Rival Consoles
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| Birth name | Ryan Lee West |
| Also known as | Aparatec |
| Born | November 10, 1985 Leicester, England |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Erased Tapes |
| Website | www |
Rival Consoles is the stage name of Ryan Lee West,[1] an English electronic musician from Leicester.
West learned to play guitar in his youth, but later switched to electronic production, studying music technology at De Montfort University.[2] He initially used the stage name Aparatec, releasing an EP of material under that name in 2007. His first release as Rival Consoles was issued later in 2007 by the label Erased Tapes, which has (As of 2018[update]) released all of his albums and EPs.
Discography
Solo
Studio albums
- IO (2009, Erased Tapes)
- Kid Velo (2011, Erased Tapes)
- Howl (2015, Erased Tapes)
- Persona (April 13, 2018, Erased Tapes)
EPs
- The Decadent (2007, Erased Tapes)
- Vermeer EP (2007, Erased Tapes, as Aparatec)
- Helvetica (2009, Erased Tapes)
- Odyssey (2014, Erased Tapes)
- Sonne (2015, Erased Tapes)
- Odyssey/Sonne (2015, Erased Tapes)
- Night Melody (2016, Erased Tapes)
- Persona (2018, Erased Tapes)
With other musicians
- 65/Milo (2009, with Kiasmos)
References
- ^ review of Howl, Wall Street Journal
- ^ Interview. BBC, August 14, 2009.
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