Adam F - Circles (Album Edit)

Carrying on the theme of Circles here is Circles. Bit of a strange word if you look at it for a while. Old DNB. Deep yet lighthearted, chilled yet bashment; this true classic gets me pumped whatever I'm doing, where ever I am.
Label:Astralwerks
Format:CD, Album Colours
Released:Nov 1997
Style:Drum n Bass, Jungle

[jamesphlames]

When i first got my driving license back in 1997 i had a mix CD that a friend of mine gave me with some classic tracks on it by Roni Size, Adam F, Andy C, Grooverider, LTJ Bukem... etc
My car was a shitty Nova and the sound system cost more than the car itself but i loved that car more than any other car i've had since.
Whenever i hear this 'Circles' track it's like a time machine that takes me straight back to those glory days of DnB and the great friends and fun i had at the time.
Enjoy your youth while you can kids because life goes fast!
I'm now 44yrs old and it feels like only yesterday i was a care-free teen with no worries in the world 😌

[ianeberein]

I’m 50 years old but every time I still hear this it puts a massive grin on my face how I wish I could go back to them days

[ianmcquaid]

how are people crying about pink panthress rinsing this when the entire melody of the tune is a sample of Bob James? The cultures built on bringing shit back!

[jemboolala]

Pink Pantheress sampling this is a good thing. The jungle community isn't as big as it used to be, so shedding light onto this masterpiece only opens a gate to a new genre for some.

[saramandaia]

this music doesn't age. It sounds like new every single day.

[djnickytlondon]

This has to be one of best Jungle/Drum & Bass tunes ever made...Timeless.

[BizerkPixel]

That "Check check check" sound bite is so hype

[fenjaminbranklin]

Song sounds just like a rainy day in London. Captured perfectly

[alykx.mp]

I'm seeing a lotta controversial chat about the pinkpantheress girl who used this banger of a track for her song. I agree with the oldskool heads to an extent that she didn't actually 'sample' the song, as sampling refers to taking out a SEGMENT of the song and flipping it into your own style, in this instance she didn't take a segment, but the WHOLE song which always needs permission by the original artist (this is only fair as in the music world, usin' another producers track for commercial purposes aka putting songs up on spotify, apple music etc without their permission is essentially theft, as the original artist is losing out on money - pretty str8 forward).

BUT...

Since she blew up with the song, she now has a consistent audience that rates what she did with the track, so exceptions were made by the looks of it (and ofc a lot of £££). HOWEVER, she said that she CLEARED the 'sample' (this track) with ADAM F (original producer) meaning he's OKAY with her using it as he's getting paid for it, so it's all equal - you can't really fault her or any1 here in this situation as permission was in fact given.

MUSIC IS MUSIC - let shit be, every1 is entitled to their own tastes. I understand the mentality of the oldskool heads have where, they don't want tiktok to 'ruin' their scene with PERHAPS, cheesy vocals over the top etc (btw not saying they are cheesy personally jus using an example they might use/say). But the thing oldskool heads dont get is that, the original song isn't going anywhere lol, the old classic dnb, jungle, happycore- whatever the fk you're listening to will ALWAYS be there, thats the whole point of the internet, you can go back in time - theres records of everything so please relax. Isn't fair to blame the girl and slur against her when all she did was make a harmless song- If anything the oldskool listeners should take it as a COMPLIMENT that she used this track in her song, it will certainly put on more of the new generation to oldskool genres as they might get the incentive to check out the original track and listen to more similar stuff if they like this one!

[blowine]

I had the pleasure of meeting Adam F while he was on his marriage holiday in skiathos, found out he was a Liverpool fan and we had a few drinks while watching the game that was on at the time, top bloke had a good laugh with him

[RepsolBeatch]

55 and still here in '25. Love this.. Never gets old.

[frankiev-tech]

Holy crap I've been looking for this song for ages! I heard this song in a gym back in 1997 and always wondered what this track is called and I finally found it wow! I've always hummed the bassline and drum hits and remembered the check, check, check part. That's the downside finding songs with no lyrics at times. Wow I feel like my life is complete now!

[sewenhil]

Gece kulübünden çıkarken manitasıyla yakalanan artist müziği.

[davidcraig]

I'm teaching English to nursery school kids in Tûrkiye. Just played this to them, along with Bukem, PFM, Roni Size, Photek etc, while they were colouring something i asked em to - by the end they were bouncing and head nodding saying 'what is this music?' 😂😂😂😂

[TXMPLUSH]

“No one ever saw me cry. Until I left the party the other night.”

[PettenVeevo]

the way the bass leads the atmosphere is timeless, it makes me wanna say smart things but ultimately leaves me speechless

[Listerg]

This tune is still causing ripples in today's amazing drum and bass scene.

[agentoranges]

Pure magic in the form of soundwaves. 5 star masterpiece.

[stevecook]

I'm 65 and love this just found it in 2023 reminds me of l t j Bookham

[josephletts]

What a great time to a dnb head, early 20's. I remember saying at the time to a friend of mine, that we will still be listening to this when I'm in my 40's Well guess what, 43 next month and I love this music more than ever.