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Is there an artist better at making synths weep? Many have searched for God through their modular synthesisers, but few have reached such heights or demonstrated such ease in handling their instrument. Signed exclusively to the Erased Tapes label ever since the beginning of his career, Ryan Lee West maintains his steady pace with his third album, Now is, following Articulation in 2020 and Overflow in 2021. With Now Is, Rival Consoles opens ‘a new chapter in an ongoing quest for refinement and evolution’ (very nicely put). After the dystopian Overflow, the English producer wanted to compose a more ‘colourful and euphoric’ album. As on every record, and perhaps even more so here, Rival Consoles comfortably tucks listeners into a box padded with cotton wool and takes them on a journey. You never really know where it starts or ends, but it doesn’t matter; it’s not the kind of music you want to intellectualise… You just want to lose yourself in the majestic synth loops, contemplative melodies, ultra-fuzzy techno beats and long, ambient tracks that will send shivers down your spine. © Smaël Bouaici/Qobuz
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Rival Consoles, MainArtist - Ryan Lee West, Composer, Producer - Zino Mikorey, MasteringEngineer
2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd. 2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
Rival Consoles, MainArtist - Ryan Lee West, Composer, Producer - Zino Mikorey, MasteringEngineer
2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd. 2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
Rival Consoles, MainArtist - Ryan Lee West, Composer, Producer - Zino Mikorey, MasteringEngineer
2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd. 2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
Rival Consoles, MainArtist - Ryan Lee West, Composer, Producer - Zino Mikorey, MasteringEngineer
2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd. 2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
Rival Consoles, MainArtist - Ryan Lee West, Composer, Producer - Zino Mikorey, MasteringEngineer
2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd. 2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
Rival Consoles, MainArtist - Ryan Lee West, Composer, Producer - Zino Mikorey, MasteringEngineer
2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd. 2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
Rival Consoles, MainArtist - Ryan Lee West, Composer, Producer - Zino Mikorey, MasteringEngineer
2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd. 2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
Rival Consoles, MainArtist - Ryan Lee West, Composer, Producer - Zino Mikorey, MasteringEngineer
2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd. 2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
Rival Consoles, MainArtist - Ryan Lee West, Composer, Producer - Zino Mikorey, MasteringEngineer
2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd. 2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
Rival Consoles, MainArtist - Ryan Lee West, Composer, Producer - Zino Mikorey, MasteringEngineer
2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd. 2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
Rival Consoles, MainArtist - Ryan Lee West, Composer, Producer - Zino Mikorey, MasteringEngineer - Robert Murray Jamieson, Piano
2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd. 2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
Album review
Is there an artist better at making synths weep? Many have searched for God through their modular synthesisers, but few have reached such heights or demonstrated such ease in handling their instrument. Signed exclusively to the Erased Tapes label ever since the beginning of his career, Ryan Lee West maintains his steady pace with his third album, Now is, following Articulation in 2020 and Overflow in 2021. With Now Is, Rival Consoles opens ‘a new chapter in an ongoing quest for refinement and evolution’ (very nicely put). After the dystopian Overflow, the English producer wanted to compose a more ‘colourful and euphoric’ album. As on every record, and perhaps even more so here, Rival Consoles comfortably tucks listeners into a box padded with cotton wool and takes them on a journey. You never really know where it starts or ends, but it doesn’t matter; it’s not the kind of music you want to intellectualise… You just want to lose yourself in the majestic synth loops, contemplative melodies, ultra-fuzzy techno beats and long, ambient tracks that will send shivers down your spine. © Smaël Bouaici/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:59
- Main artists: Rival Consoles
- Composer: Ryan Lee West
- Label: Erased Tapes
- Genre: Electronic Ambient
2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd. 2022 Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
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