{"id":1353,"date":"2025-10-13T03:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T02:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jayweiner.me\/blog\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2026-01-11T23:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T22:54:29","slug":"echofarmer-rival-consoles-bozar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jayweiner.me\/blog\/concert-reviews\/echofarmer-rival-consoles-bozar\/","title":{"rendered":"Echofarmer + Rival Consoles &#8211; BOZAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BOZAR, Brussels &#8211; 8 October 2025. Concert review under construction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/jayweiner.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-24-at-04.15.54.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jayweiner.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-24-at-04.15.54.png 605w, https:\/\/jayweiner.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-24-at-04.15.54-300x73.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Info from BOZAR   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bozar.be\/en\/calendar\/rival-consoles\">https:\/\/www.bozar.be\/en\/calendar\/rival-consoles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>secondary info <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bozar.be\/en\/calendar\/sold-out-opening-concert-echofarmer-rival-consoles-live-av#event-page__infos\">https:\/\/www.bozar.be\/en\/calendar\/sold-out-opening-concert-echofarmer-rival-consoles-live-av#event-page__infos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;London-based producer Ryan Lee West, aka&nbsp;<strong>Rival Consoles<\/strong>, has been acclaimed for more than fifteen years for the human, organic and atmospheric sounds he conjures up from his synthesizers and effects pedals. Since his first EPs in the 2000s, the Erased Tapes musician has fascinated listeners with his unique blend of ambient, shoegaze, minimal techno and cinematic synths. At the opening concert of Abrupt Festival, Rival Consoles will present his latest album,&nbsp;<em>Landscape from Memory<\/em>(2025). On his ninth LP, he carefully stitches together old audio fragments and unfolds simple melodies into poignant tracks. \u2018There is a kind of strange beauty to it because it involves the past, present and future in a very strong way,\u2019 says Rival Consoles.&#8221;<em> [from the BOZAR website]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Electronic music &#8211; no lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rival Consoles: \u2018Sudden Awareness of Now\u2019 | Live Performance\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kkGG9M02GKE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Opening act: echofarmer &#8211; really good, felt more authentically live than Rival Consoles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Super skillful use of mixing table<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cool visuals&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Great to zone out to<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guy clearly super invested<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>echofarmer&nbsp;<\/strong>is the alias of Brussels-based producer and musician Arne Nuyts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"live at Reset\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GG9tRUBOWiI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOZAR, Brussels &#8211; 8 October 2025. 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