ULTRAMIX 22

Original Works

ELECTRO High & Special

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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.

LINKS: facebook.com/rivalconsoles · twitter.com/rivalconsoles · www.erasedtapes.com

Odyssey

Rival Consoles – Odyssey

mp3 download here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/73l58z

Knight Fare(post-war dub)

Watch the video for 'Tsekeleke' directed by Chris Saunders at http://youtu.be/6xl_Xu2dEwA

'Tsekeleke' is the first music to be released via @warp-records;

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Tsekeleke (Video Edit)

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Fatima Al Qadiri: Shanghai Freeway (Taken from Asiatisch Released 05/2014) On Hyperdub 

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Fatima Al Qadiri: Shanghai Freeway (Taken from Asiatisch Released 05/2014)

Out now: mechatronica.bandcamp.com/album/disrupted-dialect

EP playlist: soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic/sets/second-storey-disrupted-dialect-mtron034

Speedy electro, bass music, IDM influences and bleeped-out machine funk fluidly come together in absurd, playful and rattling ways, as @second_storey explores spotless broken rhythms and fractured forms of sonic expression from the future.

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instagram.com/mechatronicamusic

Disrupted Dialect

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Second Storey - Disrupted Dialect [MTRON034]

Ryan Lee West reinforces his unique style of minimal electronic arrangements with a new 6-track EP – 'Sonne' will be released on 12" Vinyl and Download via Erased Tapes on September 15th, 2014

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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

3 Chords

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Rival Consoles - 3 Chords

Second Storey - Lotto KiX [MTRON034]

Second Storey - V-Runner [MTRON034]

The Tales of The Heike is a Japanese folkloric tale created in the 12th century depicting the Genpei war and the life of the Heike clan.

This story is known as the first novel ever created by humans. The authorship of this novel has been attributed to many people but there is no certainty on who created it since the tale has been passed through oral tradition and has changed over time. Shogyomujo is an excerpt of this tale which translates to “Impermanence” and it is under this theme that Birdcage’s debut EP for Shabu Recordings is based. Featuring the most emotionally powerful music released on Shabu yet, Shogyomujo is a three-part story that unfolds like a flower blossoming which isn’t afraid to show its decay and its death.

Shorea Robusta is the opener of this triptych; it starts slowly and continuously evolves from a cold and ambient-focused Techno track to a tear-jerking piece of beauty that injects parts of Gamelan music and violin. Following it, Atma is a serene and hypnotizing work that is somewhat nostalgic of Acid. Its pulsating and distorted synthline transpires a life that is slowly evolving into a new husk and shining as its own entity.

OP-88 Transience puts an end to this sequence with a granular Techno piece that gets more and more anxious and delirious throughout its life to become a chaotic mass that dies on its own. To complement the previous acts, the previous trilogy is accompanied by a more dancefloor-focused trio of reworks.
The alternate version of Shorea Robusta cuts back on the instruments to create a more rythmically tribal and blurry take that provides an uplifting sense of euphoria. It is this same euphoria that Avus’ take on Atma captures; it strips down the original’s nostalgia to make an assumed 7 minutes piece of Acid. Borealis’ (a.k.a Jesse Somfay) rework of Shorea Robusta tops off this whole with a somewhat psychedelic work of Trance-oriented Techno that transforms the original into a 3 AM warehouse banger.

[SHA010] Birdcage - Atma (Avus remix)

El Guincho side project gets the remix treatment from edit-champ Pilooski, Visionquest / Soft Touch mega-talent Clarian and Turbo / Multi Culti A&R Von Party.

Spanish musician Pablo Diaz-Reixa, best known for his psychedelic, tropical pop act El Guincho (released on Young Turks), posted 5 sample-based tribal tracks back in 2013 on the site tranc.es. The music drew the attention of John Talabot, who released two of them, titled simply '4' and '5,' onto his Hivern Discs label, as a vinyl-only release, which found it's way to Thomas Von Party and inspired this remix pack.

Pilooski hasn't released much music of late, but what he has put out has been of exceptional quality, with remixes for I:Cube and Tim Paris being highlights of 2014. His remix of Trances 4 is a sprawling modular head-trip, far out in every way, yet somehow listenable and versatile as a DJ tool. 

The increasingly prolific Clarian (formerly of Footprintz), flexes a progressive acid house builder out of Trances 5, proving his skill in yet another facet, after an incredibly wide range of releases ranging from indie rock on Seth Troxler's Soft Touch to indian chant-pop on his Multi Culti EP. It's a sonic departure from the original, but one that stays true to the verb in question.

Finally, Von Party brings the tempo down on to a smooth 116 BPM, restraining some of the abrasive elements to make for a low-slung crowd-pleaser that works equally as warm-up or late-night takedown - already played and supported by Tiga.

Also included in the package are the amazing originals, available for the first time digitally, and as a digital exclusive, a previously unheard alternate version of Trances 4. 

Trances Remixed is released on February 23, 2015

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Trances Remixed

Trances - 5

Second Storey - Fhain Gales (NSA010)

LIES-057
Person of Interest-What You Think You Want
to be released March 2015

Person of  Interest-What You Think You Want (LIES-057)

Kid Antoine - 'Recon (MM Remix)'

Three Japanese techno innovators team up as Disq Clash. Jacking Chicago tracks featuring a vocal from the legendary DJ Funk.

DISQ CLASH is Chester Beatty, DJ Shufflemaster and DJ YAMA. Chester Beatty and DJ Shufflemaster are well-known techno producers who started their career in the 90’s and have released albums on Germany's Tresor. DJ Yama is the label boss behind “Sublime Records” which has released established artists like Ken Ishii. DJ Funk joins the team on vocals, following up on several collaborations with Chester Beatty under the project name “Da Royal Funkasta.”

The original is a high-powered, 303 laced Chicago party bomb, while Shufflemaster's pair of remixes take things to Detroit and beyond.  

Release date: March 23, 2015

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Twin Turbo 027 - Turbo Clash EP

Disq Clash Turbo Clash (DJ Shufflemaster Paraiso Mix)

Preorder now on Juno: https://bit.ly/3OnE2Wf

Second Storey showcases his love of and knack for crafting sci-fi electro-futurism on this escapist new 12". Known as one of the first artists on fabric's Houndstooth label, he has also made waves on electro powerhouses Trust, Mechatronica and Frustrated Funk and is a key resident at London's underground techno and electro hub, Natural Selection. Here, Storey fuses his deep-rooted love for electro with cutting-edge sound design across five intelligent, dynamic sound system tracks that redefine the genre with lashing synths that sound like sheet-metal whips and coruscated rhythms that make you move your body. 

More from the label: https://www.juno.co.uk/labels/No+Static%252FAutomatic/?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=premiere&utm_campaign=soundcloud  

Premiere: Second Storey – Holografix (No Static / Automatic)

Watch the visionary video of Bextures Teeth by Michel De Klein

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ArB97LSpY

Read:

igloomag.com/reviews/roel-funcken-mercury-retrograde-schematic


Check out Roel's very impressive back catalogue:

www.discogs.com/artist/Roel+Funcken

roelfuncken.com

www.funckarma.com

catalogue number: SCH-096

2012 Schematic Music Company

schematic.net

Mesmer is a collaboration with Rena Jones renamusic.com

Smart Ambient is a remix for Known Rebel
collab with Cor bolten (Jupiter 4 & Jupiter 8)
beat version previously released on Tympanik Audio
 tympanikaudio.com soundcloud.com/known-rebel

Deer is a remix for Seaming To seaming.co.uk

Gangsta Riddim is a remix for Scanone
previously released on Outside recordings
outside-recordings.com soundcloud.com/scanone



Design by future tenses
Timothée Mathelin aka shift/ futurorg.com
credits
released 04 September 2012
tags
tags: crash course in science electronic miami bass phoenecia schematic dance dub electronic music intelligent music step vaporizer Miami 

13Textures

09Deer

08Mercury Retrograde

07Zarwone

06Smart Ambient

http://electronicexplorations.bandcamp.com/

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Al Tourettes - Mind Over Scatter - Electronic Explorations Compilation 2012

For DJ or Live bookings please contact : 

lou@rocketsciencemedia.com

For remixes or further info please contact :

alec@secondstorey.co.uk