Howl - RSD 2025

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Re-pressed for its 10th anniversary, Howl was London-based producer Ryan Lee West’s breakthrough album as Rival Consoles. With a new album due for release in the spring, Erased Tapes have re-issued the artist’s third album for Record Store Day 2025. Foremost a guitarist, growing up listening to rock rather than club music, West continues to strive towards finding a more personal balance between music for home listening and larger spaces. The title track was inspired by the howl-like tones he developed by running synths through guitar pedals. The album explores a wide range of emotions; from the dissonance eruptions and primal rhythms in Howl, to the mournful improvisations of 3 Laments, which features a sample of his own voice. Alongside his performances on Moog, Prophet, tape delay and guitar, West enlisted the help of drummer Fabian Prynn for Low and cellist Peter Gregson for Walls, both long-time collaborators of Erased Tapes peers Douglas Dare and Michael Price. 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. His consistent desire to create a more organic, humanised sound sees West often draft early ideas on traditional, acoustic instruments like the guitar or the piano; forming pieces that capture a sense of songwriting behind the electronics.