Circles in a Square Society

Circles in a Square Society is the sixth album by the jazz/world music trio Boi Akih, released in 2012.

After extensive listening sessions with classic rock records and lengthy discussions about songs with a timeless quality, Brouer and Akihary decided to incorporate some of their favorite selections into an album that includes a musical commentary on the era from which the songs came.

Reception
The album was met with a great deal of positive critical reception in Europe and the music was showcased live at Bimhuis, and on World Radio6. Saskia Törnqvist gave the album a 4 star out of 5 rating in the Parool. Dutch Newspaper De Volkskrant published a 5 star rating by Frank van Herk.

Track listing

 * 1) " Circle 5" (N. Brouwer, M. Akihary)
 * 2) " Guinnevere" (D. Crosby)
 * 3) " Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire" (J. Mitchell)
 * 4) " Circle 2" (N. Bouwer)
 * 5) " A Merman I Should Turn To Be" (J. Hendrix)
 * 6) " Drifting" (J. Hendrix)
 * 7) " Circle 3" (N. Brouwer, W. Wierbos)
 * 8) " Old Man"
 * 9) " Circle Exercise" (N. Brouwer)
 * 10) " Circle 4" (N. Brouwer)
 * 11) " Redemption Song" (B. Marley)

Personnel

 * Monica Akihary – vocals
 * Niels Brouwer – guitar, computer, no-input mixer, world band receiver
 * Wolter Wierbos – trombone
 * Kim Weemhoff – drums