Russian Circles - Geneva (2009)

The 3rd instalment from the Chicago based Post-Rock titans, an epic journey which leaves you craving for more. This long anticipated album is a cry from their previous 08’ album Station, this time we get the feeling of a more mature band, a band who have spent hours refining all the elements to create an album which I would describe as close to perfect. 

Tracks such as Melee combining the softer elements of snare rim shots with heavy distorted guitars works wonders and is something that is hard to find these days. The album climaxes with the 10.27 long Philos, a gradual journey through both the softer side and more aggressive elements of Russian Circles, reaching a peak half way through and slowly winding down, a fitting end to an album that is up there with my all time favourites

Matthew Wright