Odyssey Rival Consoles

• 1 Odyssey 04:42
• 2 Philip 04:13
• 3 Voyager 03:09
• 4 Rebecca 02:16
• 5 Soul (feat. Peter Broderick) 04:18
• Total Runtime 18:38

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Der Elektroniker Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles verbrachte seine Jugend mit dem Experimentieren zwischen IDM, Glitch und Dance Music. Dabei war der Engländer immer auf der Suche nach einem organischeren, vermenschlichten Sound. Mithilfe analoger Instrumente und Equipment reduziert er die musikalischen Bausteine so lange, bis der Klang genügend Platz zum Atmen bekommt.

Auch die Fünf-Track-Maxi 'Odyssey' schafft mit möglichst minimalen Arrangements Atmosphäre und Raum. Der Mann aus Leicester ist besessen von der Idee der Reduktion. So sind die Tracks 'Odyssey' und 'Voyager' nackt und geben ein großartiges Gefühl für Raum. Geräusche von brechendem Eis, Schutt und Trümmern, mechanische Klicklaute, Störgeräusche und das Zupfen von Gitarrensaiten stehen in einer Wechselwirkung mit den einfachen Arrangements und erzeugen kleine Spuren von Rhythmus.

'Diese Musik ist schlau genug, auch außerhalb des Clubs zu funktionieren' schrieb der 'Musikexpress' über Rival Consoles.

Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles
Like many electronic artists, Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles spent his early years experimenting with IDM, glitch and dance, but one consistent element in his musical journey has been his desire to create a more organic, humanised sound. Through these experimentations he has found a process of producing electronic music that feels close to this urge. Restricting himself to a small selection of analogue equipment, West engages his hands directly with instruments and is very selective about what he then records into the computer. He reduces musical parts even further, leaving enough space around the sound for it to breath.

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. West often composes 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 has also produced remixes for New York based composer Nico Muhly and UK producer Jon Hopkins, and composes original music for dance, film and television.

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