DOPO L’ANTEPRIMA
CON SPIN.COM DI “HOWL”, PRIMO BRANO
ESTRATTO, AFTERGLOW E’ LA SECONDA
TRACCIA TRATTA DA “HOWL”, IL NUOVO
ALBUM DEL PRODUTTORE LONDINESE TRA I MIGLIORI ESEMPI DI IDM, IN USCITA IL 16
OTTOBRE PER ERASED TAPES RECORDS
Attivo dal 2007,
Rival Consoles - prima firma in
assoluto dell’etichetta d’avanguardia Erased Tapes Records - si è guadagnato un posto di tutto
rispetto nell’olimpo dell’IDM.
Il nuovo album, HOWL, è stato registrato dallo stesso
artista con l’ausilio della minor strumentazione possibile, al fine di creare
un disco essenziale: pochi sintetizzatori, pochi pedali, pochi effetti ma in
grado di portare chi lo ascolta su differenti pianeti emotivi
'Surprisingly dramatic' – Resident Advisor
'Delicate, otherworldly, awesome' – Under The Radar
'The perfect minimal, computerised
counterpart to a Nils Frahm or an Ólafur Arnalds; all of the heart, soul
and history, just played out in a different way' (8/10) – The 405
'Exceptionally brilliant' – Lauren Laverne, BBC 6 Music
'I love it' – Rob da Bank, BBC 6 Music
Ascolta e condividi Afterglow in esclusiva per
Ascolta e
condividi Howl, primo singolo estratto:
Foremost a guitarist, growing up listening
to rock rather than club music, West continues to strive towards finding a more
personal balance between music for home listening and larger spaces. The title
track was inspired by the howl-like tones he developed by running synths
through guitar pedals.
"By slowly drifting the pitch through
distortion and delays, the result sounded like vocal cries – something which
was perfect for the song and this inspired me to take on a darker set of tones
across the whole album. It was made over the past few years, inspired by
capturing small performances on synths, touring with some of my musical heroes,
playing with feedback when I should have been catching a train, sampling my
voice in unexpected conditions and recording textures in different countries.”
The album explores a wide range of emotions;
from the dissonance eruptions and primal rhythms in 'Howl', to the
mournful improvisations of '3 Laments', which features a sample of his
own voice. Alongside his performances on Moog, Prophet, tape delay and guitar,
West enlisted the help of drummer Fabian
Prynn for ‘Low’ and cellist Peter
Gregson for ‘Walls’, both long-time collaborators of Erased Tapes peers Douglas Dare and Michael
Price.
"This album features a lot of my own
recordings, rather than simply using samples that I have sitting on my
computer. This gives the album a more personal feeling, which is very important
to me because I think we live in a time where there is just so much recorded
material out there, and accessible at a click of a button, that the joy of
recording your own drum sounds, your own percussion, your own claps, seems
redundant – but it’s not! That should be a priority because its often more
interesting and makes you choose a different creative path."
It’s rarely reported that Rival Consoles was
Erased Tapes' very first signing, with a CDR of early demos under the name Aparatec that inspired founder Robert
Raths to start the label. Indeed West has more in common with his
contemporaries Nils Frahm and Peter Broderick than some might think.
His consistent desire to create a more organic, humanised sound sees West often
draft early ideas on traditional, acoustic
instruments like the guitar or the piano; forming pieces that capture a
sense of songwriting behind the electronics.
"I try to create atmosphere and mood
throughout with a less-is-more approach to composition. I'm always trying to
find an exciting reaction from a few ingredients, because that is magic to me.
To make something interesting with tons of layers of effects just doesn't
excite me. But to make something interesting with just three layers requires a
special alignment of sounds, ideas and timing. This is my most personal work to date, following on from 'Odyssey' and
'Sonne' which gave me the confidence to continue exploring my own ideas and
approach to sound. The essence of this album was made with a few synths, some
guitar pedals and lots of cups of tea. I hope you’ll enjoy it."
Having repeatedly
performed at such prestigious venues as the Tate, and having created a bespoke
audio-visual performance for Boiler Room at the V&A Museum, the blueprint
for West’s current live A/V show was formed. Featuring self-programmed visuals
in Max/MSP has earned him appearances at music festivals around the world
including Mutek, Decibel, Big Ears and Berghain’s Pop-Kultur Festival, as well
as tours in support of Clark, Nosaj Thing, Luke Abbott and Kiasmos.
October 2015 will see West
perform Rival Consoles debut
headline shows in the UK, followed by North America and Europe mainland dates
throughout the winter months.
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