Helvetica by Rival Consoles
Rival Consoles is 21-year old IDM-smith Ryan Lee West from Leicester in the Midlands of England. His first full-length album will see the light of day in mid 2009. In the meantime fans of his debut ‘The Decadent EP’ will be pleased to hear that on February 20, 2009 Erased Tapes Records will release an exclusive 4-track download bundle – Rival Consoles’ take on classical music entitled ’Helvetica’. Instead of X-Box versus Playstation, here West plays classical against dance music!‘ Two words: Electro Genius!’ – BBC Radio
Tracklist
| 1. | Helvetica | 4:28 |
| 2. | Indie Is Dead | 1:56 |
| 3. | Holste | 3:25 |
| 4. | Seventeen (IO Remix) | 3:03 |
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London-based producer Ryan Lee West, better known under the name Rival Consoles, is notable for making synthesisers sound human and atmospheric.
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 in 2007.