Why We Bleep Podcast with Rival Consoles

[@mylarmelodies]

In case you miss the intro - as of this month, I'm now doing KZbin and monthly Why We Bleeps as my full time job, so if you can ever consider supporting on Patreon then it would be massively appreciated: www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies - If not, please like/subscribe and share the episode with friends, as that also helps, for free!!

[@stoneware]

Best of luck, Alex! Your content is some of the very best, as are your jams. Thanks, always, for your efforts! 💜

[@manuka1823]

Was biting my wee nails listening to that thinking you were leaving and then BAM! best news ever. Huge congratulations on the new bun also x

[@Kyle-xk4ke]

Yes Yes Yes!!!!! Favourite Artist and favourite Eurorack teacher. This is gonna be good

[@Ratimus_]

Congrats on the new direction and on your new little lad!

[@mylarmelodies]

🙌👶🏻

[@shapeshifta3431]

thx so much for choosing to dedicate your time to these!

[@christopher_ecclestone]

This is great news! It's so good to have you back. You're the best at this. I'm glad you're going to do it full time. I'll do my best to support you on patreon. Many Thanks for doing this.

[@mylarmelodies]

🙌 Thank you

[@davidsanfeliumarco9664]

Amazing interview!! Thank u so much!!❤

[@mahusound]

I am so grateful I could hear this conversation with one of the artist that inspires me the most! Thank you! On the part were you refer to Aphex Twin, I thought you were talking about Koreless, who makes profound music entirely bypassing traditional 'drums'. In an interview about his innovative score for the movie 'Dune', Hans Zimmer also referred to the future of music as music as humans being able to enjoy music without a beat. My point is I think we are getting there, and artists like Ryan Lee West are shedding light on that path. Also congrats on getting to a full time creative job, it is challenging for sure but it will certainly prove fullfilling on many levels. 🙏✨

[@h2o1969]

Not just hear the music on a big system, but be able to share the experience. Its nice to share the music I like with other people that are getting into it.

[@gregbrookman]

Great to listen to this. Love his music. Discovered his music recently and was blown away by it.

[@HilbertSpacersson]

Thanks for the enthusiasm and interesting guests, loved the Clark episode, and this one is just as interesting!

[@1963pyros]

It’s good to have you back. Nice interview and good luck with everything 👌

[@compucorder64]

Great interview. In the best possible way, I always felt that Rival Consoles albums sounded expensively recorded. Really nice to see that, while his studio doesn't hold him back, the end result is more due to his musical sense, intuition and relentless creative process. I do think that being surrounded by a general atmosphere of creativity helps. I was inspired everyday being around up and coming musicians in university music departments.

[@mmckmusic]

Great interview, good questions and such honest responses.

[@mylarmelodies]

Thank you

[@inamortz2372]

Massively enjoyable conversation, thanks!

[@travelwithcamera]

I discovered Rival Consoles fairly recently on KZbin. Fantastic music.

[@fablesofsilence]

Great conversation. I have been listening to Rival Consoles a lot lately, excellent stuff. Thanks and welcome to the full-on KZbinr + dad experience!

[@mvricks90]

His music is absolutely brilliant, one of my big inspirations nowadays to create. Thanks for sharing and hosting this dude

[@MatheusLeston]

That was really awesome, thank. This weekend was awesome: listened to this interview and Jon Hopkins on HOWA. Such a treat. Also, congrats on the new path! For sure it will work out great, no doubt about it.

[@redlester]

Great way to return. Enjoyed this immensely. Would love to hear similar chat with Surgeon’s Girl who’s work I have also become obsessed with, think she’s playing the Bristol event soon? The Digitakt stuff on her KZbin channel is amazing.

[@zeusdeux]

Let’s gooooo!! This is going to be a wonderful listen!!

[@Kung_Fu_Jesus]

I believe Ryan’s way of making music is like an artist’s sketches before making a master piece. Each sketch becomes a colour, texture or section of the canvas. It shows in the visual side of Rival Consoles’s music

[@MrNamaikisaru]

Listening on podcasts but came over here to say best of luck mate and glad to have you back.

[@mylarmelodies]

Thank you 🙌

[@infinaneek]

Great chat with a great lad!

[@bcroson82]

Been a big fan for last 4 or 5 years or so. Looking forward to the Chicago gig later this fall!

[@measuresergeikofman]

so cool what he's saying about playing music in different settings revealing new things in it. YOU will feel differently about your own music just watching someone else listen to it. really interesting part of the creative process and cool to hear him talk about it! great interview

[@sunilsolanki]

Love the direction all of this is taking you MM. Welcome back mate. Just out of curiosity... Is there a long form version of the Intro music? It's truly early Analogue Bubble bath Aphex meets Vince Clarke esque wonderful... I really need more.

[@mylarmelodies]

Thanks mate - no long version, I wrote it for the podcast so currently is what it is! Interestingly (your mileage may vary) it used Plaits before plaits was public knowledge, and the weird FX on it are Eventide H3000!

[@CrookedWalking]

Ooooo amazing. Love his studio techniques. Thanks for doing this ❤️

[@alikamilcimen9688]

Thanks for this amazing episode!

[@martti7363]

Good interview, big inspiration creatively!

[@Eleth]

I’ve been enjoying Rival Consoles for some years now, some real good songs on Odyssey and Sonne, thanks!

[@deere1l]

Full-time mylarmelodies is VERY good news for synth luvvers. Good on ya mate!

[@mylarmelodies]

Thanks meight!!

[@mikeleuz]

"Stamp collecting" - haha, perfect analogy.

[@adamvolkinshtein1184]

0:27:42 Slow Song and Lone all the way then discovering you from N++, I loved on Night Melody. And somehow their attack, being wet reverb, hundred percent. The attack feels quick!! Is this a property of only some reverbs on their fully wet setting? Please reply Ryan. (Met you w my mom from Israel before Articulations aired :)

[@fumarolas]

precious, thank you. when is the new album dropping?

[@gavinpeters9531]

Hey this was fantastic! Rival Consoles is one of my major aspirational influences... The thing about the name threw me too.. He is a gamer, but he didn't mean it that way? haha. It makes sense the other way, perhaps unintended alternate meaning. I guess at the core it still draws people interested in technology. I definitely feel a lot of Sega in his music.

[@klankenkabaal]

Great interview! 😎

[@PFZ]

Congrats on your little one and your shift to full-time content creation!

[@josephperkins8766]

The best news, congratulations on baby number two. I’ve just had my first and getting to grips with less studio time

[@mylarmelodies]

Thanks and congrats - the 20 second rule must be adhered to more than ever.

[@JLongTom]

Best electronic music podcast on youtube, and it's not even close. Interviews with people who know are out there, but people who know being interviewed by people who know... That's a rare bird indeed.

[@synkrotron]

thank you, Alex, and Ryan too

[@sunilsolanki]

Being a Leicester lad now in Canada... This one was truly great. Loved to hear that brill Leics lilt of an accent. How does he get his albums to sound so crisp and those synths to sound that good???

[@manicmodular8956]

Great interview and insights. Btw what’s the name of that Zynthesiser thing you mentioned. I can’t find it on the iOS App? Cheers and beers and keep up those bleeps

[@mylarmelodies]

Thanks. That’s Xynthesizr!

[@manicmodular8956]

Thank you my good man….carry on 👍

[@humanerror3139]

Great stuff thanks. Would be a dream if you could interview Jack Dangers! Long shot I know, but worth a try. He is the don of synths/electronic music/modular/sampling/production/innovation/the list goes on and he has a collection of vintage to die for. Love Why we Bleep and all your very informative vids. 😀

[@Robert_Babicz]

super interesting

[@mylarmelodies]

🙌

[@ccmp23]

What was the little 32 step synth app that was mentioned? Zynthesizer??

[@mylarmelodies]

xynthesizr! 👍

[@l1fef0rm]

Now you have time to land that Richard D James interview. ;)

[@mylarmelodies]

One can dream!!

[@davidb7723]

Steam deck FTW! Love your work and that's so awesome that you are going into KZbin full time! 🎉

[@larmby]

Nice one Alex, brave move but I'm sure everything will be fine! I shall continue to support you on Patreon. Power to your modular elbow!

[@mylarmelodies]

Thanks so much m8 - and ha, my modular elbow thanks you too x

[@ClintSpector]

Great guest! Really been into his stuff for the last years. Jon Hopkins next then?

[@mylarmelodies]

I'd be a bit too hot on the heels of my mighty pal Jamie Lidell I think on that one, but definitely would love to sometime!! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hanging-out-with-audiophiles/id1279148418

[@ClintSpector]

Wot! haha yeah should check that out then :D Thanks! Still, yeah you should def do that sometime!@@mylarmelodies

[@mikeleuz]

Really great interview, but the closing thoughts was really the cherry on the top.

[@H_ologramic]

More excited about Why We Bleep returning than Starfield releasing!

[@mylarmelodies]

Ha, thanks!! (Totes wouldn’t mind starfield…)

[@H_ologramic]

​@@mylarmelodiesit's day one game pass!

[@mylarmelodies]

@@H_ologramic Don't tempt me, Frodo!!

[@andelys6310]

1:06:02 who are they talking about?

[@jaedensoarin]

Autechre

[@adijames]

A new Bleep. Life is good again 🫶🏻

[@HalfGodHalfBeast]

congratulations on your second child 🙃👍

[@mylarmelodies]

thank you! 👶👶🤪

[@friendwithin]

great

[@benlawrence4096]

Well done for quitting! Can’t wait for more.

[@adamvolkinshtein1184]

No way!

[@mylarmelodies]

WAY

[@eden6355]

Super excited to see R C live in Los Angeles next month.

[@dasczwo]

Finally. Lazy bum.😊

[@dan-star]

Interesting guy but I can't stand his music it's all over the place

[@J1M0TEE]

Such a good interview! Two of my favourite music peeps, having an awesome, lovely chat :) @mylarmelodies - What's the name of the app you mention at 1:27:52 that is a simple 32-step music-making app? Something like 'Zynthesizer'? I haven't been able to find it! Cheers

[@mylarmelodies]

👍👍 Nice one. That would be Xynthesizr!

[@J1M0TEE]

@@mylarmelodies Aha! Thanks very much, mate! I'm looking forward to more podcasts :) Keep up the great work!