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October 14, 2016

James Rhodes

Circle of Dust – Disengage (Remastered) Out Now!

Disengage – the fourth and final release from Circle of Dust before a nearly 20 year hiatus, has risen from the ashes in a Re-Mastered 3-CD Deluxe Edition Re-release. While still containing the heavy riffs Circle of Dust is known for, Disengage is remembered by fans for its increased use of electronic synths and abundance of melodic vocals.

In addition to 10 original tracks on Disc One, an unreleased title track (originally intended to be on the album) now precedes the short collection of remixes of “Chasm” and “Refractor” and closes with the long awaited uncensored version of “Deadly Love.” Discs 2 & 3 feature a plethora of unreleased tracks, rarities, demos, instrumentals and more. Disc Two sees the release of never-before-heard tracks such as “Your Noise” and “Resist,” acoustic versions of “Waste of Time” and “Mesmerized,” as well as a 90’s cyberpunk remix of “Yurasuka” by Blue Stahli. The final disc collects Disengage era demos including a full length alternate demo of “Waste of Time” titled “Beneath The Skin,” along with demos of “Chasm” & “Blindeye,” the final seven “Dust” tracks, and an unreleased “Refactor” Remix demo from lvl.

We asked Klayton to give us some insight into the album, and he told us:

I have fond memories of making “Disengage.” I knew this was the last album I’d ever make as Circle of Dust, although I guess I was wrong about that after all. I was progressing with my production skills and was trying new ideas. I had access to a Nord Keyboard for instance, which I used all over that release. Being holed up in my New York studio, lights dimmed low while I worked on beats, riffs and synth programming late into the night would become one of those times in my life I would never forget and always long to revisit. It’s a shame I haven’t figured out the time travel conundrum yet or I may have already gone back and attempted to re-do a few things. Enjoy the re-mastered re-release.

//_^)

Disengage might be the final remastered album, but Circle of Dust has more coming this year. December 2016 will see the release of a brand new Circle of Dust album featuring the singles “Contagion” “Neophyte” and “Machines of Our Disgrace.“

Circle of Dust is back. Prepare to re-engage.

Order “Disengage” music and merch in the FiXT Store today!

Music also available at:
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Celldweller / Celldweller News+6

September 12, 2016

James Rhodes

Klayton on Sonic TALK Special

Sonic State (http://www.sonicstate.com) is a Network of Web properties catering to electronic musicians. Founded in 1995, Sonic State is now firmly established as one of the top ten destinations for musicians online.

Klayton is one of those guys who has been successful through hard work, his lovely studio in Detroit has been built from success as a recording and performing artist (Celldweller, Circle of Dust, Scandroid) label FiXT Records, production work under Subterra Records and sci-fi clothing line as Outland Industries.

His Celldweller Youtube channel has more than 130,000 subscribers and he also reviews synthesizers. Starting out as an artist, Klayton is now deep into modular, with a massive system at the heart of his studio.

We talked to him about his journey and take a tour around his studio.

Originally published September 12, 2016 via SonicState.com.

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August 5, 2016

James Rhodes

Argyle Park – Misguided (Remastered) Available For Pre-Order!

Argyle Park – Misguided. The cult classic 90s industrial project, orchestrated by Celldweller/Circle of Dust creator Klayton and the mysterious Buka, featured an extensive list of guests, including: JG Thirlwell (Foetus, Venture Brothers), Tommy Victor (Prong), Mark Salomon (Stavesacre), Jyro (Mortal), Klank, Chatterbox, Drown and more.

Now, after 20 years, this classic album has been completely re-mastered as a 3-CD collection, including over 1.5 hours of bonus content and features all new artwork.

Misguided features sixteen original tracks ranging from aggressive industrial riffs, techno synths, and contagious vocals to ethereal soundscapes along with 26 bonus tracks, including the brand new single “Fanny Pack” featuring Blue Stahli & Mark Salomon. Additional bonus tracks include a newly produced version of an old classic, now titled “The Communist Masters of Deceit,” a rare cover track titled “Lonely,” and an entire collection of demos, instrumentals and alternative versions.

“I greet you into a reality of nothingness and bitter dark, and welcome you to my home of escape, my refuge, Argyle Park”

We asked Klayton what he thought about the release of the new Remastered album, and he told us:

Argyle Park – a very real place I would often visit to process the realities of life that I needed to work through. Oftentimes it would be with my best mate, Buka. This would ultimately birth a one-off musical project that represented something different than Circle of Dust did at the time, and I only wanted to do it with him involved. Circle of Dust was all me from top to bottom and I welcomed the idea of doing a project that would allow me to collab with other artists and free me to experiment further outside my musical bounds. Buka & I would brainstorm musical ideas and then I would lock myself in my cellar studio day and night, attempting to bring those ideas to life. I had never been so alive up to that point in my life. THIS was the album I finally took the leap, quit my day job and lived on primarily bread crumbs and dreams of making music my full-time job.

It amazes me how many people have reached out even to this day to let me know how much this album means to them. I hope that they find more music that resonates with them in all the unreleased material and that the newly remastered album will reach a new subset of people who didn’t get to hear it the first time around. It is with much gratitude that we are finally once again able to welcome them to our home of escape, our refuge – Argyle Park.

//_^)

Argyle Park is Klayton & Buka.
All songs produced by Klayton.

Pre-Order “Misguided” music and merch in the FiXT Store now!

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July 30, 2016

James Rhodes

Klayton Newsletter – July 2016

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Blue Stahli / Blue Stahli News+6

June 24, 2016

James Rhodes

Circle of Dust – “Bed of Nails” (Blue Stahli Remix)

Metamorphosis – the third album released from Circle of Dust – was a rare gem among Klayton’s early discography that has been shrouded in confusion and mystery. A pseudo-compilation album featuring remixes from Circle of Dust (self-titled) and Brainchild, along with remixes of (at-the-time) Death Metal label-mates Living Sacrifice, were brought together being remixed/produced by Klayton. Despite the confusion, this album served as the spark that ignited Klayton’s pioneering spirit into genre-mashing remixes that took existing ideas of both his own and others, flipped them on their head, and produced something no one other than himself could have ever imagined.

Along with the remixes found on Metamorphosis, three original tracks from Circle of Dust – “Heldweller,” “Nihilistic Void,” & “Daraq” – found their home on this titanic release and have been joined in the re-release by other rarities such as the custom album intro track “Emerge” that Klayton created for Living Sacrifice’s 1992 album Nonexistent, “Never” a single from a brief side-project Klayton created called Rivot, and a Circle of Dust remix of lvl’s “Backslide.”

Not only has Metamorphosis been remastered, undergoing complete sonic overhaul, but now includes a brand new remix from Blue Stahli, a 1987 cassette demo of “Heldweller,” Argyle Park-era collaboration demos between Klayton and Tommy Victor of Prong, and of course – more of the unreleased, archival “Dust” demos.

34 tracks.
18 never-before-heard rarities.
2 hours of music.
1 legendary album.

“Bed of Nails has always been my favorite Circle of Dust song. I loved the fact that it was hidden track, and in discovering it, it added even more to the mysterious and hypnotic vibe for me. Listening was always during long cathartic nighttime drives, or sitting in the dark in headphones letting it take me away. So with this remix, I aimed to tap into that atmosphere and feel that made me want to live in this song.” – Bret / Blue Stahli

Circle of Dust – Metamorphosis (Remastered), featuring brand new Circle of Dust tracks, remixes and more is available now!

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Circle of Dust / Featured+3

June 10, 2016

James Rhodes

Circle of Dust – Metamorphosis (Remastered) Available For Pre-Order!

We asked Klayton what he thought about the release of the new album, and he told us:

It still mystifies me to this day how I pulled off the remixes for Metamorphosis. I had so little gear and even less experience remixing. I just knew what I was hearing in my head and had to find some way to bring that to reality. Not sure if I accomplished it, but when all was said and done, I was proud and somewhat surprised that it all came together. The reissue of this release is now packed with even more goodies that span a wider range of time. Remixes and lost demos for things I had forgotten existed are finally out of my vaults and in your hands – do with them what you will.

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34 tracks.
18 never-before-heard rarities.
2 hours of music.
1 legendary album.

Pre-Order “Metamorphosis” music and merch in the FiXT Store now!

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April 29, 2016

James Rhodes

Josh Money Talks “Circle of Dust” Remastering!

Unless you’re been digging through those liner notes on your brand new copy of Brainchild, you may not have realized that FiXT alumni Josh Money has been the man behind the scenes helping Klayton and FiXT to “dust” off those old Circle of Dust albums before re-releasing them with a slew of new / old material you’ve never heard before. Want to know a little bit about Josh Money‘s history with Circle of Dust, and what it’s been like for him to work on these iconic albums? Well, why don’t you hear it straight from him!

I, as I’m sure many others did, first discovered Circle of Dust in the mid 90’s, the glowing neon eye of Brainchild immediately catching my attention. When I heard the ethereal haunting pads, the mysterious obscure samples, the crushing metal guitars, and the emotive introspective vocals of Circle of Dust, I knew I had found something on a whole different level.

It wasn’t till years later that I discovered Celldweller through a colleague at Full Sail, not knowing it was the same brain behind it all. And it wasn’t till I was on a phone call with FiXT co-founder James Rhodes and Klayton himself, discussing releasing music with them, that James informed me Klayton was also the mastermind of Circle of Dust. Talk about coming “full circle”! I almost couldn’t believe it. It was pretty much an instant sign of confirmation that this was definitely the right move to make. So after multiple album and EP releases, here were are! Klayton, never one to disappoint, along with FiXT and co, has graced me with the opportunity to head up the remastering of the entire Circle of Dust catalogue, as well as that of the sophomore project and super-group, Argyle Park.

We sincerely hope you enjoy these re-releases as they have been given months of loving care and attention, that I hope lives up to the expectations of the fans who appreciated the art and creativity originally given to them in the first place, one of those fans of course, being myself. Both Klayton and James have been involved in every step of the process, providing constant input and proactive feedback, as the songs are being brought new life. Thank you for listening!

Sincerely,
Josh Money

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March 11, 2016

James Rhodes

Contagion Music Video Premiere

Last week saw the official resurrection of Circle of Dust, along with the premiere of the brand new Blue Stahli remix of “Nothing Sacred”.

This week – Circle of Dust continues to turn up the head with the official music video to his infectious 2016 debut – “Contagion”!

Eager to try a new approach to music video direction, Klayton (Circle of Dust, Celldweller) enlisted the reality distorting video app Hyperspektiv (developed by Phantom Force, comprised of three core members including The Glitch Mob‘s Justin Boretta) to create the first ever music video shot and processed in the app. And yes – you read that right. The entire music video was created using a $2 iPhone app. Take a look at the results below!

For the creative lot in the bunch, Circle of Dust also announced the “Spread the Contagion” campaign, encouraging fans to download the song for free and then grab Hyperspektiv in order to shoot their own short music video for “Contagion” for a chance to be featured in an upcoming Circle of Dust fan-video!

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