Howl (Rival Consoles Album)
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''Howl'' is the third
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by British
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ian Ryan Lee West, performed under his stage name
Rival Consoles Ryan Lee West (born November 10, 1985), known by his stage name Rival Consoles, is a British electronic musician, living in London. All of his albums and EPs have been released by Erased Tapes Records. Biography West was born in Leicester. He l ...
. It was released on 16 October 2015, by
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.


Critical reception

''Howl'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At
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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an
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score of 80 based on 9 reviews. Aggregator ''Album of the Year'' gave the release a 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 12 reviews. Daryl Keating of ''
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'' wrote: "Howl is a well-crafted structure, built on the foundation laid by its predecessors. It's certainly the pinnacle of West's career so far, and up there for electronic album highlight of year." He also explained: "Every note, beat and chord progression is chosen carefully and played with purpose in order to draw genuine feeling out of these cold electronics. The result is a vast, thoughtful record that leaves a deep impression in its wake Reef Younis of ''
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'' explained: "Textural and tempered, it's a third album that has more in common with Jon Hopkins and James Holden's droning electronica but there's still plenty in play for 'Howl' to stand in the exalted ambient company of Erased Tapes labelmates like Nils Frahm and Ólafur Arnalds."


Accolades


Track listing


Personnel

Musicians * Ryan Lee West – primary artist, producer * Peter Gregson – cello * Fabian Prynn – drums Production * Naweed – mastering


References

{{Authority control 2015 albums Erased Tapes Records albums