“Materialize” by The Human Circuit

 

     For the vast majority of today's music lovers who either were not yet around or were alive but not yet musically aware during the late 1960s and early 1970s, it's time to discover The Human Circuit. It was during that era that Chicago— originally known as Chicago Transit Authority—was helping redefine the music charts with its genre-blending sound of "Rock and Roll with horns." The Human Circuit’s “Materialize” features horns that complement the rhythm section and vocals with the same confidence and flair heard in Chicago's classic recordings. And we have the chance to discover their music as it emerges, as well as the opportunity to explore their discography of past releases.
 
      Unlike the signature sound of Chicago, the horn section of The Human Circuit isn’t inseparably the combination of trumpet, tenor sax and trombone. But the Austin, Texas band will perform with all three, as it did during a 2025 NPR Tiny Desk Submission. During that submission, the band members were Mat Oldiges (keyboard), Ethan Endicott (bass), Ismael Figueredo (drums), Ashley Case (trumpet) Cale Borne (trombone), and Brendan Carroll (sax). Oldiges was the lead vocalist, with Case and Borne contributing backing vocals. The band self-identifies its genre as Orchestral-Pop and Psych-Rock.
 
    The Human Circuit describes "Materialize" as an “energetic track about not giving up. It's a reminder to be willing to ." do something to achieve your goal and not just trying to want or will something into existence.” The upbeat, motivating lyrics are included in this post. Our favorite statement ends the final verse - “You can pull and tug, flip and twist, hit escape, or design your life for something greater!”
 
     "Materialize" is the second song on their EP/album titled “ReLeaf,” which explores themes of escaping modern bureaucratic routines and finding peace in nature. The four-song EP is intended to remind us to disconnect from all the noisy nonsense and reconnect with nature. The Spotify stream of the EP is embedded below the lyrics of "Materialize."
 
     “Materialize” by The Human Circuit

Website: http://www.thehumancircuit.org/
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Bandcamp: https://thehumancircuit.bandcamp.com/album/releaf
 
Lyrics of “Materialize” by The Human Circuit
Round and round what a whirl this world will put you in
You twist and spin, flip and turn, and twirl around again.
Can’t pretend to ever fully comprehend
This stream of screens, gets so overwhelming
Pull the plug, flip the switch, hit the breaker.
It's time to realign with nature
 
Day by day got to try to see the other way
But now and then gonna draw the line and just defend
Back ‘n forth bound to change our mind of course
The hypnotist on the TV is yearning to
pull the rug, flip the script, hit the papers
It’s breaking news we’re own creators
 
Bring your dreams to life
It’s our time
It starts from inside
Materialize!
 
We said want it, and need it, it’s not easy to achieve it
But we’re never gonna stop so we’ll never be defeated
The second we exceeded was the moment we succeeded
Cause it takes a lot more will than just willing to believe it.
You can pull and tug, flip and twist, hit escape or
Design your life for something greater!
 
Bring your dreams to life
It’s our time
It starts from inside
Materialize

     “ReLeaf” by The Human Circuit