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The proverbial wind that is always gusting from Chicago never seems to cease but in terms of its most promising musical exports, that breeze proves to be a piercing and chilling gale of heaving guitars and spacey resonance.
Formed in the Windy City in 2004, Russian Circles were born and from the beginning it was their concoction of metal trimmings, minimal jazz primers, and cryptic riffs that hit the scene out of nowhere with the pummeling impact of a rouge comet crashing in from the skies. Their music weaves up an intense and cinematic albeit soothing clobbering that cannot be put into words but instead into forms of audible head trips that defies pigeonholing. “There is so much categorization out there” notes guitarist Mike Sullivan. “I think our sound is just too broad to be labeled as any sort of sub-genre”.
Their self titled and self released EP from 2005 sold out shortly after their initial pressings. It wasn’t long before their 2006 debut long player, Enter, dropped with a booming impact and saw them sharing the stage with the likes of Tool, Dalek, Daughters and Pelican. Aside from their coinciding performance at that year’s annual South by Southwest industry showcase, which managed to drop jaws all over the Live Music Capital of the World, Russian Circles have managed to progress forward with a newfangled approach toward their live performances. Their lumbering layers of chiseled post rock and feathery psychedelic infusions have both revved and enticed the listeners into mental orgasms the world over.
Station, was recorded at Seattle’s Studio Litho with producer Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Minus the Bear and Isis.) When asked about the recording process Sullivan cites Bayles as a driving force behind the album’s precise synergy. “He’s intense in the studio but in a good way”. Joining Sullivan and Dave Turncrantz (Drums) on the recording was These Arms are Snakes/ Botch bassist Brian Cook with Morgan Henderson of The Blood Brothers also lending his skills on double bass to the track “Xavii.”
If one aspect remained a summit that the band had scaled, it was making sure that the sequencing was spot on to give Station an “album feel” making it suitable for a cohesive listen from beginning to end.
While Russian Circles are picking up where they left off with Enter, Station is guaranteed to be a new passage for a band already known for paving their own unique paths of sonic tundra’s that jolt the mind and body and will not only leave it’s mark on 2008 but on the future influence of music as a whole.
Russian Circles Live!
w/ Daughters!
Jun 3 2008 Picador Iowa City, Iowa
Jun 4 2008 The Bluebird St. Louis, Missouri
Jun 5 2008 The Riot Room Kansas City, Missour
i Jun 6 2008 Marquis Denver, Colorado
Jun 7 2008 Burt’s Tiki Lounge Salt Lake City, Utah
Jun 8 2008 Neurolux Boise, Idaho
Jun 9 2008 Neumo’s Seattle, Washington
Jun 10 2008 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
Jun 11 2008 Cafe Coda Chico, California
Jun 12 2008 Slim’s San Francisco, California
Jun 13 2008 Dance Unlimited Morgan Hill, California
Jun 14 2008 Glass House Pomona, California
Jun 15 2008 Troubador West Hollywood, California
Jun 16 2008 The Casbah San Diego, California
Jun 18 2008 The Clubhouse Phoenix, Arizona
Jun 20 2008 Red 7 Austin, Texas
Jun 21 2008 Lola’s Ft. Worth, Texas
Jun 22 2008 Rudyards Houston, Texas
Jun 23 2008 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jun 24 2008 Bottletree Birmingham, Alabama
Jun 25 2008 The Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, Georgia
Jun 26 2008 Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jun 27 2008 Harmony Grange Wilmington, Delaware
Jun 28 2008 Middle East Upstairs Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jun 29 2008 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York
Jun 30 2008 The Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland
Jul 1 2008 Mohawk Place Buffalo, New York
Jul 2 2008 Magic Stick Detroit, Michigan
Jul 3 2008 The Ravari Room Columbus, Ohio
Solo:
Jul 5 2008 Schuba’s Chicago, IL (2 Shows in 1 Night!)
w/ Coheed and Cambria and Secret Machines!
Jul 27 2008 San Diego, CA – Viejas – Concerts in the Park (without Secret Machines)
Jul 28 2008 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
Jul 29 2008 El Paso, TX – Club 101
Jul 30 2008 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre
Aug 1 2008 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Aug 3 2008 San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
Aug 5 2008 Jacksonville, FL – Plush
Aug 6 2008 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
Aug 7 2008 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing
Aug 8 2008 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
Aug 9 2008 North Myrtle Beach, NC – House of Blues (without Secret Machines)