Rival Consoles Now Is 7/2/21 Unlike his Berlin trilogy of

Unlike his Berlin trilogy of the late '70s

Where his live shows continued to showcase the raw rocking power of the Experience

along with two tracks from compilations and both sides of 1981's "Louie Louie"/Damaged I" single

The lines of these tracks are impressively clean and polished

and songs like "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" (a tongue-in-cheek history of the E Street Band) provide humor

Rival Consoles Now Is 7/2/21 Unlike his Berlin trilogy ofLondon based musician and producer Ryan Lee West, aka Rival Consoles, creates driving, experimental electronic music that makes synthesisers sound human. His consistent desire to create a more organic, living sound, sees him forming pieces that capture a sense of songwriting behind the machines. Now Is marks a new chapter in an ongoing quest for refinement and evolution. More playful and melodic, the album draws from much experimentation in minimalist