Yuri Gagarin (band)

Yuri Gagarin
Background information
Origin Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres
Years active 2012–present
Labels Kommun2 Records, Sulatron Records, Urtod Void Records, Ultraljud Records, Levande Begravd Records
Website yurigagarinswe.bandcamp.com
Members Christian "Crille" Lindberg
Jon Eriksson
Stefan "Steffo" Johansson
Robin Klockerman
Leif Göransson

Yuri Gagarin is a Swedish rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band consists of lead guitarist Christian "Crille" Lindberg, rhythm guitarist Jon Eriksson, bass guitarist Leif Göransson, synthesizer Robin Klockerman, and drummer Stefan "Steffo" Johansson.[1]

Named after the legendary Russian Soviet pilot and cosmonaut and keeping with the theme of his legacy, Yuri Gagarin incorporates elements of space rock heavily influenced by Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, Nektar, and Eloy, but unlike those groups, Yuri Gagarin adds doses of heaviness and distortion to their musical style, as well as an emphasis on instrumentals incorporated in all their songs.[2]

Yuri Gagarin's latest and most highly regarded album "At the Center of All Infinity” delivers six instrumental jam pieces with some flirtations to doom metal and acid rock. Luke Heuskin from The Spectrum student newspaper wrote a review for album stating that "When space music relies too heavily on textures and slowly undulating soundscapes to create a sense of ambiance, listeners are forced to meander through compositions that feel expansive but get lost in the maze of their own sound. Yuri Gagarin avoids this pitfall common to its genre by putting emphasis on fiercely melodic instrumental displays that cut clear over epic atmospherics." The band's instrumentals displayed in the rest of their music have given them their trademark sound.[3]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Yuri Gagarin (2013)
  • Sea of Dust (2015)
  • At the Center of All Infinity (2015)

References

  1. ↑ "Yuri Gagarin interview with Christian "Crille" Lindberg, Jon Eriksson, Stefan "Steffo" Johansson, Robin Klockerman and Leif Göransson". www.psychedelicbabymag.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  2. ↑ "At The Center Of All Infinity, by Yuri Gagarin". Yuri Gagarin. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  3. ↑ "Third voyage into space rock pushes Yuri Gagarin to new territory". Retrieved 2017-01-25.
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