“Listening to Vortex Rikers is akin to peering over the shoulder of a Renaissance painter as his brush strokes delicately massage a canvas into a grandiose scene. [...] The Story So Far… presents a beautiful brooding and classical ambience that occasionally tosses the creaky ghostship across the tides into open water only to be pulled back into a rough patch. [...] The album is conceptual, ambitious and completely self-released, giving fans of dark dance music something more to ponder than some loop and drag.” – Read more on Mishka Bloglin
“Die Musik von Vortex Rikers ist ein verklanglichtes Wandeln in der von sozialer Distanz, ökonomischer Rationalität und rein funktionaler Architektur geprägten, unwirtlichen Kühlheit der postindustriellen Welt. Sie ist der Klang von nächtlichem Umherirren in übervölkerten Ballungsgebieten, von post-ekstatischem Absturz im Morgengrauen, von endzeitlicher Sci-Fi-Dystopie.” – Read more on Klangverhältnisse
“The ever impressive Dortmund based musical outfit Vortex Rikers returned earlier today with a sublime new EP titled Oceanic. This is the fifth EP from the band this year, incredibly prolific. It’s not a case of quantity over quality either, it’s the latter all the way. Vortex Rikers have this incredible ability to craft beautiful ambient electronics that evoke expansively dark atmospherics. The seven-track Oceanic EP has a gothic feel to it with its waves of dark synth and minimalistic elements.” – Read more on Believe In Sound
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