Circulatory System, the ongoing project led by Olivia Tremor Control member Will Cullen Hart, tend to keep a fairly low profile. They pop out an album roughly every, let’s say, five-to-eight years, they recede into the background a little, then once it’s that time again, they pop out a nice little psych-pop journey of an album. Having been five years since their 2009 record Signal Morning (TMT Review), it’s about time for a new Circulatory System record. Hence their new album, Mosaics Within Mosaics, out June 24 through Cloud Recordings, as reported by Pitchfork. That new nugget of Circulatory System gold will be out on digital, CD, and, for the fancy, a limited 1000-copy run on vinyl. Take a quick listen to one of the records 31 tracks, “If You Think About It Now,” on SoundCloud.
As Circulatory System tend to keep a fluid lineup of Elephant 6 associates in the orbit of Hart, it’s worth noting who was involved in the making of Mosaics Within Mosaics. The record was assembled by Derek Almstead of Faster Circuits. Overdubs on the record were done by Jeremy Barnes of Neutral Milk Hotel, John Fernandes of Dream Boat, Heather McIntosh of The Instruments, AJ Griffin of Laminated Cat, and Peter Erchick of Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t.
Also, Jeff Mangum played on it.
Also, Circulatory System will be touring with Neutral Milk Hotel this July. Jeff Mangum plays in that band too.
Mosaics Within Mosaics tracklist:
01. Physical Mirage/Visible Magic
02. If You Think About It Now
03. No Risk
04. Just In Time To See You All
05. Neon Light
06. It’s Love
07. Mosaic # 1
08. Tiny Planes on Canvas
09. Mosaic # 2
10. When You’re Small
11. Do You Know What’s Real?
12. Over Dinner the Cardinal Spoke
13. Aerial View of a Heart (From Above)
14. There Is No Time but Now
15. Puffs of Cotton
16. The Reasons Before You Knew
17. Mosaic # 3
18. Mosaics Within Mosaics
19. Mosaic # 4
20. Open Up Your Lives
21. Mosaic # 5
22. Sounds That You’ve Never Heard
23. Stars and Molecules
24. Mosaic # 6
25. Mosaic # 7
26. Makes No Sense
27. Conclusions
28. Mosaic # 8
29. Bakery Spires
30. Night Falls
31. Elastic Empire Coronation
Circulatory System dates (all w/ Neutral Milk Hotel):
07.17.14 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
07.19.14 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
07.20.14 - Columbus, OH - Next @ Wex Fest at LC Pavilion
07.21.14 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for Performing Arts
07.22.14 - Brooklyn, NY - Prospect Park Bandshell
07.23.14 - Brooklyn, NY - Prospect Park Bandshell
07.25.14 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Circulatory System: https://www.facebook.com/CirculatorySystem.E6
• Cloud Recordings: http://www.cloudrecordings.com
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