Skrika – Betrayal Of Caerimar (Digital/CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
The British solo project Skrika returns with its fourth album. Monty Adkins once again explores sci-fi themes, transforming them into a seamless fusion of Dark-Ambient and Cinematic music.
Never one to repeat himself, Adkins continuously expands his sonic palette with each release. This time, he incorporates a kind of sacred chants that enhance the album’s atmospheric depth. These elements are layered within a rich collage of sound and noise, including field recordings. While evolving his approach, he still retains the quintessential Ambient essence reminiscent of pioneers like Jean-Michel Jarre and Tangerine Dream—an aspect he had already introduced in his previous work.
Technically, this is a masterfully crafted album with an impressive sonic landscape. However, once again, it falls just short of recapturing the magic of his debut, “Fifth Nature”. (Rating:7½).
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About Skrika
Skrika is the solo project of British composer Monty Adkins, started in April 2020 during the first Covid-19 lockdown. The name comes from the Swedish word for “scream”, a nod to Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” and to the visual art of Fred Deux, Francis Bacon, Dariusz Zawadzki and Zdzisław Beksiński that has long informed his approach to sound design. Adkins built the project around a fascination with science fiction and the sense of awe and unease inspired by space. The debut album, “Fifth Nature”, was released on Cryo Chamber, the same label behind “Betrayal Of Caerimar”, Skrika’s fourth full-length.
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