West says, “With a pen and paper sketch you can compose and rethink ideas without technology getting in the way, so for me it acts as a very helpful tool to refresh the process.” This album, which is a journey in itself, further cemented Erased Tapes as the centre for avant-garde electronica. Articulation is the artist’s seventh album and West quite literally went back to the drawing board for this album, using pen and paper to draw musical structure. Erased Tapes is home to lafur Arnalds, A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Rival Consoles, The B.E.F., Nils Frahm and Peter Broderick, amongst. The London-based label has consistently nurtured genre-defying artists from all around the world without losing its avant-garde ethos. The title ‘Persona’ was inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s film of the same name, specifically a shot in the opening credits of a child reaching out to touch a woman’s face on a screen, which is shifting between one face and another. List and review the concerts you've attended, and track upcoming shows. Founded by sonic architect and explorer Robert Raths aka ghostworker in 2007, Erased Tapes is a truly independent record label that has disrupted the industry and rejuvenated the musical landscape. Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles presents his expressive new album ‘Persona’, set for release on 13th April 2018 via Erased Tapes. Catalog, rate, tag, and review your music. The picture of Frahm that you get from these nine tracks could be described as raw, however still as stunning as ever.Īfter being the very first release at Erased Tapes, Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles, has paved the way for melancholic, ambient and spatial electronica. Rate Your Music is an online community of people who love music. Back then, the famous “Frahm sound” of wedging felt between the strings and hammers of his piano (which would be later heard on Felt) did not exist. This offers the listener a glimpse into Frahm’s early period when he was still self-producing his albums. Nils Frahm, also known as the creator of Piano Day, treated fans this year with a surprising new album made up of archived music recorded at MUMUTH, The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, which he recorded all the way back in 2009. Their roster includes artists such as German composer Nils Frahm, Iceland’s Ólafur Arnalds, American multi-instrumentalist Peter Broderick, English film composer Michael Price and electronic artist Rival Consoles, among many others.
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The London-based label aims to nurture and support genre-defying artists whose ethos is fully grounded in promoting the avant-garde.Įrased Tapes are well known for their attention to detail when it comes to sonic and visual aesthetics, this is why so many contemporary artists feel at home with the label. A pioneer of the strange, avant-garde and of the unknown, the wonderfully different roster at Erased Tapes Records has helped solidify their spot at the indie-label table.įounded in 2007 by sonic architect and explorer Robert Raths, Erased Tapes has become one of the most significant independent record labels of the last ten years.