Russian Circles

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  Russian Circles

  Across the span of their previous seven studio albums, Chicago-based instrumental trio Russian Circles traversed a diverse topography of sounds, moods, and approaches with their limited armory of drums, bass, and guitar. It’s difficult to chart an evolution in their sound when their records have always felt like well-curated playlists. It wasn’t uncommon to hear drone-heavy meditations, dazzling prog exercises, knuckle-dragging riff-fests, haunting folk ballads, and tension-baiting noise rock all within the span of one album. Still, it’s difficult to ignore the progression from the pensive and intricate melodies of Enter (2006) to the layered distorted dirges of Blood Year (2019). It’s been a gradual sonic shift owing to the band’s rigorous tour schedule and a predilection towards playing their more authoritative material on stage. But with their new album, out on Sargent House in 2022, Russian Circles will eschew the varied terrain of their past work and bulldoze a path through the most tumultuous and harrowing territory of their sound.

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  Pelican

  Pelican (Kevin Zuber) After various successes as producer, Kevin Zuber published under his well-known synonym "Pelican". So far mainly responsible for the success of other artists, he started in 2021 with "Summer of 19" in the TOP 40 of the German airplay charts. And he do it all on his own label, which was founded in 2020. In a first exclusive cooperation with the SDM management in Frankfurt, Pelican was able to make a name for itself very quickly and was responsible for many successful productions (including Alle Farben, Robin Schulz, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Felix Jaehn, R3HAB.