VENERATO DAI
MEDIA INGLESI ED AMERICANI, A POCHI GIORNI DALLA SUA USCITA SI ANNUNCIA GIA’
COME UNO TRA GLI ALBUM PIU’ ATTESI NELLA STAGIONE DEI CLUB.
TRA I MIGLIORI
ESEMPI DI IDM, PRIMA FIRMA ASSOLUTA DELLA RINOMATA ETICHETTA D’AVANGUARDIA
ERASED TAPES RECORDS, E’ IN ARRIVO IL 16 OTTOBRE
“HOWL”
IL NUOVO ALBUM
DEL PRODUTTORE LONDINESE RYAN LEE WEEST A.K.A.
IN ESCLUSIVA ITALIANA PER
LO
STREAMING DI “HOWL” ED UNA SPECIALE INTERVISTA
Rival Consoles
unica data italiana
sabato
31 ottobre, Milano, Spazio Ex Cobianchi, per Elita Milano
info: www.radarconcerti.com - www.elita.it
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
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. www.rivalconsoles.net
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