Geneva (Russian Circles album)

Geneva
Studio album by Russian Circles
Released	October 20, 2009 (2009-10-20)
Recorded	May 2009 at Electrical Audio in Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Post-rock, post-metal
Length	46:01
Label	Suicide Squeeze Sargent House
Producer	Brandon Curtis
Russian Circles chronology
Russian Circles / These Arms Are Snakes (2008) Geneva (2009) Empros (2011)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Drowned In Sound	(8/10) [3]
Pitchfork Media	(7.8/10) [4]
PopMatters	[5]
Unrated Magazine	[6]

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.

Tracks

No.	Title	Length
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

• 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

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

References

1. "Reviews for Geneva by Russian Circles". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved September 9, 2016.
2. Heaney, Gregory. "Review: Geneva". AllMusic . Retrieved October 21, 2009.
3. Cooke, Rob. "Review: Geneva". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2009.
4. Thompson, Paul (October 21, 2009). "Album Review - Russian Circles - Geneva". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
5. Dietzel, Andrew (October 12, 2010). "Russian Circles: Geneva". Popmatters. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
6. Dairis, Dimitris. "Album Review -Russian Circles - Geneva". Unrated Magazine. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
7. "Russian Circles Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2018.