If (Saycet Remix)

Benjamin Gustafsson - ... then suddenly everything got quiet (A_ldric remix)

'Howl' is the new album by Rival Consoles, London-based electronic producer Ryan Lee West, set for release through Erased Tapes on 16th October 2015.

Pre-order it on (Ltd. Red) 2xLP · CD · DL here:
www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP076
or via iTunes: http://snip.ftpromo.net/howl

"Rival Consoles scuttles and murmurs magnificently" – Spin

Foremost a guitarist, growing up listening to rock rather than club music, West continues to strive towards finding a more personal balance between music for home listening and larger spaces. The title track was inspired by the howl-like tones he developed by running synths through guitar pedals. 

"By slowly drifting the pitch through distortion and delays, the result sounded like vocal cries – something which was perfect for the song and this inspired me to take on a darker set of tones across the whole album. It was made over the past few years, inspired by capturing small performances on synths, touring with some of my musical heroes, playing with feedback when I should have been catching a train, sampling my voice in unexpected conditions and recording textures in different countries.” 

The album explores a wide range of emotions; from the dissonance eruptions and primal rhythms in 'Howl', to the mournful improvisations of '3 Laments', which features a sample of his own voice. Alongside his performances on Moog, Prophet, tape delay and guitar, West enlisted the help of drummer Fabian Prynn for ‘Low’ and cellist Peter Gregson for ‘Walls’, both long-time collaborators of Erased Tapes peers Douglas Dare and Michael Price.

"This album features a lot of my own recordings, rather than simply using samples that I have sitting on my computer. This gives the album a more personal feeling, which is very important to me because I think we live in a time where there is just so much recorded material out there, and accessible at a click of a button, that the joy of recording your own drum sounds, your own percussion, your own claps, seems redundant – but it’s not! That should be a priority because its often more interesting and makes you choose a different creative path."
 
It’s rarely reported that Rival Consoles was Erased Tapes' very first signing, with a CDR of early demos under the name Aparatec that inspired founder Robert Raths to start the label. Indeed West has more in common with his contemporaries Nils Frahm and Peter Broderick than some might think. His consistent desire to create a more organic, humanised sound sees West often draft early ideas on traditional, acoustic instruments like the guitar or the piano; forming pieces that capture a sense of songwriting behind the electronics. 

"I try to create atmosphere and mood throughout with a less-is-more approach to composition. I'm always trying to find an exciting reaction from a few ingredients, because that is magic to me. To make something interesting with tons of layers of effects just doesn't excite me. But to make something interesting with just three layers requires a special alignment of sounds, ideas and timing. This is my most personal work to date, following on from 'Odyssey' and 'Sonne' which gave me the confidence to continue exploring my own ideas and approach to sound. The essence of this album was made with a few synths, some guitar pedals and lots of cups of tea. I hope you’ll enjoy it."
 
Having repeatedly performed at such prestigious venues as the Tate, and having created a bespoke audio-visual performance for Boiler Room at the V&A Museum, the blueprint for West’s current live A/V show was formed. Featuring self-programmed visuals in Max/MSP has earned him appearances at music festivals around the world including Mutek, Decibel, Big Ears and Berghain’s Pop-Kultur Festival, as well as tours in support of Clark, Nosaj Thing, Luke Abbott and Kiasmos.

October 2015 will see West perform Rival Consoles debut headline shows in the UK, followed by North America and Europe mainland dates throughout the winter months. 

Howl

Rival Consoles - Howl

Video: https://youtu.be/ltVMYjKRBUc
Image: Cerenkov radiation in Idaho National Laboratory

Study30

I played my PYN 3D printed Native american flute and built up a track around it using various VST instruments and live percussion. This track is inspired by the Afro-Celt Soundsystem. P and C owned by Ralph Cree 2025

Pynto

In collaboration with film company Lampray, Gidge & arts platform Norr,  we offer Lulin: a 24 minute film and 42 minutes of audio. Watch the film in full at http://lulin.se get the vinyl at https://atomnationrec.lnk.to/GidgeLulin

"I saw something last night. We were in the car on our way home from a dinner, the children were asleep in the backseat. On the left side of the road, by the trees right on the edge of the forest, something was standing. Do you remember that summers night when we were kids and we thought we saw something moving in the woods? I had almost forgotten about that night [...] but I swear, what I saw last night was that very same thing.”

Leif Hedlund, September 19th 1974

Gidge - Hon

Jt008 / Landside - Chains EP

A1. Landside - Chains
A2. Landside - Desert Lake
B1. Landside - Chains (Axel Boman Remix)
B2. Landside - Chains (Beacon Reamix)

Digital: https://www.beatport.com/release/chains/1766139
Physical: http://www.kompakt.fm/releases/chains_ep

Landside is the collaboration between Italian producers Hunter/Game and the Icelandic band Kúra.
The sound draws as much from the deep vibe and  melancholy ambience of Kúraʼs  reflective, dubby moods, as the more insistent groove of Hunter/Game's dancefloor roots.

Landside - Chains EP

Chains EP, is a meltin pot of dub vibes, breaking leads, and melancholic
vocals.
An obscure path through secret prophecies, sewing new worlds, combining ash and bones.
A born spell, takes you into uncharted lands, a journey up to a mirage of a desert lake.
Axel Boman remix is fresh breath into e melancholic landscape, as a shaman hypnotizes you , and takes possession of your most magical vibration.
Beacon Remix is a velvety story into a melody that cradles you in a soft dream without break away from a wild energy.

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Landside - Chains

Get Musto & Rietze's latest release on Kindisch here: 
http://btprt.dj/1Xts1zo

Kindisch Podcast #013 - Musto & Rietze

https://ianhandsley.bandcamp.com/album/detach

Shipping - Swimmer

Opening track 'Wrecked' is taken from their 2012 'Thrown EP', available here: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP044

Filmed by WDR Rockpalast.

Kiasmos & Nils Frahm Live Improvisation At Haldern Pop Festival 2015

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