I was driving in a huge thunderstorm in dc and the first massive lighting strike was at this drop 

Lol the first definition of scarp on Webster's is "an enscarpment". So informative

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This month will see Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles debut his new live set, restricting himself to a small selection of analogue equipment such as the Moog Voyager, Prophet and tape delay, as he supports Luke Abbott on his UK tour.

In celebration, Rival Consoles offers his fans a free download of the title track 'Odyssey' – a reflection of his quest to create atmosphere and space from minimal arrangements. His new EP also features label friend Peter Broderick and is available now on Erased Tapes.

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Odyssey

Rival Consoles – Odyssey

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Where The World Ends

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It's Where The World Ends

I had a lot of train journeys recently and I love watching the wires seemingly dance around outside the window. I wondered if we could be getting fooled by a similar process during our usual experience of movement and time, and thought it would be an interesting project for a music video set to the music created during the same journeys.

You can find that project and a longer explanation of the video ideas here: https://vimeo.com/241546182

For the music I wanted to bring ideas of frozen moments of the past into play, and no better excuse to get stuck in with the Prophet 6 on some lush classic analogue synth sounds for the main chord sequence, and plenty of nob noodling for a dance of modulating sounds around the main sequence. I wanted to keep it fairly sparse to let the chord patch be central, and just focus on trying to make every element, including the percussion, warp a little, so you can either listen to the track from a distance and hear the harmonic ideas, or delve in to find all sorts more hiding in there.

You can hear the whole EP here: https://lnk.to/WorldPassingByEP

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Resynthesis [Mesh004]

The core chord progression, bass line & melodic elements of this track came first and were fairly well established early on, however the drums changed countless times during this track’s evaluation. We really wanted hard-hitting drums with lots of energy but wanted to avoid the obvious. 

Scarp is a geological term which is slightly too technical to get into but it’s basically a specific type of erosion. After the intro when the beat drops on this it feels like everything is falling away to make way for something powerful.  The drums and some of the melodic phrases also have this ‘falling away’ effect.

BRECON - Scarp

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Wild Beasts - Two Dancers (Jon Hopkins Remix)

@max-cooper reworks 'Everyone Is Falling', taken from The Great Distraction
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Everyone Is Falling (Max Cooper Remix)

From the album 'Beneath The Surface' out now on Max Cooper's Mesh Label

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Beneath The Surface

Immerse

Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles announces details of his highly anticipated new album 'Articulation', out on July 31. Pr-order is on LP & DL: https://idol.lnk.to/articulation

Lead track and album centrepiece 'Articulation' links the record back to the analogue fluidity and colour of 2016’s 'Night Melody'. The division of varying time signatures, intertwined with a complex structure of notes, creates an expression of a moving structure and conjures a dreamy, motorik energy. Ryan Lee West explains, "The title track is about articulation and playfulness with shape and time. Its structure is very machine-like, but I was really interested in how melody and sense of story could develop out of this, and it became an exploration of mathematical structures — patterns and shapes having a conversation. I love that something on paper can appear rigid and calculated, but then take on new meaning based on the context that surrounds it, or how it changes over time."

'Articulation', which follows 2018’s 'Persona', was conceived with a very visual way of thinking, unusual for the London musician and producer. During the writing process Ryan drew structures, shapes and patterns by hand to try and find new ways of thinking about music, giving himself a way to problem-solve away from the computer. The album title references a piece by the avant-garde contemporary composer Györgi Ligeti, though not for its music, but for the non-traditional graphic score that accompanied it.

“I find electronic music is often battling to say something with integrity because technology and production can easily get in the way. I think the goal of a lot of electronic composers is to find a balance between the vision of the idea and the power of possibilities on the computer. With a pen and paper sketch you can compose and rethink ideas without technology getting in the way, so for me it acts as a very helpful tool to refresh the process.” — Ryan Lee West

Since the release of 'Persona', Ryan Lee West has taken his captivating live A/V set to all corners of the world. Last seen live on stage with 17 players of the London Contemporary Orchestra for a sold-out orchestral performance at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall in January 2020.

Meanwhile Ryan has kept busy. After contributing an exclusive track 'Them Is Us' to Adult Swim’s coveted Singles series, he recently shared the beautifully textured solo piano piece 'Winter’s Lament' on this year’s Piano Day. He has also been in high demand as a composer, scoring Charlie Brooker’s much talked about Black Mirror episode Striking Vipers, composing original music for Secret Cinema presents Stranger Things as well as renowned choreographer Alexander’s Whitley’s groundbreaking new work Overflow which was set to premiere at London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre this spring.

Articulation

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Rival Consoles - Articulation

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BIO : Will Brown’s solo project Brecon showcases a penchant for introspective melodies, angular percussion and reflective harmonies, which drive a range of tempos into vast acoustics, wandering through repurposed references to UK dance music.

Having caught the attention of Max Cooper, Brecon’s debut EP ‘Cairns’ was released through Max’s own imprint MESH last summer.  This was followed by a remix package including remixes from Om Unit, Nicolas Bougaïeff, Ténèbre and Max Cooper.  

Brecon’s music captured the interest of industry, securing a number of high profile remixes (Morcheeba, Rob Clouth and Max Cooper) and airplay (BBC 6music, NTS and Giles Peterson’s Worldwide FM).  

Represented by LittleBig Brecon’s live shows mix live drumming and synth work with beautifully engaging synchronised live visuals delivering a unique and energetic performance.    

"When I first listened to Brecon I was struck by something new - the strength of the rhythmic approach in the context of beautiful arp-driven synth music. There's a mastery of the drums, so sparse, but so effective, without resorting to the usual tropes we're so used to in this melodic context. It made me excited.”
- Max Cooper

BRECON - Scarp

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