An amazing album, making effective use of Mika's unusual and unique vocals. He's developed some sort of exotic (Middle Eastern? American Indian?) meets metal style, delivered in a manner as over-the-top as the most insane Italian prog of the 70's. Throw in some violin and moog and of course all the heavy metal moves, and you've got a bizarre blend of, uh, Yoko Ono, Hawkwind, Judas Priest, and of course Circle's krautrock forerunners Neu! and Can. While Sunrise is in many ways a departure for Circle, it can also be seen as an album harking back to their hard-rockin' roots.

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