Name: Persona
Brand: Rival Consoles

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CD-ERATP-109

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2018-04-13

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Supplier US

Redeye

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Sales:8.875

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4050486114483

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LP-ERATP-109

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4050486114469

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Artist

Rival Consoles

Genre US

Electronic

Label US

Erased Tapes

Rival Consoles is an acclaimed electronic music artist known for his unique blend of melodic techno and ambient soundscapes. With a career spanning over a decade, he has released several critically acclaimed albums and EPs on renowned labels such as Erased Tapes and Ninja Tune.
His music is characterized by intricate rhythms, emotive melodies, and immersive textures that transport listeners to ethereal sonic landscapes. Drawing inspiration from various genres including classical music and IDM, Rival Consoles creates captivating compositions that resonate with both the mind and the body.
With his mesmerizing live performances, Rival Consoles has captivated audiences around the world, showcasing his mastery of electronic music production and creating an immersive audiovisual experience. His innovative approach to sound design pushes boundaries and continues to redefine the possibilities of electronic music.

Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles presents his expressive new album&nbsp;Persona, set for release on&nbsp;April 13th, 2018&nbsp;via Erased Tapes. The title&nbsp;Persona&nbsp;was inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s film of the same name, specifically a shot in the opening credits of a child reaching out to touch a woman’s face on a screen, which is shifting between one face and another. This powerful image struck Ryan and it inspired the album’s main theme — an exploration of the persona, the difference between how we see ourselves and how others see us, the spaces in between; between states, people, light and dark, the inner persona and the outer persona.Recorded at his studio in south-east London,&nbsp;Persona&nbsp;benefits from Ryan’s exploration of a dynamic production process that combines analogue-heavy synthesisers, acoustic and electric instruments with a shoegaze-level obsession with effect pedals. ‘Persona’ follows the success of a series of releases — the ‘Odyssey’ and ‘Sonne’ EPs, long player ‘Howl’, and 2016’s mini album ‘Night Melody’ — that saw Ryan mature into what Pitchfork has called a “forward-thinking electronic musician with his own ideas about sound”. Atypical of instrumental-electronic music, Ryan has achieved a signature sound that’s unmistakably identifiable as Rival Consoles. Going beyond typical electronic music production, Ryan defines it as “songwriting with an electronic palette of sounds”.

Persona

Music US

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