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Erased Tapes Records Ltd.
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Monster View on Youtube
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I Like View on Youtube
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Hands View on Youtube
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Pulses of Information View on Youtube
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Noise Call and Response I View on Youtube
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Overflow View on Youtube
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The Cloud Oracle View on Youtube
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Tension in the Cloud View on Youtube
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Noise Call and Response II View on Youtube
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Scanning View on Youtube
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Flow State View on Youtube
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Touches Everything View on Youtube
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Making Sense of It All View on Youtube
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Composed for a dance production by choreographer Alexander Whitley, Rival Consoles' album Overflow examines technology in the age of social media. The music attempts to interpret the overwhelming sensation of being bombarded with content, as well as the emotional response to the awareness of exploitative marketing companies and political factions shaping the social media experience. Some of the compositions incorporate manipulated voices, and hearing them approximates being lost in a stream of constant data with little to latch onto. "The Cloud Oracle" is a soup of overlapping voices over somber organ; try to focus on what they're saying, and phrases like "cloud encryption" and "open source project" are all that stand out. "Overflow" has more rapid, chattering voices that are matched with granulated distortion and crunchy, abstract beat patterns. "Scanning" is filled with rustling noises sourced from an electromagnetic recording of an iPhone accessing social media, going under the surface and revealing the sound of technology in action. While much of the album is taken up by experimental mood pieces like these, there's also a significant number of sprawling, progressive tracks. Ten-minute opener "Monster" is full of suspense, building up a knocking, tiptoeing beat while the atmosphere remains queasy and off-center in a shoegaze-influenced manner. Two "Noise Call and Response" pieces are based around a grainy, thudding loop, with the second developing into a grand epic with a clippy, Autechre-ish beat and tense, illuminating strings. "Flow State" is a lengthy rush of shimmering arpeggios and fast, muted kicks, concluding with an extended beatless wash. After the menacing, overpowering crunch of "Touches Everything," "Making Sense of It All" is a fragile, wavering reflection that resembles a throbbing headache as you finally put your phone down and attempt to drift off to sleep.
1. Monster
- Primary Artist
- Rival Consoles
- Synthesizer
- Ryan Lee West
- Composer
- Ryan Lee West
- Music Publisher
- Erased Tapes Music Publishing Ltd.
2. I Like
- Primary Artist
- Rival Consoles
- Lead Vocals
- Tia Hockey
- Synthesizer
- Ryan Lee West
- Composer
- Ryan Lee West
- Lyricist
- Ryan Lee West
- Music Publisher
- Erased Tapes Music Publishing Ltd.
3. Hands
- Primary Artist
- Rival Consoles
- Synthesizer
- Ryan Lee West
- Composer
- Ryan Lee West
- Music Publisher
- Erased Tapes Music Publishing Ltd.
4. Pulses of Information
- Primary Artist
- Rival Consoles
- Synthesizer
- Ryan Lee West
- Composer
- Ryan Lee West
- Music Publisher
- Erased Tapes Music Publishing Ltd.
5. Noise Call and Response I
- Primary Artist
- Rival Consoles
- Synthesizer
- Ryan Lee West
- Composer
- Ryan Lee West
- Music Publisher
- Erased Tapes Music Publishing Ltd.
6. Overflow
- Primary Artist
- Rival Consoles
- Synthesizer
- Ryan Lee West
- Composer
- Ryan Lee West
- Music Publisher
- Erased Tapes Music Publishing Ltd.
7. The Cloud Oracle
- Primary Artist
- Rival Consoles
- Synthesizer
- Ryan Lee West
- Composer
- Ryan Lee West
- Music Publisher
- Erased Tapes Music Publishing Ltd.
8. Tension in the Cloud
- Primary Artist
- Rival Consoles
- Synthesizer
- Ryan Lee West
- Composer
- Ryan Lee West
- Music Publisher
- Erased Tapes Music Publishing Ltd.
9. Noise Call and Response II
- Primary Artist
- Rival Consoles
- Synthesizer
- Ryan Lee West
- Composer
- Ryan Lee West
- Music Publisher
- Erased Tapes Music Publishing Ltd.
10. Scanning
- Primary Artist
- Rival Consoles
- Synthesizer
- Ryan Lee West
- Composer
- Ryan Lee West
- Music Publisher
- Erased Tapes Music Publishing Ltd.
11. Flow State
- Primary Artist
- Rival Consoles
- Synthesizer
- Ryan Lee West
- Composer
- Ryan Lee West
- Music Publisher
- Erased Tapes Music Publishing Ltd.
12. Touches Everything
- Primary Artist
- Rival Consoles
- Synthesizer
- Ryan Lee West
- Composer
- Ryan Lee West
- Music Publisher
- Erased Tapes Music Publishing Ltd.
13. Making Sense of It All
- Primary Artist
- Rival Consoles
- Synthesizer
- Ryan Lee West
- Composer
- Ryan Lee West
- Music Publisher
- Erased Tapes Music Publishing Ltd.
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 13 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 1 hour, 11 minutes and 51 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 3000x3000 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
Studio Quality (Hi-Res)
24bit / 96 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- No lyrics found
- Synchronized Lyrics
- No synced lyrics found
- Genres
- Electro, Electronic, Ambient, Symphony
- Label
- Erased Tapes
- Music Distribution Service
- IDOL
- Country
United Kingdom- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 0/10
- Release Date
- Dec 2, 2021
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 3663729160638