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With 'Articulation' Rival Consoles Goes Back to the Drawing Board

London producer Rival Consoles uses unorthodox approaches on his latest record, Articulation, resulting in a stunning, beautiful collection.

Rival Consoles Has Created One of the Most Vivid and Soul-stirring Electronic Albums of the Year with 'Persona'

Be Kind: An Interview with Rival Consoles

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Rival Consoles: Howl

Rival Consoles humanizes electronic music with his scintillating third LP.

Kiasmos/Rival Consoles: 65/ Milo

A split that divides time between dubby bleep 'n' bass and messy cut-up intelligent dance music that is indeed danceable.

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