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

This track is two years old. It was made on 01/23/13, but wasn't released then. You ask why? The answer is in its strange sound.
A couple of my friends told me back then: there's something wrong with the chords, it's something unnatural. But damn yes, it is indeed! The whole idea was to create and deliver that wrong and unnatural feeling _before the spring comes_. You may understand me if you're living (or lived for a long time) in a cold, dirty and depressed city, where everything looks like an old dusty gothic engraving and yet, it has something charming in its mood. So, here it is, the track that has been hidden for two years and remembered just now - as I feel the same way again.

Before Spring Comes

Gravity (produced by River Tiber & KAYTRANADA) at Red Bull studios Los Angeles for Red Bull Sound Select

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Illusions

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River Tiber – Gravity (prod. by River Tiber and KAYTRANADA)

from the new EP 'Antiphon' - https://alfamist.bandcamp.com
Alfa Mist - Keys
Rudi Creswick - Bass
Johnny Woodham - Trumpet
Jamie Houghton - Drums
Kaya Thomas-Dyke - Vocals
Tobie Tripp - Violin/Strings

Antiphon

Breathe (Feat. Kaya Thomas-Dyke)

Written by Shay Lia, Lou Phelps and Kaytranada
Produced by Kaytranada

Buy/Stream: https://awal.lnk.to/WYP
Lyrics: https://genius.com/Shay-lia-whats-your-problem-lyrics

What's Your Problem?

What's Your Problem? (prod. KAYTRANADA)

A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - MIDNIGHT (KAYTRA EDIT)

THE NIGHT IS ON MY MIND

Mayday

Milo's loop

Out on Kitsuné Maison 14: http://www.kitsune.fr/journal/2012/09/downloads/kitsune-maison-14-lorenz-rhode-feat-jamie-lidell-any-kind-of-pressure

ITUNES EUROPE: https://itunes.apple.com/album/kitsune-maison-compilation/id564174748
ITUNES US: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kitsune-maison-14-absinthe/id565674898

Also available on a beautiful 2xVINYL LP. Mmmh, vinyl! http://www.juno.co.uk/products/467108-01.htm

Before Spring Comes

catheist

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