Name: Empros
Brand: Russian Circles

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SH067LPRS

Colour

Clear

Colour details

Clear with Red Silver and Magenta Splatter

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-08-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

634457178489

Total Cap

9999

Clear LP

SH067LP

Black

Extended format: No

634457547919

Black LP

Artist

Russian Circles

Genre GB

Post Rock

Label GB

Sargent House

Russian Circles is a three piece instrumental band from Chicago, Illinois.

Sargent House is an American management company and record label based in Los Angeles. Founded in June 2006 by a665884, it has become a prominent force in the music industry. With a diverse roster of talented artists, Sargent House continues to push boundaries and redefine genres.
With a focus on nurturing creativity and supporting artistic vision, Sargent House has gained a reputation for its commitment to quality music. The label's dedication to its artists is evident through their hands-on approach, providing guidance and resources to help them thrive.
From alternative rock to experimental sounds, Sargent House represents a wide range of musical styles. Their eclectic roster includes some of the most innovative acts in the industry today. Whether you're looking for established favorites or exciting new discoveries, Sargent House has something for everyone.

New embossed gatefold jacket w/ printed inner sleeve + download card. Very limited Clear w/ red, silver, magenta splatter vinyl available for a short while. Russian Circles returns with a re-issue of their legendary album Empros complete with a redesigned, embossed gatefold jacket, now pressed on two new limited edition colours. Empros picks up where the anthemic riffs and melodies of 2009's Geneva left off and injects evermore slithering rhythms amid skull-crushing heft with all the visceral intensity of Godflesh, Swans and Neurosis. Put simply, Empros is Russian Circles' Master of Reality: a radical revision of both heavy and melody that is monolithic in its clarity and perfection. Or, like a lone surviving wooly beast emerging from a brutal winter's frost, Empros is the sound of a band shaking the ages from its shoulders with all the brutal force of a behemoth awakened. Taking to Chicago's Phantom Manor studio once 4 again with producer Brandon Curtis of The Secret Machines & Interpol -- who also helmed the band's previous album Geneva -- Russian Circles set out to experiment with their sound in new ways that would still reflect their live sound. In so doing, the band reached a new creative apex in which each of the musicians, guitarist Mike Sullivan, drummer Dave Turncrantz and bassist Brian Cook impart a streamlined and intensified attack to their songs that pummels even as it shifts throughout a range of moods and tempos. The album opens with an imposing mechanical drone leading into funereal guitar notes that are abruptly interrupted by a propulsive drum beat as the proceedings of "309" erupt into something akin to a neo-industrial revision of Celtic Frost. The song lunges through nearly 9 minutes of masterful rhythmic shifts and brutal guitar warfare with such assertive grace it sounds as though the band is throwing down a gauntlet defying all challengers. "Mladek" kicks off with the soaring notes of Sullivan's signature hammer-on guitar arpeggios as Cook's volume-swelling bass notes surge like bubbling molten lava. Turncrantz's innovative rephrasing of the drum pattern elevates the song as it slinks from part to part, guided by the syncopated chatter traded between chiming guitar notes and churning bass. Elsewhere, there are beautiful moments of melodic respite, helping to underscore the album's majestic strength. And, there may even be a few surprises awaiting within the album's six tracks. There are riffs, yes -- many of them. But, with Empros the entire band seems to be the embodiment of the riff itself. UK Publicity handled by Lauren Barley @ Rarely Unable. // RUSSIAN CIRCLES & REZN on Tour - Oct 29 Birmingham O2 Institute2, Oct 30 Glasgow Slay, Oct 31 Belfast Limelight 2, Nov 1 Dublin Button Factory, Nov 2 Manchester Damnation Festival, Nov 3 London EartH. “The fourth LP from this mostly instrumental Chicago trio swings from exceedingly beautiful to punishingly physical in seconds flat.” Pitchfork // “The six-song album intricately blends fat, grisly, discordant riffage with melodic, atmospheric, proggy sprinklings to create a sonically elaborate and raw package.” Premier Guitar // “Empros doesn’t just defy gravity, it defines it.” A.V. Club

Empros

Music GB

Discover Empros by Russian Circles on limited edition vinyl from Sargent House. Embossed gatefold jacket with a unique splatter design. Unleash the intense, melodic force of this legendary album.