TRA I
MIGLIORI ESEMPI DI IDM, DOPO IL SUCCESSO DELL’ULTIMO ALBUM, “HOWL”, CHE
LO HA PORTATO IN TOUR IN TUTTO IL GLOBO, E’ IN ARRIVO IL 5 AGOSTO SU ETICHETTA
ERASED TAPES RECORDS “NIGHT MELODY”, IL NUOVO DISCO DI STUDIO DEL
PRODUTTORE LONDINESE RYAN LEE WEST A.K.A.
AD ANTICIPARE IL NUOVO LAVORO E’ IL BRANO “LONE”, CHE HA PRESO VITA ANCORA NEL
2014, DURANTE LA LAVORAZIONE DI “SONNE”
EP. “LONE” E’ IL RISULTATO DI
COSTANTI E MINUZIOSI AGGIUSTAMENTI ALLA RICERCA DI QUELLA PERFEZIONE CHE RISIEDE
TRA LA FRAGILITA’ E LA SOLIDITA’, COL IL FINE DI CREARE MUSICA CHE NON SOLO
SUONI INTERESSANTE MA CHE POSSA RAPPRESENTARE QUALCOSA SIA PER RIVAL CONSOLES
CHE PER L’ASCOLTATORE
ascolta e condividi “Lone”, primo brano
estratto da “Night Melody” in anteprima per
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. “Night
Melody” è un mini-album di 6 tracce tra i più rappresentativi e personali
della sua carriera, sino ad oggi. Prodotto e registrato dallo stesso Ryan Lee
West con l’ausilio della minor strumentazione possibile - elemento che contraddistingue
tutte le sue release - “Night Melody” è il frutto di un lavoro notturno
e solitario e trasuda il mistero delle ore buie e delle ombre che anticipano
l’alba, portando chi lo ascolta su differenti pianeti emotivi
L’artwork della
copertina è stato realizzato dall’artista inglese e graphic designer Shaz
Madani, conosciuta per il suo minimalismo e per essere il direttore creativo di
Riposte Magazine.
During the release of
his acclaimed full-length album ‘Howl’
and heavy touring in late 2015, Ryan came out of a 13-year long relationship
and found himself making music throughout the winter months. The result of his
efforts is a 34-minute, 6-track mini album ‘Night Melody’, born out of and
shaped by long hours working into the night. It’s nocturnal in sound;
mysterious in the way that the early hours so often are.
“I found myself, in a silent home, with the days getting dark very
early. I’ve never before in my life been affected by the lack of light so much.
I just remember it always being night time. I would either make music into the
night, go out drinking with friends, or go to parties and dance into the early
hours, every day, week after week, month after month, until eventually the days
became brighter again.”
The opening statement
‘Pattern of the North’ starts off
with a collage of spliced synth melodies, inspired by anxiety that accompanies
going home for Christmas. It’s followed by ‘Johannesburg’,
an early sketch gradually filled out during his tour in South Africa.
“After playing it around some of the cities, I got a lot of inspiration
to bring it to life and push it into something that really moves me. I think
this is one of my most colourful pieces of music, with its driving rhythm and
almost a homage to Terry Riley’s ‘In C’ towards the end, with a build of very
simple, hypnotic parts. I especially love that for over five minutes the piece
is tied to just one note. This makes the ending very dramatic, because all of a
sudden there is this harmonic change.”
‘Lone’ started life
around the time Ryan was working on his ‘Sonne’
EP in 2014. It’s the result of constant adjustments to find the perfect balance
of fragility and assurance. As everything on the album, it’s a carefully
considered, emotionally mature piece. “I
think, as I get older, I need music to represent something and not just sound
interesting, though of course the two are connected.”
The closing statement
‘What Sorrow’ is a fitting end to the
album, building from gentle melancholia to a joyous crescendo. It’s a sensibility that’s
central to the record; joy and sorrow both find their counterpoints.
“This record is very personal to me and I hope it offers something for
other people, as it helped me to make it and to listen to it. Almost every
synth line was recorded intuitively, without perfection but with a lot of
intention and expression. I’m not interested in making something sad or making
something happy. I want music to be bittersweet, to be more complex, like life
– containing moments of vibrant colour and hope, as much as darkness and
sadness.”
This summer will see Ryan
follow on from his recent North American Tour with the appearance at many
festivals including Lovebox, Secret Garden Party, La Route Du Rock, Sea Change
and Tale of Us-curated Afterlife party at Space. ‘Night Melody’ will be
available on 12” vinyl and digitally, August 5th.
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