Rival Consoles - Howl

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Erased Tapes continue to push boundaries of experimental electronica with the eagerly anticipated Howl from Rival Consoles. Following two hugely well received EP's in '14 and '15 H owl is the culmination of six years in the game as Rival Consoles, perfectly distilling his sounds into nine tracks that expertly walk the line between left-field house and free wheelin' electronica. Opener Howl is a shuffling house number with extra phase and filters applied giving it a heady blurry eyed feel that comes across like Clark making UKG. Ghosting starts off on a slowed down tip of reverb drenched woodblock drums and a tense, solemn autumnal atmosphere before breaking out into a kaleidoscopic roll. Afterglow picks manoeuvres down a more glitch indebted route while Pre goes fully floor focused. The second half of the LP follows suit with real time instrumentation blending with studio trickery and showcasing a fine array on influences boiled down into something very singular and with a vast appeal that encapsulate everyone from the Hyperdub heads to anyone with a penchant for the early Jega, Skam Mu cuts. Sterling stuff and well worth a listen. Show more