Russian Circles
The post-rock/experimental trio Russian Circles features Mike Sullivan (guitar), Colin DeKuiper (bass), and Dave Turncrantz (drums). The instrumental group formed in 2005 in Chicago, and together they create a complex clamor of sprawling guitars, propulsive drumming, and heavy basslines. That same year, Russian Circles self-released their eponymous EP. Two limited-edition pressings sold out quickly. Enter marked their full-length debut for Flameshovel in spring 2006. A performance at the annual South by Southwest conference in Austin, TX, and a brief U....[more]
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After all the promotion, the interviews, the advertisements, the onesheets, the haranguing from publicists, it all boils down to one thing: does this band have it -- that impossible-to-define something that you can't explain, but instantly recognize? Even though they don't play the most accessible music -- an instrumental amalgam of punk, metal, indie-rock and even prog -- Russian Circles have it. Enter, their debut album, definitely doesn't sound like a new band clumsily over-thinking their songs, b [ read more ]
CD $13.99
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Give More! Get More! Buy this LP from Russian Circles and receive the following exclusive digital track at checkout:1. Youngblood (POS Remix) VINYL FORMAT. Metal trimmings, minimal jazz primers, and cryptic riffs that hit out of nowhere with the pummeling impact of a comet. Their music weaves up an intense and cinematic albeit soothing clobbering that cannot be pigeonholed. Their lumbering layers of chiseled post rock and feathery psychedelic infusions have both revved and [ read more ]
LP $21.99
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VINYL FORMAT. After all the promotion, the interviews, the advertisements, the onesheets, the haranguing from publicists, it all boils down to one thing: does this band have it -- that impossible-to-define something that you can't explain, but instantly recognize? Even though they don't play the most accessible music -- an instrumental amalgam of punk, metal, indie-rock and even prog -- Russian Circles have it. Enter, their debut album, definitely doesn't sound like a new band clumsily over-thinking their s [ read more ]
LP $21.99
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Give More! Get More! Buy this digital album from Russian Circles and receive the following exclusive digital track at checkout:1. Youngblood (POS Remix) Metal trimmings, minimal jazz primers, and cryptic riffs that hit out of nowhere with the pummeling impact of a comet. Their music weaves up an intense and cinematic albeit soothing clobbering that cannot be pigeonholed. Their lumbering layers of chiseled post rock and feathery psychedelic infusions have both revved and [ read more ]
MP3 $10.49
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Give More! Get More! Buy this CD from Russian Circles and receive the following exclusive digital track at checkout:1. Youngblood (POS Remix) Metal trimmings, minimal jazz primers, and cryptic riffs that hit out of nowhere with the pummeling impact of a comet. Their music weaves up an intense and cinematic albeit soothing clobbering that cannot be pigeonholed. Their lumbering layers of chiseled post rock and feathery psychedelic infusions have both revved and enticed lis [ read more ]
CD $14.99
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After all the promotion, the interviews, the advertisements, the onesheets, the haranguing from publicists, it all boils down to one thing: does this band have it -- that impossible-to-define something that you can't explain, but instantly recognize? Even though they don't play the most accessible music -- an instrumental amalgam of punk, metal, indie-rock and even prog -- Russian Circles have it. Enter, their debut album, definitely doesn't sound like a new band clumsily over-thinking their songs, b [ read more ]
MP3 $8.99
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