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- Summary: The latest release for the British electronic artist was inspired by Ingmar Bergman's film of the same name.
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- Record Label: Erased Tapes Records
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Positive: 10 out of 10
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Apr 13, 2018Persona is uneasy listening, with heavier rhythms and more fragmented melodies than West deployed on previous works like Howl and Night Melody, yet it’s equally engrossing. It leaves a deep psychic impression--a truly “arthouse” album that begs repeated revisiting, to explore its many conflicting faces.
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Apr 12, 2018This music is experimental and diverse in its sonic scope, but each unique sound is in service of its greater whole, making for a record that is undeniably the vision of a singular artist, a true auteur.
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Apr 12, 2018With a mix of analogue synths, warped acoustic instruments and an unmatched passion for effects pedals, West has produced easily one of the most vivid and soul-stirring electronic albums of the year.
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Apr 12, 2018As the album comes to a close, "Rest" and "Hidden" begin to work off of fuzzy, pulsating beats and slow, trancelike synth passages, proving that Rival Consoles certainly holds a blueprint to the dreamworld contained within Persona.
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Apr 18, 2018There are stretches when a more detailed approach would have helped center some of the more free-flowing material. Personal points to a great direction in West’s run as Rival Consoles. He’s not quite to the final destination, but he’s well on his way.
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Apr 13, 2018Each listen helps to start piece together the overall shape of the album, something which remains a little shrouded throughout. But its length, and depth, is also Persona's strength. An album to get lost in and to discover bits of wonder along the way.
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Apr 12, 2018Significantly less danceable than some of the artist's other albums, the album simultaneously feels more introverted and more expansive.
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Apr 17, 2018Building on layers of subtle beats and textures, often to eurphoric highs, but also to soothing lows.
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Apr 13, 2018An almost perfect auditory tapestry to any day. Sunny, rainy, warm, cold, this album suits any mood.
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