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Rival Consoles

IDMElectronica
Labels:Erased Tapes, Erased Tapes Records, Indigo Soul, [PIAS] Électronique·16 releases tracked ·Latest: Landscape from Memory

Rival Consoles is the stage name of Ryan Lee West, a British electronic musician based in London. Working in the areas of IDM and electronica, he is closely associated with the independent label Erased Tapes Records, which has issued all of his albums and EPs.

West has also used the names Ryan Lee West and Aparatec. Under the Rival Consoles name, his recorded output has been released through Erased Tapes and its related imprints, placing his catalogue within the label’s broader roster of contemporary electronic and experimental music. While his discography extends beyond any single platform’s tracking, his releases are consistently presented as part of the Erased Tapes catalogue, reflecting a stable label relationship rather than a shifting series of one-off projects.

As an artist, Rival Consoles is generally described within electronic music’s IDM and electronica traditions. His work is released in album and EP formats, and his career has been defined in public sources by his London base and his long-running connection to Erased Tapes Records.

Details

Real nameRyan Lee West
Also known asRyan Lee West, Aparatec
OriginLeicester
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Recent Releases

Frequently Appears With

  • Andreas Kauffelt(1 releases)
  • Aneek Thapar(1 releases)
  • Anne Müller(1 releases)
  • Catching Flies(1 releases)
  • Catherine Ko Chen(1 releases)
  • Douglas Dare(1 releases)
  • GiGi Grombacher(1 releases)
  • Robert Raths(1 releases)
  • Ryan Lee West(1 releases)
  • Tinlicker(1 releases)

Labels

  • Erased Tapes
  • Erased Tapes Records
  • Indigo Soul
  • [PIAS] Électronique

Related Artists

  • Andreas Kauffelt
  • Zino Mikorey
  • Catching Flies
  • Douglas Dare
  • Anne Müller
  • Tinlicker
  • Ryan Lee West
  • Robert Raths
  • Catherine Ko Chen
  • Aneek Thapar

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