[NEW ALBUM] Hailing from Hangzhou, China, electronic duo Circle Arena has released their debut concept album “Interlinked” via CaoTai Music. Founded in 2022, the duo consists of Mingyue, who focuses on philosophical songwriting and lyrics, and Wang Zhehui, who focuses on sound experimentation and production. Defining themselves as a sci-fi electronic act centered around synthesizers and drum machines, Circle Arena explains that the album’s “sci-fi feeling” was not a predetermined direction, but rather a subconscious thread they discovered after completing the record. “Interlinked” explores the moment when the boundary between the external world and the inner self dissolves — moving from questions about solitude toward the transcendent realization that “I am the world itself.” The album artwork features a photograph taken in Iceland by French installation artist Vincent Leroy. Drawn to its striking sci-fi aesthetic and its connection with their sound, the band contacted Leroy directly via email to obtain official licensing. The process became a meaningful source of encouragement during the later stages of the album’s creation.
[新专] 中国杭州双人乐队Circle Arena（环形竞技场）日前发行了首张概念专辑《Interlinked》，乐队签约于厂牌草台回声。乐队成立于2022年，成员为明月（偏哲学思辨、词曲）与王浙辉（偏声音实验、制作）他们将自己的音乐风格定义为一支科幻电子乐队，以合成器、鼓机等电子设备为主；“科幻感”并非他们预先设定，而是在专辑完成后回溯发现到自己潜意识在音乐里的统一投射。专辑《Interlinked》讲述外部世界与内在自我边界消失的瞬间，从怀疑孤独的存在到发现“我即世界本身”的消融与合一。专辑封面来自法国装置艺术家Vincent Leroy在冰岛拍摄的作品，因其科幻气质与专辑高度吻合，是乐队成员主动邮件联系后获取的授权，这也成为他们创作后期的重要鼓励。
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