Rival Consoles: Total Recall

byStephen Dalton
July 10, 2025

Reinvigorated electronic maestro Ryan Lee West – aka Rival Consoles – is back with ‘Landscape From Memory’, a thrilling album that might be his most electrifying yet

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Rival Consoles: Total Recall

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Stephen Dalton

Hauschka and Max Richter: “Music is a beautiful thing to spend your time doing”

Warpaint: “Let’s just make some good old fucking rock and roll…”

Gruff Rhys: The Hills Are Alive

Dot Allison: Branching Out

Gwenno: The Road To Kernow

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Magic Touch

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Rival Consoles: Total Recall

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