Skrika – Vyeltyra Vortex (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Dark-Ambient.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Third album by British artist Monty Adkins as Skrika. The album brings us once again into a futuristic sci-fi exploration.
Content: The work sounds more Cinematic than its predecessors but especially the ‘astral’ sound dimension the work has been made of is rather noticeable. Astral bleeps are emerging from a dense, and obscure, sound universe.
+ + + : Monty Adkins doesn’t repeat himself and that’s rather a good thing -although his debut-album “Fifth Nature” remains a true masterpiece. This album is more into exploration and even reminds me of early Ambient pioneers like Tangerine Dream. This astral dimension has been transposed into a darker and tormenting dimension carried by low sound resonations. I salute the elaborated composition of this opus. Last but not least the artwork is totally fitting with the theme of the work.
– – – : I was not disappointed by this work but the magic of “Fifth Nature” is far away.
Conclusion: I still would recommend discovering previous albums of Skrika before listening to this new opus.
Best songs: “Solitude Chamber”, “Crynopticon”.
Rate: 7½ .
Artist: www.facebook.com/skrikasoundstudios
Label: www.cryochamberlabel.com / www.facebook.com/CryoChamber
Listen to “Vyeltyra Vortex”:
About Skrika
Skrika is the cinematic dark-ambient project of British composer Monty Adkins, started in April 2020 during lockdown and shaped over the following year. The name is the Swedish word for “scream”, a nod to Edvard Munch’s painting and the sense of awe and unease Adkins wanted the project to convey. Debut album “Fifth Nature” was released on Cryo Chamber, the label that also issued “Vyeltyra Vortex”, Skrika’s third album, at the end of 2023.
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