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Russian Circles @ Desertfest New York 2024 – Photo by Tim Bugbee
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Desertfest New York 2024 – Saturday

29th October 202429th October 2024 Ben Brackin Acid King, Beinn, Desertfest, Eagle Twin, Gozu, Green Lung, Kadabra, New York, Russian Circles, Spaceslug, The Infinity Ring, Trace Amount

It’s now Saturday at Desertfest New York, Kadabra was the first band to play The Ruins, the outdoor stage and

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Josh Schneider - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Josh Schneider

23rd December 20226th February 2023 Josh Schneider 10000 Years, Brujas del Sol, Earthrise, King Bastard, King Buffalo, Michael Rudolph Cummings, Russian Circles, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Smoke, Top Ten 2022, Valley Of The Sun

Here we are again at the end of a very fast-moving year. As mentioned in a previous review, time has

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Simon Brotherton - 2022
Articles 

Top Ten Of 2022: Simon Brotherton

13th December 20226th February 2023 Simon Brotherton And So I Watch You From Afar, Black Midi, Clutch, Enablers, Envy Of None, Marillion, Porcupine Tree, Russian Circles, Top Ten 2022, Warrington Runcorn New Town Development, Wormrot

It’s fair to say 2022 has been tough. War, floods, famine, economic crisis, oh, and an ongoing pandemic. Thankfully, it’s

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Mike Sullivan / Russian Circles
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In Search Of Tone: Mike Sullivan Of Russian Circles

17th November 202225th December 2022 Josh Schneider In Search Of Tone, Post-Rock, Russian Circles, Sargent House

This interview series started as something small I thought I could get advice from a few guitarists on how to

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Russian Circles @ The Grey Eagle, Asheville, 1st November 2022 - Photo by Josh Schneider
Live Reviews 

Russian Circles / REZN @ The Grey Eagle, Asheville, 1st November 2022

10th November 202215th January 2023 Josh Schneider Asheville, REZN, Russian Circles, The Grey Eagle

Time is an interesting thing. It’s a definitive unit of measure that doesn’t change. And yet while it remains a

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Russian Circles 'Gnosis'
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Review: Russian Circles ‘Gnosis’

12th August 202223rd September 2022 Josh Schneider Instrumental, Post-Rock, Russian Circles, Sargent House

November 1st! Oh sorry, I thought you clicked here to find out when I’m seeing Russian Circles live for the

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Messa @ Roadburn 2022 - Photo by Simon Kallas
Live Reviews 

Through The Lens Of Simon Kallas – Roadburn Festival 2022 Thursday

18th May 20223rd October 2022 Simon Kallas 40 Watt Sun, Messa, Roadburn, Russian Circles, Sólstafir, The Devil’s Trade, Through The Lens

Live music photographer Simon Kallas was kind enough to submit some of his amazing black and white images for this

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Roadburn 2022 - Photo by Lee Edwards
Live Reviews 

Through The Lens: Roadburn Festival 2022 – Thursday

10th May 20227th March 2023 Lee Edwards 40 Watt Sun, BIG|BRAVE, Bismuth, Full Of Hell, Helms Alee, Messa, Roadburn, Russian Circles, The Bug, Thou, Through The Lens, Trialogos, Vile Creature

BIG|BRAVE Vile Creature & Bismuth Messa 40 Watt Sun Trialogos Thou Helms Alee Full Of Hell Russian Circles The Bug

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Brian Cook / Russian Circles - Photo by Lee Edwards
A-F Interviews 

In Search Of Tone: Brian Cook Of Russian Circles & SUMAC

8th October 202111th November 2021 Josh Schneider Brian Cook, In Search Of Tone, Post-Metal, Russian Circles, Sargent House, Sumac, Thrill Jockey Records

I first heard of Russian Circles a few years back and although I wasn’t a fan of instrumental music, they

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Russian Circles 'Blood Year'
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Review: Russian Circles ‘Blood Year’

3rd October 201922nd October 2019 Keeran Williams Blood Year, Instrumental, Post-Rock, Review, Russian Circles, Sargent House

If you’re reading this, then it’s quite likely you already know who Russian Circles are…maybe even listened to their earlier

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Slomatics @ Desertfest 2016
Live Reviews 

Astral Kannibals: Desertfest 2016 Day 2 Review

16th May 201613th September 2019 Pete Green BongCauldron, Camden, Conan, Desertfest, Desertfest 2016, Electric Ballroom, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Monarch, Pelican, Pete Green, Russian Circles, Samothrace, Slomatics, The Black Heart, The Underworld, Unearthly Trance

“It’s a little bit fuzzy… this feeling in my headddddd…” It’s a good kind of fuzzy though and for sure,

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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress
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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress

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Emerging once again from the Bristolian mire, the amphibious overlords known as Froglord return to deliver another dose of thick,

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