Geneva (Russian Circles album)

Geneva is the third studio album by American post-metal band Russian Circles, and was released on October 20, 2009. The album was recorded in May 2009 with Brandon Curtis of The Secret Machines. The vinyl version of the album was released by Sargent House and was available on both a black 2x12" 45 rpm edition and a more limited clear 2x12" 45 rpm edition.

Geneva
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 2009 (2009-10-20)
RecordedMay 2009 at Electrical Audio in Chicago, Illinois
GenrePost-rock, post-metal
Length46:01
LabelSuicide Squeeze
Sargent House
ProducerBrandon Curtis
Russian Circles chronology
Russian Circles / These Arms Are Snakes
(2008)
Geneva
(2009)
Empros
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Drowned In Sound(8/10)[3]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[4]
PopMatters[5]
Unrated Magazine[6]

Tracks

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No.TitleLength
1."Fathom"4:55
2."Geneva"5:49
3."Melee"7:39
4."Hexed All"4:29
5."Malko"4:43
6."When the Mountain Comes to Muhammad"8:00
7."Philos"10:26

Personnel

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  • Mike Sullivan − guitar
  • Dave Turncrantz − drums
  • Brian Cook − bass guitar
  • Alison Chesley − cello
  • Susan Voelz − violin
  • Greg Norman − engineering, trumpet, trombone
  • Brandon Curtis − production, additional piano
  • Joe Lambert − mastering
  • Chris Strong − album photo
  • Sasha Barr − album layout

Charts

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 24

References

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  1. ^ "Reviews for Geneva by Russian Circles". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  2. ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Review: Geneva". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  3. ^ Cooke, Rob. "Review: Geneva". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  4. ^ Thompson, Paul (2009-10-21). "Album Review - Russian Circles - Geneva". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  5. ^ Dietzel, Andrew (2010-10-12). "Russian Circles: Geneva". Popmatters. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  6. ^ Dairis, Dimitris. "Album Review -Russian Circles - Geneva". Unrated Magazine. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  7. ^ "Russian Circles Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2018.