Pori is the fifth album by Finnish experimental rock

Experimental rock

Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....

 band Circle

Circle (band)

Circle is an experimental rock band, founded in Pori, Finland in 1991. Their eclectic style is "ever changing, ever Circular", classified into genres such as progressive, Krautrock, ambient, heavy metal, speed-kraut, and avant-rock, among others...

. It is named after the hometown of the band, Pori

Pori

Pori is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäenjoki river, which is the largest in Finland. Pori is the most important town in the Satakunta region....

 in southern Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

, and the sleevenotes contain a number of historical and geographical facts about the city. It was originally released on Metamorphos Records in 1998, before receiving a US release in on Feldspar Records in 2000.

Track List:


1. Perustamisasiakirja 8.3.1558 (3:40)

2. Vesitorni/Kaupunginsairaala (8:08)

3. Back To Pori (4:58)

4. Suurpalo (2:08)

5. Kartano (7:24)

6. Promenaadikeskus (7:25)

7. Kruuna Päähä Pori Kuningas (9:04)

8. Seisomakatsomo (2:48)

9. Karhun Kansaa 1. (5:50)

10. Porin Jazzjuhlat -65 (13:49)


Personnel:


T. Elo – guitars, vocals

T. Harrivaara – bass, doublebass

J. Lehtisalo

Jussi Lehtisalo

Jussi Lehtisalo Jussi Lehtisalo Jussi Lehtisalo (born 1973 is a Finnish bassist. In 1991 he founded Circle, a prolific band drawing influences from heavy metal and krautrock to develop a style of repetitive experimental rock...

– guitars, keyboards, vocals

T. Niemelä – keyboards, stick

J. Peltomäki – drums

V. Raitio – percussion