Artist Info: Rika

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Rika are three dudes and one dudette from Vienna / Austria. The band exists since january 2005 but some band members have changed over time. Rika sounds like midwest emo with some post-rock influences. Meandering guitar lines are interrupted by explosive euphoria and die away in spheres of entwined harmonies. Think Mineral, think Appleseed Cast, think Sometree.

After playing a couple of shows, they recorded their first demo cd-r diy in may 2005, which is sold out by now. [read more...]