Yuri Gagarin (band)

Yuri Gagarin
Background information
Origin	Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres	Acid rock Doom metal Instrumental rock Progressive rock Psychedelic rock Space rock Stoner rock
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 and progressive 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 space atmospheric sound.^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

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

References