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Ryan Lee West reinforces his unique style of minimal electronic arrangements with a new 6-track EP – 'Sonne' out on Erased Tapes.

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Continuing on from his Odyssey EP released in 2013, Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles creates atmosphere and space whilst exploring waves of sound and rhythm, and the power of colour. With Sonne Ryan creates music to structure itself around a pulse, rather than the pulse being the defining point. 

The title track begins with “a very subtle set of melodies that repeat almost without confidence, and then gradually give way to a huge collage of colour and power”, as Ryan describes it. Not relying on a conventional beat, it’s a prime example of how an analogue synthesiser can create the power and momentum of a rhythm section. From the distorted waves in 3 Chords, growing and shrinking, to the rhythmic waves of constant speeding up and then slowing down in Recovery, it’s the Moog Voyager, Prophet and tape delay that make up the core sound of the EP. Whilst tracks like Helios, Haunt and Think Tank see West play live drums and acoustic guitar.

“I’m often looking at art in exhibitions and I always think to myself ‘why the hell don’t I have this much colour in my work?’ The answer in part I think is down to synthesis. It is very difficult to create colour without it sounding plastic. Colour in music is both the note combinations and the actual timbre of the sounds. There are lots of instances of very colourful ambient sounds, which I took great care to create for each song, using various methods – from passing analogue synths through chains of effects to chopping up random sequences of recordings and forming tiny collages." – Ryan Lee West 

ABOUT THE ARTWORK:  

Resembling the colour and vibrancy in his music, the cover art was created by South London artist Supermundane, who was also responsible for the artwork of the Odyssey EP.

TRACK LISTING:  	

A1. Sonne  A2. 3 Chords  A3. Helios  B1. Haunt  B2. Think Tank  B3. Recovery 

PRESS FOR ODYSSEY EP:

'Glorious...unabashedly epic...’ – Dummy
'Atmospheric synths swell victoriously' – XLR8R
‘Rival Consoles, is the likes of Nils Frahm and Olafur Arnalds' glitchy, electronic cousin’  8/10 – The 405


ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Some might be surprised that London based electronic producer Ryan Lee West, the man behind Rival Consoles, shares a home with contemporary classical composers such as Nils Frahm, Ólafur Arnalds and Peter Broderick. And yet they have a lot more in common than expected. Fascinated by sound from an early age, Ryan chose to dedicate his time to studying, experimenting with and producing sound graduating from De Montfort University in Leicester. One consistent element in his musical journey has been his desire to create a more organic, humanised sound. Ryan often drafts early ideas on piano, violin and guitar, although the end result is much more electronic-laden. As an accomplished sound designer he has repeatedly performed at the Tate, and recently created a bespoke audio-visual performance for Boiler Room at the V&A. Ryan is currently composing music for a soon to be announced BBC production.

LIVE:	
	
After supporting Luke Abbott on his recent UK tour and I Break Horses on their North American tour in spring, Ryan will debut his new live set with a special release show in London, followed by a string of West Coast U.S. dates culminating in Decibel Festival in late September – more details to be announced soon. 

OFFICIAL WEBSITES: www.facebook.com/rivalconsoles · www.erasedtapes.com

Sonne

Recovery

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Rival Consoles - Recovery

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Realised : 08 July 2019
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MADBEN - The Mightiest Galaxy

Welcome to this Special edition Lost Beats In Space show covering the finest Electronic music from the Past, Present and Future.

On the show we cover the third part of Andrew Weatherall's finest remixes showcasing the talent of perhaps one of the most respected figures in Electronic music.

Containing Andrew Weatherall remixed tracks by The Happy Monday's, Meat Beat Manifesto, The Emperor Machine and Craig Bratley plus a whole lot more.

All tracks are selected and mixed by @thefunkassassin

Let the Spaced Out Groove take you to a colourful Cosmic place.

To listen to all past and future shows click here soundcloud.com/thefunkassassin/sets/lost-beats-in-space-electronic

Thank you for listening.

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The mix was recorded on the day of Andrew Weatherall’s last ever gig at A Love From Outer Space at the White Hotel in Manchester 08.02.20. It was an amazing gig. I spoke to him at the end and he loved the venue and the crowd. I’m so glad he enjoyed himself at his last ever gig. God bless you Captain.

THE ANDREW WEATHERALL REMIXES PART 3 LOST BEATS IN SPACE ELECTRONIC MUSIC SHOW 019

Here is something very special for your lockdown...
It's a dj set I just recorded on the fly today, with a "4D4144" taste... which means some tunes / some kinds of tunes who influenced me to composed "The mightiest track", the track I released few days ago on Cod3qr label ;)

Enjoy the download button and feel free to share your thoughts / track id requests or whatever in the comment section!

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Madben aka 4D4144 - Something For Your Lockdown - dj set

Episode 16 of the SUPER TUESDAY weekly lockdown livestream

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