Time Rival offers up a very personal EP reflecting on the horrific ramifications of Vertigo. Well not necessarily but it IS called 'Vertigo Sessions' and it's a very enjoyable listen. The synth is favoured over his traditional piano-work focused medium and it's sounding extremely fresh as a result. This is a delightful little collection of tunes that deserve your attention!

Vaporous

Chroma

Little Venice

Prisms

2020-12-30

a hint of aurora borealis

Boson Spin - Glostentrooft

synaptic immolation

Jälg Sinust jäi

Mellow

Time Rival is the ambient music project of Illinois native Michael Southard.  At a young age, Michael became interested in music production and recording engineering, creating countless albums of esoteric, cross-genre music.  He earned a bachelor’s degree in music business from Southern Illinois University in 2007 and has continued honing his production and songwriting skills.
The music of Time Rival is ambient in nature and has been described as “music for dreaming”.  Mostly piano and synthesizers heavily effected by computer wizardry.  It’s generally warm and pleasant with tiny hints of tension.  Music to help the listener decompress and provoke deep thought in this digital age.

Michael also creates technical, beat driven electronic music under the name @SupplyFi, is one half of the duo @Amberglow-3, and collaborates regularly with @runninginslowmotion and @belial-pelegrim.  He is a co-owner @triplicaterecords,  has a monthly radio show on Threadsradio.com and curates mixes and playlists for TRIP FM
For inquiries: msouthard.music@gmail.com