{"product_id":"persona","title":"Persona","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyan Lee West\u003c\/strong\u003e aka \u003cstrong\u003eRival Consoles\u003c\/strong\u003e presents his expressive new album \u003cem\u003ePersona\u003c\/em\u003e via Erased Tapes. Recorded at his studio in south-east London, \u003cem\u003ePersona\u003c\/em\u003e benefits from Ryan’s exploration of a dynamic production process that combines analogue-heavy synthesizers, acoustic and electric instruments with a shoegaze-level obsession with effect pedals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA greater depth of emotion and confidence can be heard across the album. From the deconstructed movements on \"\u003cem\u003eUnfolding\u003c\/em\u003e\" that starts the album with a snap of delayed snares, the apocalyptic drones of the title track and thundering drums in \"\u003cem\u003ePhantom Grip\u003c\/em\u003e\" to the more restrained ambient feels of \"\u003cem\u003eDreamer’s Wake\u003c\/em\u003e\", \"\u003cem\u003eRest\u003c\/em\u003e\", and \"\u003cem\u003eUntravel\u003c\/em\u003e\". The latter transverses six beatless minutes of undulating melodies representing “a limbo space, a feeling of ennui, of not really ever being known to others and others not ever really being known to you”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBe Kind\u003c\/em\u003e\" reveals a musical connection with fellow Erased Tapes artist \u003cstrong\u003eNils Frahm\u003c\/strong\u003e, with its minimal approach and improvisational nature. On the more complex sounding \"\u003cem\u003eI Think So\u003c\/em\u003e\", Ryan aims to replicate a color collage with sound. Like a musical kaleidoscope, a flashing and convoluted mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten after he saw Slowdive perform live last year, \"\u003cem\u003eHidden\u003c\/em\u003e\" builds from whispers to landscapes of controlled noise. \"\u003cem\u003eFragment\u003c\/em\u003e\" closes the album as an innocent sounding ambient piece, almost nursery rhyme-like, yielding time for reflection on how the persona has changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e2LP - Double Black Vinyl housed in Gatefold Sleeve with Download. 2LP+ - Double Clear Vinyl housed in Gatefold Sleeve with Download. Limited to 1000 Copies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erased Tapes","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2.","offer_id":50467895902539,"sku":"1029422","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":50467895083339,"sku":"1029421","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50467896557899,"sku":"1029420","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/15505b07-0d58-45cc-91b8-60baeefeef4b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727343068","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/persona","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}