Guidance

Description

With their sixth album Guidance, Russian Circles carry on in their quest to
conjure multi-dimensional dramatic instrumental narratives and to scout out
new textures from their respective instruments. Songs aren’t constructed out
of highbrow concepts; they’re forged out of gut instinct and base emotional
response. Guidance continues the band’s examination of the polarity of quiet
and loud, complexity and simplicity, ugliness and beauty. Every Russian
Circles album has had it’s share of new sonic vistas, and Guidance finds the
band still searching out new sounds while continuing to play to the collective
strengths of guitarist Mike Sullivan, drummer Dave Turncrantz, and bassist
Brian Cook. Starting with the meditative restraint of album opener “Asa”,
Guidance sets off on a path of metallic savagery (“Vorel”, “Calla”), arpeggio
tectonics (“Mota”), mercurial anthems (“Afrika”), somber segues (“Overboard”),
and seismic Americana noir (“Lisboa”). With the help of engineer/co-producer
Kurt Ballou and his God City Studio, Russian Circles were able to capture this
broad tonal palette and wide array of emotional motifs into a cohesive journey
through the tumultuous corners of human existence. Life itself is a struggle
with the unknown and a search for meaning, and the creative process for
Russian Circles has mirrored that pursuit. The radical dynamic shifts and
straightforward production of Enter, the lockstep metallic attack and pensive
comedowns of Station, the symphonic grandeur of Geneva, the grit and grime of
Empros, and the oscillation between melancholy and wrath on Memorial were all
incremental steps towards an ideal, and Guidance brings the band that much
closer to that realization.

Features:

Product Details:

• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.59 x 4.96 x 0.28 inches; 1.76 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Sargent House
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2016
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ June 21, 2016
• Label ‏ : ‎ Sargent House
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
• Best Sellers Rank: #70,118 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #32,159 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl)