with a very different show than their usual. “Phase 2″ was added to the name to differentiate; this performance was more heavily “experimental”, with songs appearing and dissolving occasionally throughout the improvisation, rather than being the focus. Arrangements were loosened and traditional roles altered. Charlie Johnston of 63 Crayons added otherworldly guitar effects to round out most of the usual lineup.

[I've tracked and named this in "movements", rather than by song names, as that seems more appropriate for this performance]

Track 1 – I
Track 2 – II
Track 3 – III
Track 4 – IV

I wouldn’t normally want to feature Circulatory System so soon again (for variety’s sake), but there’s a guy who drove down from Chicago for this, so he should get to hear it again. Bill Doss turned up and sat in for a couple of Olivia Tremor Control songs at the end of this one.

Track 1 – Yesterday’s World
Track 2 – Round Again
Track 3 – Begin Now
Track 4 – The Lovely Universe
Track 5 – Days To Come (in photographs)
Track 6 – Outside Blasts
Track 7 – Should A Cloud Replace A Compass?
Track 8 – The Spinning Continuous
Track 9 – Solid Forms Dissolve
Track 10 – The Opera House*
Track 11 – The Pressure*

* w/ Bill Doss

Circulatory System has long been working on a second album. This performance at Popfest presumably features songs from that release, which at last word is due out Spring 2007.

Track 1 – Should A Cloud Replace A Compass?
Track 2 – Begin Now
Track 3 – Outside Blasts
Track 4 – Round Again
Track 5 – The Lovely Universe
Track 6 – A Peek
Track 7 – Solid Forms Dissolve
Track 8 – Yesterday’s World
Track 9 – Days To Come (in photographs)
Track 10 – The Spinning Continuous

FLAC files are here.