Taevalaotus' "Ringlus" project began with sound/nature recordings done already 10 years ago and was finally formed into this album around 2020-2022. This is Taevalaotus' second album - the first one released way back in 2003 (Taevalaotus - 'Ajastud'). "Circulation" as an album wanders along the path of its creator's fantasy, with no third-party samples used, and the music's fabric woven from original, natural sounds
such as analog oscillators, vibrations of bass guitar strings, sonic echoes of nature, and cracking of the ice - recorded underwater. The tracks contain sound recordings from years 2013 to 2017 (recorded on Studio Master 468 archive tapes). The aim was to circulate without taking notice of time and to create soundscapes with original resonance, structure and flow that serve as an antidote to contemporary rushed
consumerism.

"Circle" invites us on a journey through the sounds of a Tibetan singing bowl modulating a 16-voice fully analog synthesizer. Man-made movements, translated to rhythms, are guiding us towards a clear horizon.

"Resort" takes a dive underneath the surface of a frozen lake, where trunks of fallen trees collide in the icy water. The trunks lay down a steady beat that pushes through the sharp cracking of the floating ice. These sounds were recorded with a hydrophone in a southern Estonian forest lake where Taevalaotus as a traveller and aficionado of ice´swimming comes to regenerate his body and senses. A personal ritual described in the deep language of electronic music.

"Slanting" continues the liquid journey to envision playing bass guitar underwater. Due to water resistance, bass strings would not really work there, but in order to try and recreate that reality, various hardware effect pedals were used, inviting us down the gentle slope and into the underwater fantasy world where the sun rays that have penetrated the surface play on the muddy bottom of the lake. As cleansing tends to reveal hidden blemishes, "Phobia" stands for opposition and a constant fight with one's wicked self. It begins with a pronounced dissonance that dissipates as if by itself as the point of view is adjusted. As the second half of the track travels to the artist's childhood, the phobia is pushed to the back- ground and playfulness erases the wounds of the past.

"Colony" is a vision of drum and bass without all the noise. Taevalaotus used to be a key part of atmospheric drum and bass duo Nemos, an electronic group that left a mark on the Estonian electronic music scene with their albums. This track is the offspring of an extinct culture on a new, fertile ground.

The album is lastly concluded with a remix from Thule Records’ very own Octal Industries who reshapes the original with his subtly unfurling, dub tinged and hypnotic style.

Hardware used: Alesis A6 Andromeda, Dave Smith Instruments Evolver, Elektron Analog Rytm, Yamaha electric bass, Tibetan singing bowls, wooden drum, Otari
MTR-12, Drawmer 1974. 1973 & 1978, various analog effect pedals, scientific hydrophone in ice lake, Konka handmade ("organ-pipes") long distance microphone and portable Sony pcm-d50 in the field recordings.[info sheet from distr.]