News : Roussemoff’s “Special Long Decay Version” album launch

Press release:

A rhythm section to end all rhythm sections.

Comprised of two basses and drums, Roussemoff take an aggressive and minimal approach to all things big and rumbly. Formed in 2007 and comprised of members of rhythm sections from A State of Flux, Sleep Parade and Johnny Uppercut, the Melbourne-based trio draws from a diverse range of sonic influences, from Meshuggah, My Disco and Sunn O))), to Autechre, Earth and The Dillinger Escape Plan.
The strong rhythmic basis, pant-flappingly low frequencies and attention to deep groove is what catalyzes Roussemoff’s lasting impact on both audiences and fellow musicians alike.

“The strict cohesion of the band was decidedly obvious at all times, but when their music developed to include three levels of polyrhythmic atonality, it became impossible not to be amazed by both the separate and collective talents of the people onstage.” – Riley Knight (Vulture Magazine)

“In Succulent, the instruments fire like pistols in sync, and listening to Slow Numbers is like walking down stairs blindfolded.” – Stephanie Liew (Inpress)

‎”ROUSSEMOFF‘s raison d’être could just be to remind us that without the goofy iconograpy and semiotic baggage there is something quite compelling and vital about metal. The three-piece smelt metal down to its essentials and pour it out like lava.” – The Thousands (Melbourne City Guide)

The album in question is the result of a small odyssey, a day of guerrilla recording in sweltering February heat. The space: the cavernous guts of a now-demolished Amcor printing and packaging facility. A week before the building was due to go down, Roussemoff lugged their tools of destroy deep into the facility, to a gutted laboratory; a room rich with swirling reverb and dead industrial memories. Surviving potentially hazardous chemicals, oppressive heat and even electrocution, the Melbourne trio made it out alive with 6 tracks, 40 minutes and 40 seconds, and a full length album of nothing but pure vibe.

Mixed and Mastered by Myles Mumford (Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra, Lamplight, Peter Knight, Howl At The Moon) the album is an evocation of heavy, organic, soul. Mumford’s idiosyncratic approach to mixing catalyses and amplifies Roussemoff’s own uniquely dynamic approach to heaviness.

Join Roussemoff on Friday 3rd of August as they launch the digital version of their debut full length album: ‘Roussemoff: Special Long Decay Version’.