Rival Consoles and similar artists

Sounds like: Gidge, Rival Consoles, Moderat

"Time can go Time can go Fast" Weval's "Time Goes" is a reminder of a not-so-hidden secret: time marches ever forward. Thankful for any reminder that ...

Grandbrothers

Cybèle

Sounds like: Niklas Paschburg, Rival Consoles, Hania Rani

Electronic ambient ambient electronic instrumental electronic instrumental

Grandbrothers seem pretty much incapable of missing the mark. The German-Swiss duo, long known for crafting electronic-leaning music entirely from a s...

TVLI

IO

Sounds like: Tycho, Kiasmos, Rival Consoles

downtempo ambient chillwave ambient electronic tycho

Clean, emotive, and just downright good music. TVLI's "IO" winds its way through our ears with as much precision as his viral hit "“Tempest."  TV...

DARKSIDE

S.N.C

Sounds like: Nicolas Jaar, Pional, Rival Consoles

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DARKSIDE gives us a taste of their upcoming album, Nothing, with "S.N.C," and I am so amped.You know those little Tesla coil toys? Well, "S.N.C" is th...

Krylova

Good Friend

Sounds like: Rival Consoles, Barker, breathe.

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From the EP You're Beautiful When You're Not Here, Krylova brings us "Good Friend" — an evocative track that defies genres.With a creative process tha...

Kiasmos

Flown

Sounds like: Grandbrothers, Christian Löffler, Rival Consoles

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Kiasmos has brought us "Flown," produced with Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen. It's a song that happily settles in the background of any experience...

Grandbrothers

Bloodflow

Sounds like: Niklas Paschburg, Gidge, Rival Consoles

Electronic experimental Experimental electronic piano rival consoles

Last night I had the luxury of watching Granbrothers perform at the Central Presbyterian Church, in Austin, as part of SXSW 2024.The setting was super...

Grandbrothers

What We See

Sounds like: Niklas Paschburg, Howling, Gidge

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Traveling through Cape Town, I found myself just outside of Noordhoek, on a winding mountain pass. I had come across this song inside a little shop wh...

WEVAL

Everything Went Well

Sounds like: Moderat, Rival Consoles, Rone

Electronic minimal electronica idm max cooper moderat

Whenever I come across a Weval track I enjoy it and it's no different for their new track "Everything Went Well." Unsurprising as they fall in line wi...

Rival Consoles

Vision of Self

Sounds like: Kiasmos, Tycho, Oneohtrix Point Never, The Field

downtempo ambient indie electronic tycho Oneohtrix Point Never

I've had songs from Rival Console's 2015 album, Odyssee / Sonne, on my radar for some time. When "Vision of Self" showed up, I was instantly taken wit...

Kepler North

Self Actualize

Sounds like: ross from friends, daphni, bicep

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Taking the listener on a journey that both lifts and lowers the heart, Kepler North's "Self Actualize" is a track that does what I consider to be the ...

Kepler North

Promise

Sounds like: tourist, tycho, bonobo

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There's something about a song harking back to Eastern travels that just gets me every time. After more than a minute of a dreamy, twirling buildup, w...

Rone

Origami

Sounds like: Joris Voorn, Max Cooper, Rival Consoles

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I like Rone quite a bit, so when YouTube recommended I check out this song I was totally like, "omg, totes." Turns out "Origami" is a pretty awesome ...

Rival Consoles

Unfolding

Electronic downtempo Sunday Night Chill idm rival consoles

Rival Consoles

Lone

Sounds like: Four Tet, Max Cooper

Electronic experimental minimal electronica four tet max cooper

UK-based label Erased Tapes are one of my favorite labels, so whenever they release a new song I'm going to give it a listen. "Lone" comes as one of ...

Rival Consoles

Odyssey

Sounds like: The British Expeditionary Force, Kiasmos, Gidge

Electronic ambient experimental max cooper rival consoles

Ryan Lee West, better known as Rival Consoles, may go down as one of my sweetest discoveries yet. I had just completed my first 5K in years and wande...

Jon Hopkins

Insides (Rival Consoles Remix)

Sounds like: Nosaj Thing

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There are quite a few electronic tracks that have somewhat questionable tones in my mind. I can't decide whether or not I should listen to these tunes...