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The Circle in the Square
Hip-Hop · 2012 · 15 tracks · 53m

The Circle in the Square

Flobots

A high-stakes fusion of live-band hip-hop and chamber music. Urgent political poetry anchored by soaring viola melodies and marching-band percussion.

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It's like a protest rally where the speakers are backed by a world-class string quartet and a punk-rock rhythm section.

A high-tension blend of righteous anger and the unwavering belief that a better world is possible.

The Circle in the Square · vs · Flobots
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The writing leans a touch further into protest than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 53m
01
Flokovsky
1:08
02
The Circle in the Square
4:03
03
Run (Run Run Run)
3:25
04
Sides
3:32
05
On Loss and Having
4:11
06
Gonna Be Free
4:05
07
One Last Show
4:01
08
Interlude
0:48
09
Wrestling Israel
4:29
10
Loneliness
4:27
11
The Rose and the Thistle
3:37
12
Occupyearth
4:33
13
Journey After (War Fatigues)
5:07
14
Stop the Apocalypse
4:08
15
...
2:19
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the title track builds from a rhythmic chant into a soaring, viola-led crescendo of collective defiance.
The haunting, stripped-back vulnerability of On Loss and Having where the strings feel like they are weeping.
The relentless, driving percussion of Run (Run Run Run) that mimics the frantic energy of a chase.
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