Howl, by Rival Consoles

Howl

by Rival Consoles

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obc I discover Rival Console with this great album. Then, it's 2xLP is soitting between Aphex Twin's Selected Ambiant Works vol.2 and AE's Incunabula. It's still playing on my headphones, for my daily journey to work. Love it forever!

Portis Rival Consoles really knows how to compose electronic music that's very easy to listen to. I think newer listeners to electronic music should be led to RC early on as one of the go-to's of the genre. More traditionally composed tracks that work really well.

outrageous Interesting minimal & deep tracks. Very inspiring. Love those litlle dissonances here and there, on several tracks. Great piece of work!

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1.	Howl 06:02	buy track
2.	Ghosting 04:29	buy track
3.	Afterglow 03:38	buy track
4.	Pre 05:14	buy track
5.	Walls 04:18	buy track
6.	Low 04:20	buy track
7.	3 Laments 02:05	buy track
8.	Morning Vox 05:06	buy track
9.	Looming 06:23	buy track

about

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

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released October 16, 2015

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Rival Consoles London, UK

London-based producer Ryan Lee West, better known under the name Rival Consoles, is notable for making synthesisers sound human and atmospheric.

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 in 2007. ... more

shows

Sep 27

Music Hall of Williamsburg

Brooklyn, NY
Sep 29

Théâtre Fairmount

Montreal, QC
Sep 30

Velvet Underground

Toronto, ON
Oct 04

Sleeping Village

Chicago, IL
Oct 06

The Independent

San Francisco, CA
Oct 07

Lodge Room

Highland Park, CA
Oct 09

Papalote Museo del Niño

Mexico City, Mexico
Oct 10

Parish

Austin, TX
Oct 21

Kulturzentrum Pavillon

Hannover, Germany
Oct 27

L'Octogone

Pully, Switzerland
Oct 28

Exil

Zürich, Switzerland
Oct 29

clubCANN

Stuttgart, Germany
Oct 31

Argo16

Marghera, Italy
Nov 02

Grelle Forelle

Vienna, Austria
Nov 03

Palác Akropolis

Prague, Czech Republic
Nov 04

Hipnoza

Katowice, Poland
Nov 05

Niebo

Warsaw, Poland
Nov 07

Tavastia Klubi

Helsinki, Finland
Nov 09

Debaser

Stockholm, Sweden
Nov 10

Rust

Copenhagen, Denmark
Nov 12

Nochtspeicher

Hamburg, Germany
Nov 13

GRETCHEN

Berlin, Germany
Nov 14

Stadtgarten

Cologne, Germany
Nov 17

Le Trabendo

Paris, France
Nov 18

Bozar

Brussels, Belgium
Dec 08

DRUMSHEDS

London, UK
Dec 14

The Fields at Siam Country Club

Pattaya, Thailand
Jun 21

Glendalough Estate

Wicklow, Ireland

discography

Coda

Jun 2023
Spirit Loop

Mar 2023
Now Is

Oct 2022
Echoes

Jun 2022

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