Rival Consoles shares new track, Vibrations on a String, taken from his forthcoming album – out 31 July on Erased Tapes
RIVAL CONSOLES
SHARES NEW TRACK FROM ARTICULATION,
OUT ON 31 JULY VIA ERASED TAPES
LISTEN TO VIBRATIONS ON A STRING
Rival Consoles (aka Ryan Lee West) has shared a new track from his highly anticipated new album Articulation, out on Erased Tapes on 31 July 2020.
Listen to the opening track, ‘Vibrations on a String’ here
Ryan explains, “’Vibrations on a String’ was one of the earliest pieces I made for the record.The title is a direct reference to the behaviour of the main synth: I was trying to mimic playing a guitar string both softly and aggressively. I think a part of me is often trying to mimic the physical world with synths. There is something mindful about observing things and making sense of them, and once you try to recreate something in a different medium it feels like there are new opportunities to explore.”
Articulation (which follows 2018’s Persona) was conceived with a very visual way of thinking, unusual for the London musician and producer. During the writing process Ryan drew structures, shapes and patterns by hand to try and find new ways of thinking about music, giving himself a way to problem-solve away from the computer. The album title references a piece by the avant-garde contemporary composer Györgi Ligeti, though not for its music, but for the non-traditional graphic score that accompanied it. You can see some of these drawings here: http://www.rivalconsoles.net/diagram
Since the release of Persona, Ryan Lee West has taken his captivating live A/V set to all corners of the world. Last seen live on stage with 17 players of the London Contemporary Orchestra for a sold-out orchestral performance at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall in January 2020.Meanwhile West has kept busy. After contributing an exclusive track titled ‘Them Is Us’ to Adult Swim’s coveted Singles series, he recently shared the beautifully textured solo piano piece Winter’s Lament on this year’s Piano Day. He has also been in high demand as a composer, scoring Charlie Brooker’s much talked about Black Mirror episode Striking Vipers, composing original music for Secret Cinema presents Stranger Things as well as renowned choreographer Alexander’s Whitley’s groundbreaking new work Overflow which was set to premiere at London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre this spring.
Articulation will be available worldwide on 31 July, with live activities to be announced as soon as the situation allows safe event planning.
ARTICULATION TRACKLIST
1. Vibrations on a String
2. Forwardism
3. Melodica
4. Articulation
5. Still Here
6. Sudden Awareness of Now
PRE-ORDER ARTICULATION: https://IDOL.lnk.to/articulation
VINYL / CD / DIGITAL – ERATP133‘
Listen to ‘Articulation’: https://youtu.be/k64EH1m1NOw High res artwork and press photograph: https://we.tl/t-I6vtDeoBXT
PRAISE FOR 2018’S PERSONA
“Album Of The Day” — BBC Radio 6 Music“West has made a career out of evoking human emotions with digital sounds” — Pitchfork“Ambient leaning, mind expanding electronics” — DJ Magazine “Unequivocally Rival Consoles’ finest work to date” (8/10) — Loud & Quiet“Without doubt Rival Consoles’ best yet” (8/10) — Crack Magazine“Arguably Rival Consoles’ Magnus Opus, this is one of the Albums of the Year” — Electronic Sound“The strongest album of his career” — A Closer Listen
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