In February 2023, we welcome musician and artist Rival Consoles for a two-week artistic residency, shared between Patch Point and Rua das Gaivotas 6. Ryan Lee West’s music is notable in how it combines classical elements of musical composition with the creation of immersive atmospheres and ambiences through the mastery of modular synthesis.
As part of this residency, West will conduct a synthesizer workshop at Patch Point on February 11th. The workshop is intended for anyone interested in exploring this method of musical composition, even if they have no prior knowledge of it.

RIVAL CONSOLES
London-based producer Ryan Lee West better known under the name Rival Consoles, is notable for making synthesisers sound human and atmospheric. Over the course of a critically acclaimed fifteen-year career, Rival Consoles’ music has diversified from the challenging electronic output of his early EPs to gradually become more conceptual and metamorphic, such as Articulation (2020) which used drawings and sketches to imagine and develop each track, to Overflow (2021), which explored themes of the human and emotional consequences of life surrounded by advancing technologies including social media. Rival Consoles’ 2020 studio album Articulation was followed by a sold out UK Tour and the release of Overflow — a resonant and explorative soundscape of original music, composed for renowned choreographer Alexander Whitley’s contemporary dance production of the same name. 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. Considered one of the UK’s most influential creators of electronic music, lee West is marking a new chapter in an ongoing quest for refinement and evolution. More playful and melodic in nature and style to previous years, his latest album draws on outside influences including music, art and film alongside colours, shapes and human emotions. Across multiple projects he has gained praise at Pitchfork, The Guardian, CRACK Magazine, Vice, Resident Advisor, Loud and Quiet, Electronic Sound, The Line of Best Fit, Spin, Tape Op, XLR8R, Music OMH, Clash, FACT, The Ransom Note, Stamp The Wax, Truants, Louder Than War. Rival Consoles has performed bespoke performances at the Tate and for Boiler Room at the V&A Museum featuring self- programmed visuals in Max/MSP, has propelled him to play around the world including appearances at music festivals such as Sónar, Moogfest, FORM, Mutek, Big Ears, Lovebox and Roskilde.

PATCH POINT
Patch Point is the first Banana Synthesizer store in the world, and the official home to Serge Modular, Ciat-Lonbarde, and eKalimba. Not just a store, Patch Point offers residencies, promotes community and education through events and our free studio filled with unique synthesizers for everyone to play.
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