Listen: Rival Consoles “Vibrations on a String”

Rival Consoles is readying his Articulation LP for release on July 31st via Erased Tapes. “Vibrations on a String” is the second single from XRyan Lee West‘s upcoming effort, and it was born from the desire to recreate the digital equivalent to an analog audio event–in this case, the plucking of a guitar string. The London-based producer explains:

“Vibrations on a String was one of the earliest pieces I made for the record, shortly after I finished Persona. The title is a direct reference to the behavior of the main synth: I was trying to mimic playing a guitar string both softly and aggressively. I think a part of me is often trying to mimic nature with synths. There is something mindful about observing things and making sense of them, and once you try to recreate something in a different medium it feels like there are new opportunities to explore.”