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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = The Russian Futurists| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Toronto , Ontario, Canada| genre = Indie pop | years_active = 2000–present| label = Upper Class Recordings EMI | associated_acts =| website = http://www.russianfuturists.com/ russianfuturists.com| current_members = Matthew Adam Hart| past_members = The Russian Futurists are a Canada|Canadian indie pop http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/r/russianfuturists-ourthickness.shtml Review of Our Thickness on PopMatters Sperounes, Sandra. "The Russian Futurists: Our Thickness", Edmonton Journal , 2005-05-28, p. E3. band based in Toronto . Their music can be described as lo-fi , Independent music|indie - electronica fused with a twee-pop temperament. Although they initially had only one member, Matthew Adam Hart (born 1978), the band was later enlarged for live performances.
History
The band debuted with Upper Class Recordings in 2000 with The Method of Modern Love , which was praised by music stars such as Graham Coxon of Blur (band)|Blur and Peter Buck of R.E.M. Phares, Heather. "Allmusic|class=artist|id=p698738/biography|pure_url=yes The Russian Futurists", Allmusic . Retrieved on 2008-07-06. Uncut (magazine)|Uncut magazine called it "one of the most melodically seductive and exhilarating records of recent times".White, Michael. "Bands on the run", The Globe and Mail , 2001-02-12, p. R4. The band also received positive reviews in Pitchfork Media , Spin (magazine)|Spin , The Guardian , and XLR8R .Dunlevy, T'Cha. " http://www.dose.ca/music/story.html? id=f5b6b65f-1dfe-4cbe-8ef9-613a3411985e The Russian Futurists Know 'Pop' Isn't a Four-Letter Word", Dose (magazine)|Dose , 2007-11-22. Retrieved on 2008-07-06. In 2004 the band toured in the U.S., Canada and Spain. They have toured with Peter Bjorn and John , Caribou (musician)|Caribou and Junior Boys ." http://2008.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/63683.html The Russian Futurists", South by Southwest , 2008. Retrieved on 2008-07-06.
According to an interview with Exclaim! magazine, Futurists mastermind Matthew Adam Hart decided to record his fourth album in a studio, trading his Toronto home (and bedroom where he recorded his first three lo-fi records) for a New York studio. Hart told Exclaim! , "I personally think all of the records, songwise, have been pretty accessible. Production wise? Probably not. I was never one of those guys thinking I have to reinvent the wheel or do something freaky with every record. I did three like that, and I'm getting older now, so I just decided to try it. You can always go back."cite web|title=Interview|work= Exclaim! |url= http://exclaim.ca/Features/Interviews/russian_futurists_clean_up
The band's track "Paul Simon" has been placed on many Samsung Phones as a feature song.
Hart's influences as a songwriter include Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields .Wilson, Carl. "The Russian Futurists", The Globe and Mail , 2000-12-16, p. R13. Born and raised in Cornwall, Ontario , Hart spent his early career creating indie hip hop music tracks, using improvised gear, in Cornwall and in Peterborough, Ontario .Rayner, Ben. "Booming and bittersweet: New songs from Russian Futurists Manitoba opener at Lee's Palace", Toronto Star , 2003-11-20, p. G3. Hart has remixed other artists' singles, including " Tonight I Have to Leave It " by Shout Out Louds and " Do You Trust Your Friends? |The First Five Times " by Stars (Canadian band)|Stars .cite news | last=Vest | first=Daniel | url= http://www.chartattack.com/news/43751/russian-futurists-compilation-finally-coming-out-in-canada | title=Russian Futurists' Compilation Finally Coming Out in Canada | publisher= Chart (magazine)|Chart | date=6 June 2007 | accessdate=2009-01-20
The Russian Futurists released a new album, The Weight’s On The Wheels , worldwide on November 16, 2010.
The Weight's On The Wheels is The Russian Futurists fourth studio album and was produced by Matthew Adam Hart with the aid of Michael Musmanno ( Outkast , Lilys , Arrested Development (group)|Arrested Development ). The lead single “Hoeing Weeds Sowing Seeds”, was mixed by Grammy Award Winner Michael Brauer ( Coldplay , John Mayer , The Bravery ). The album, ten tracks in total feature tracks “Horseshoe Fortune”, “Register My Firearms? No Way!”,“100 Shopping Days ‘Til Christmas” and “One Night, One Kiss”, a duet with Heavy Blinkers singer Ruth Minnikin .
The songs "Paul Simon", and "Precious Metals" are featured on the NBA 2K11 soundtrack.
The Russian Futurists released a music video for “One Night, One Kiss” off their 2010 fourth studio album, “The Weight’s on the Wheels”.cite web|title=WATCH: The Russian Futurists Have ‘One Night, One Kiss’|url= http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/media/entry/watch_the_russian_futurists_have_one_night_one_kiss|work= Filter (magazine) |date=2011-04-26
Me Myself & Rye... An Introduction to the Russian Futurists (2006)
EPs
Ecole de Neige (1998)
References
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External links
http://www.russianfuturists.com/ Russian Futurists official site
myspace|therussianfuturists
http://twitter.com/RFMattHart The Russian Futurists Twitter
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