Rig rundown russian circles mike sullivan and brian cook. Will to reach sumac aaron turner on guitar and vocals, nick yacyshyn on drums, and brian cook on bass invests in the recursive exercises of chaos and control, which manifest on the bands second album what one becomes. Russian circles brian cook is against trump, plays denver. Brian cook born july 16, 1977 is an american bass guitarist currently in the bands russian circles and sumac. Russian circles is a three piece instrumental band. Across four protracted songs, turner and his cohortsnick yacyshyn baptists, erosion on drums and brian cook russian circles on bassinterlace and mangle sounds from their instruments in a sonic homage to both the innate warmth of human magnetism and the cold realities of corrupted lovejealousy, obsession, perversion, addiction. He also played in the bands botch, these arms are snakes, and roy. Memorial was produced by brandon curtis secret machines, interpol, who also produced the bands two previous albums, empros 2011 and geneva 2009. The band was originally formed by childhood friends mike sullivan and dave turncrantz after their previous musical projects dissolved. Equipped with his goto gibson ripper and an overflowing pedalboard, cooks bass work fills out the lowend spectrum, making it hard to believe that his band is merely a threepiece. Ive just recently started to discover some postrock bands and i cant wait to here more ive seen a couple of list on here of pr bands that i should have i listen to, which i will do. What one becomes by sumac, released 10 june 2016 1. Brian cook 1 is an american bass guitarist currently in the bands russian circles and sumac. Russian circles biography founded in chicago, usa in 2004 russian circles are an american instrumental experimentalmath rock trio.
Home russian circles mike sullivan brian cook pedalboard break downs. Colin dekuiper dave turncrantz mike sullivan brian cook. The postrockexperimental trio russian circles features mike sullivan guitar, brian cook bass, and dave turncrantz drums. The band plays epic, sprawling music which runs the gamut of heavy discordant metal to soft delicate passages. Russian circles will release their fourth studio album empros in november 2011. Sep 10, 20 pgs jordan wagner is on location at electrical audio studios in chicago, where catches up with russian circles mike sullivan and brian cook during the recording of their fifth album, memorial. Jan 14, 2020 russian circles is a threepiece postrockpostmetal band from chicago, illinois. Brian cook of russian circles to put together a playlist of some of his favorite tracks from levitation 2019 artists, check it out on revolver magazine here. Russian circles return with epic new single arluck louder. For one thing, he plays bass an instrument that typically doesnt draw a lot of attention in russian circles, an. Find russian circles discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
The band has gained widespread recognition based on a series of critically. The band has gained widespread recognition based on a. Sure im forgetting some bands but this guy is a beast. As a result, brian cook, previously from botch and these arms are snakes sat in. Russian circles discografia mega musica en taringa. We talked with russian circles drummer dave turncrantz about the writing. Russian circles is the band that can bridge the gap between ambient to inyourface, and that is why i really like them. Guidance by russian circles, released 05 august 2016 1. May 17, 2016 russian circles is an american three piece instrumental rockmetal band from chicago, members are guitarist mike sullivan, drummer dave turncrantz and bassist brian cook. Perhaps the most immediately apparent characteristic of the fifth russian circles album, memorial is its wide range of emotion. The instrumental group formed in 2005 in chicago, and together they create a complex clamor of sprawling guitars, propulsive drumming, and heavy basslines.
In 2011, russian circles signed to sargent house who had previously only exclusively released the bands albums on limited edition vinyl. With the recent release of guidance, russian circles is now six albums deep in a career staked on instrumental postmetal that can be both bleak and beautiful. The ambient, but driving mogwai, explosions in the sky, etc, and then the harder stuff russian circles, trans am, champs, etc. Maybe thats why when we were writing blood year i skipped out on using any of that stuff.
Vacillating from somberyetsoaring melodies on one track to pummeling metal heft on the next, memorial sounds like an album with split personalities. Russian circles, sumac, these arms are snakes, trial 5 variations. After parting ways with their original bass player colin dekuiper in 2007, the trio was rounded out by brian cook. As a fan of physical formats, i was never one to visit torrent sites and i rarely downloaded albums from the internet, but i remember ripping the bodys sophomore album from mediafire while touring europe back in 11. Though russian circles havent eclipsed their best work, guidance is more a subtle nod to the coexistent depths and heights that have defined and run through the bands music from the very outset. The groups third fulllength, geneva, was released on october 20, 2009 and reached no. Russian circles is an american instrumental band based in chicago, illinois, united states. Drummer dave turncrantz, exmember of riddle of steel, joined soon after. Russian circles is a three piece mike sullivan, dave turncrantz, brian cook instrumental rockmetal band from chicago. For those of you not familiar with them, theyre a chicago based band that creates instrumental based music on the heavy side. Brian cook russian circles after more than a decade of work, russian circles have created six. Fest 2017 guidance 2016 memorial 20 empros 2011 geneva 2009 station 2008 enter. Perhaps providing fewer emotional twists and turns would be a more accurate description. Oct 12, 2015 instrumental bands are generally broken into 2 camps.
Geneva is a brilliant instrumental rock album postrock, postmetal, call it what you will. Provided to youtube by ingrooves sinaia russian circles blood year. After listening to all of russian circles albums again i figured out why. Russian circles biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. You usually dont see this many pedals on the bass side, so this makes it quite special. We touched base with bassist brian cook to discuss the new album, getting older in the music industry, the highs and lows of. The band, featuring brian cook, dave knudson, tim latona and dave verellen, spent four years as a garage band and released several demos and eps before signing to hydra head records. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. The body all the waters of the earth turn to blood. As some have noted, this music can be traced back to the progressive rock of the 1970s, but it captures the zeitgeist, it doesnt sound at all retro to me. He has served as a session player for records by mouth of the architect and mamiffer and is currently an auxiliary contributor to sumac. He was also previously a fulltime member of botch, these arms are snakes and roy, and also a session musician for mouth of the architect. Mikes current main squeeze is a 1985 gibson les paul custom that he bought in his hometown of chicago at rock n roll vintage. An interview with brian cook of russian circles lore.
Mike sullivan, dave turncrantz brian cook recorded blood year with kurt ballou and tracked the album at steve albinis electrical audio in. It with this line up, along with morgan henderson on double bass, that the 2nd album was recorded and released in 2008. Russian circles is an amazing band, if youre not familiar with that band, you need to check them out. Russian circles is a guitarbassdrums trio based in chicago. Find russian circles similar, influenced by and follower information on allmusic. Brian cook is an american bass guitarist currently in the band russian circles. Few other bands can shift between darkness and light with such aplomb, especially without the aid of a vocalist. Russian circles brian cook pedalboard 2015 effects bay. Russian circles listen to russian circles on deezer. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favorite tracks with your friends. Russian circles is a three piece instrumental band from chicago, illinois. I saw russian circles w git some and young widows in denver on saturday night.
During this show he was playing his egc bass and the tone the tone was incredible. Home page of russian circles, a rock group from chicago, il. We spoke with brian cook, bassist of the incontrovertible russian circles, about the bands latest record, blood year, his thoughts on the instrumental postrock scene and the bands highly anticipated return to portugal in march. Arguably the strongest of the russian circles catalog. They were formed in late 2004 by guitarist mike sullivan and bassist colin dekuiper, both exmembers of instrumental band dakotadakota. Provided to youtube by ingrooves 309 russian circles empros composer, writer. We spoke with brian cook, bassist of the incontrovertible russian circles, about the bands latest record, blood year, his thoughts on the. Feb 20, 2018 russian circles recently released its fifth album, memorial, which displays the depth and maturity of cooks playing. Provided to youtube by ingrooves quartered russian circles blood year. Russian circles mike sullivan brian cook pedalboard break downs im a big fan of russian circles. Where one song showcases guitarist mike sullivan, drummer dave turncrantz and bassistkeyboardist brian cooks.
Sumac invests in the recursive exercises of chaos and control, and the results are a testament to the tourhoned collective intuition and technical skills of these veteran players. They are also known for their energetic live shows. In this cme tone tour, mike sullivan and brian cook of russian circles give a run through of their pedals and effects used on the song mota off of their critically acclaimed album guidance. Russian circles memorial 20 fifth studio album from instrumental postmetal band russian circles, released in october 20. He was also previously a fulltime member of botch, these arms are snakes and roy. Through the label, botch released two studio albums. Their sound consists of expansive guitar sounds created by guitarist mike sullivans extensive looping and layering a sound which he accurately reproduces at live shows, as well as heavily rhythmic drums and crushing basslines. Brian cook with russian circles at warsaw in 2019 more by kate hooswith the coronavirus outbreak causing many people to stay at home as often as possible, weve been asking musicians what. Brian cook of russian circles the first and only time ive had the pleasure of experiencing the postmetal musings of russian circles was in 2011 on new years eve in austin. Russian circles mike sullivan brian cook pedalboard. This album has the least narrative quality out of all of their albums. Brian s pedalboard ive tinkered with various reverbs, delays, and tape echoes over the years and they all have their unique charm, but nothing was doing quite what i wanted. On stage, brian cook isnt the most vocal musician youll find. Russian circles play instrumental, sprawling music which runs the gamut of heavy discordant metal, to soft delicate passages.
This album, while undoubtedly a russian circles album, seems off and it took me a good while to figure out why. Since acquiring the guitar, he dropped in new pickupsa highwound lollar imperial in the bridge and a standard lollar imperial in the neck. The duo reveals a closeup look at their studio guitar and bass rigs, which combine the gear they use live with numerous other pieces from their own personal collections and electrical audios. Brian is a good example of bass players out there getting involved with the pedal game. As a result, brian cook, previously from botch and these arms are snakes sat in as the replacements bassist for station and soon became a permanent member of russian circles. Botch was an american metalcore band formed in 1993 in tacoma, washington. A full north american tour would follow along with a tour of europe with these arms are snakes, to which bassist. Not only did brian deliver this killer mix which features a brand new rc track.
Git some are a very dynamic stoner metal band from denver though they are on tour w the other two who put on a great show. Russian circles riffipedia the stoner rock wiki fandom. Jul 27, 2016 brian cooks bass churns with seismic forcethe tone of his instrument remains one of the russian circles most instantly recognizable and arresting texturesand dave turncrantz turns his. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from brian cook at the discogs marketplace. Brian cook bass, mike sullivan guitar, dave turncrantz drums photo by chris strong. Today i wanted to talk about brian cook, who lays down the low end for russian circles. Russian circles is a post rockmath rock progressive rock artist from. Fest 2017 guidance 2016 memorial 20 empros 2011 geneva 2009 station 2008 enter 2006 visual. Brian cook is the bassist, baritone guitarist, and keyboardist for russian circles. Brian cook bass mike sullivan guitar dave turncrantz drums. Pgs jordan wagner is on location at electrical audio studios in chicago, where catches up with russian circles mike sullivan and brian cook during the recording of their fifth album, memorial. The album was released on october 29, 20 through sargent house. I started listening to russian circles on youtube, liked them and now im wondering what albums you guys can recommend. Brian cook russian circles explains his issues with.