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Battle Circus
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battlecircus
Style: Rock
Joined: October 08, 2006
Last Sign In: 2 weeks ago
Videos Watched: 587
Subscribers: 33
Channel Views: 1,583

"a forty-two minute barrage of apocalyptic sonic bliss.. it's conceptual, rewarding listening that leaves me in awe after every play"
5/5 - Real Groove Magazine


2007 has been a busy year for Battle Circus. Since seeing in the New Year performing in front of an 800-strong crowd on Great Barrier Island, the Auckland band has played their first international shows in Melbourne clubs; travelled to Taiwan for a main stage performance at the country's infamous Spring Scream Festival; returned to Australia for a full tour supporting art-rock vanguards The Red Paintings; and somehow found the time to complete their debut album, "The Half-Light Symphony".

With recording commencing in November 2006, the band have been steadily nurturing and evolving the record with producer David Holmes (Jakob, Gramsci, New Way Home), and the result is the sound of a band with the utmost conviction for their art.

Unashamedly grandiose in its scale, dramatic in its delivery, and profound in its depiction of mankind's evolution through a shattered post-nuclear world, this album is a symphony in every sense of the word. Its four movements guide the listener through a veritable cinematic journey - fusing ferocious guitars, soaring piano, intricate rhythms, stirring string arrangements and eerie subterranean soundscapes, before finally reaching a sensational climax at the close of the fourth movement.

The explosive lead single "Love In A Fallout Shelter" packs three and a half minutes of the second movement into a powerhouse of texture and sound. From the hypnotic, pulsing opening synth to its fierce buzz-saw guitars and driving distorted bassline to its final crashing chords, it is undoubtedly the most dynamic Battle Circus song to hit the radio yet, and has crashed into the 95bFM Top 10.

While firmly entrenched in its narrative concept, The Half-Light Symphony is a bold statement of intent. This is the sound of a band staking its claim on music that is brash and unpredictable, technically compelling, and never ceases to captivate the listener's imagination.

Label Type: Unsigned
Band Members: Marcel Bellve Vocals, Guitar/Yvonne Wu Piano, Keyboards/Ryan Marshall Bass/Jester Staples Drums
City: Auckland
Hometown: Auckland
Country: New Zealand
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Battle Circus "Clockwork" live 10/25/2008 at CMJ in NYC
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Battle Circus perform (the previously unreleased track) "Clockwork." Download t...
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Love In A Fallout Shelter
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The new video for Battle Circus' explosive new single Love In A Fallout Shelter.
1 year ago 2,828 views battlecircus
Breaking stuff in Albury
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1 year ago 1,519 views battlecircus
A quick "thank you" at the Sydney show
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UTOPIUM
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[TRANSLATED] UTOPIUM
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A year in the making, Battle Circus unveil the new video... UTOPIUM
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Acoustic on Alt TV
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[TRANSLATED] Acoustic on Alt TV
[TRANSLATED] Acoustic on Alt TV
Battle Circus perform an acoustic song on Alt TV's Top of the Rocks.
2 years ago 502 views battlecircus
Send In The Clones - Live on Top of the Rocks
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Battle Circus perform Send In The Clones live at the Top of the Rocks Grand Final.
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Utopium - Live on 'Top of the Rocks'
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Battle Circus perform their new single 'UTOPIUM' live on Alt TV's Top of the Rocks.
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Send In The Clones
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[TRANSLATED] Send In The Clones
[TRANSLATED] Send In The Clones
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"The Day the World Ended"  (1961)
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Living in a Fallout Shelter Pt.2
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Channel Comments (5)
etpandora (7 months ago)
嗨:D!
EP我是還沒收到啦,不過每天都活在期待下真的很開心:),
雖說回家沒看到有郵件是挺失望的,不過到時收到的喜悅絕對會大增:D!
還有啊@@,myspace上的新歌沒有MV真的好可惜~"~
sskool92 (8 months ago)
MISS WU! CYNTHIA LOVES YOU!... AND ME TOO. Peace out :)
Unknownblu (8 months ago)
Heh, I think you folks are the best band to come out of New Zealand in a while. Keep it up :D
13HOUR (11 months ago)
Hey guys, you sound very very good, I love your music, There is an album available?, Where I can buy it?, Watching your videos from Mexico.
filmaholic09 (1 year ago)
Hey really love ya music, you peeps ever gonna put out a c.d. so i can buy it???
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