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My name is Shaun Riekena. I write, record and mix my music under the name Prisms & Portals. If you like my music please support by buying my album at http://prismsandportals.bandcamp.com.

Electronica / Experimental / Ambient / Rock / Instrumental

*03/31/15 “A one-man instrumental project from Shaun Riekena, Prisms & Portals could be of particular interest to game developers and genre film makers. Each theme we heard—"In Waves," "Intercept Linear 7" and the 11 minute "The Fossil Lights"—follows an effective formula: a mysterious, hypnotically repetitious motif builds to a dramatic conclusion. Along the way there are enough interludes of intrigue and instrumental flourishes (like great fuzz-bomb guitar tones) that could make an ambitious visual project come to life. Indeed, the simplicity of each composition seems to demand a visual element to ground it or give it context. Our favorite track is "Intercept Linear 7" which makes an impact via its oddly chant-like voice component.” —Music Connection Magazine

*03/05/15 “There is method to the madness here, and I think it comes through on tracks like “Intercept Linear 7” with it’s repeated piano loops stabbing through the eerie harsh whispered lyrics. And it burns through on the equally eerie “Radiant,” with its thunderous piano echoes and cymbal crashes which sound like the perfect soundtrack to a short black and white film. And then there is the all out jam session of the electric guitar and pounding drum darkness on the title track.” —The Equal Ground

*01/20/14 // THE FOSSIL LIGHTS - Available NOW at http://prismsandportals.bandcamp.com!!

*01/13/14 // THE FOSSIL LIGHTS - Update
I will be releasing my second EP titled 'The Fossil Lights' on January 20 over at http://prismsandportals.bandcamp.com. It will be a free digital download (pay what you want) model, so if you'd like to support, you can. Physical copies will be available shortly after. Cheers!

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Prisms & Portals is a one man project by Shaun Riekena that blurs the lines between experimental, electronic, ambient music combined with rhythmic complexities of progressive metal and atmospheric textures of post-rock.

Also the drummer for instrumental, rock duo TACITURN.
www.soundcloud.com/taciturnmusic

TACITURN is brothers Todd and Shaun Riekena. Instrumental, Ambient, Progressive, Metal from Des Moines, IA.

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