Ryan Lee West (born November 10, 1985), known by his stage name Rival Consoles, is a British electronic musician,[1] living in London. All of his albums and EPs have been released by Erased Tapes Records.
Rival Consoles | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ryan Lee West |
| Also known as | Aparatec |
| Born | November 10, 1985 Leicester, England |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Erased Tapes |
| Website | rivalconsoles |
Biography
editWest was born in Leicester.[2] He learned to play guitar in his youth, but later switched to electronic production, studying music technology at De Montfort University.[2] He initially used the stage name Aparatec, releasing an EP of material under that name in 2007. His first release as Rival Consoles was issued later in 2007 by Erased Tapes Records, which has released all of his albums and EPs.
West has remixed tracks by Jon Hopkins, Vessels, Ólafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, Max Cooper, Noisia, Sasha and Toydrum among others. [3]
Rival Consoles' style is a combination of ambient, shoegaze, minimal techno and cinematic—often created with analogue synths, pedals and degraded processes. Pitchfork described Rival Consoles' sound as "high-brow, avant-garde electronic music in the vein of Jon Hopkins and Nils Frahm".[4]
West has also scored work for contemporary dance such as Alexander Whitley's Overflow[5] and has scored an episode of Netflix's Black Mirror ("Striking Vipers"). His track "Recovery" was used in a 2020 television commercial for Blue Dragon foods. Kid Velo was also used in adverts for William Hill Vegas between 2011 and 2014.
Discography
editStudio albums
editSolo
edit- IO (2009, Erased Tapes)
- Kid Velo (2011, Erased Tapes)
- Howl (2015, Erased Tapes)[6][7]
- Night Melody (2016, Erased Tapes)[8] – mini-album[9]
- Persona (2018, Erased Tapes)[10][11][12]
- Articulation (2020, Erased Tapes)[13]
- Overflow (2021, Erased Tapes)[14]
- Now Is (2022, Erased Tapes) [15]
With other musicians
edit- 65/Milo (2009, with Kiasmos)
EPs
edit- The Decadent (2007, Erased Tapes)
- Vemeer EP (2007, Erased Tapes, as Aparatec)
- Helvetica (2009, Erased Tapes)
- Odyssey (2014, Erased Tapes)
- Sonne (2015, Erased Tapes)
- Odyssey/Sonne (2015, Erased Tapes)
Remixes
edit- Four - Olafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm - Rival Consoles Remix
- Distant Light - Max Cooper - Rival Consoles Remix
- Cassette sessions E - Sasha - Rival Consoles Remix
- The Approach - Noisia - Rival Consoles Remix
- Jesus Song - Toydrum - Rival Consoles Remix
- Weightless - Neil Cowley Trio - Rival Consoles Remix
- Swim - Douglas Dare - Rival Consoles Remix
- Birds That Fly - Kidnap - Rival Consoles Remix
- In Mindibu - Stavroz - Rival Consoles Remix
- Snow Day - Catching Flies - Rival Consoles Remix
- Revolution - Tonlicher - Rival Consoles Remix
References
edit- ^ Fusilli, Jim (3 November 2015). "'Howl' by Rival Consoles Review". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ a b "Leicester - Blast - Rival Consoles". BBC. 14 August 2009.
- ^ "Rival Consoles - Artists". Erased Tapes. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Listen to "Unfolding" by Rival Consoles, retrieved 10 May 2019
- ^ "Overflow".
- ^ "Rival Consoles: Howl". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Rival Consoles - Howl". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Rival Consoles: Night Melody". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Rival Consoles Pays Homage to the Legacy of Minimalist Composition with Striking New Single". www.vice.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Pritchard, Will (3 May 2018). "Rival Consoles – Persona". Clash. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Foster, Rory (13 April 2018). "Persona by Rival Consoles". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Wade, Lewis (10 April 2018). "Rival Consoles album review: Persona". The Skinny. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Rival Consoles: Articulation". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Murray, Robin (6 October 2021). "Rival Consoles Announces New Album 'Overflow'". Clash. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; Murray, Robin (1 August 2022). "Rival Consoles Unveils New Album 'Now Is' | News". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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