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Landscape from Memory
2025 studio album by Rival Consoles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Landscape from Memory is the ninth studio album by British electronic musician Rival Consoles. It was released on 4 July 2025 via Erased Tapes in LP, CD and digital formats.[1]
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Background
Consisting of fourteen tracks ranging between two and five minutes each, with a total runtime of approximately fifty-eight minutes, the album was preceded by Consoles' 2022 project, Now Is. The first single, "Catherine", was released on 19 March 2025.[1]
Reception
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Stephen Worthy of Mojo noted, "Landscape from Memory might possess an air of melancholia, but ultimately eschews maudlin," rating it three stars.[3] Stephen Dalton of Uncut remarked, "Informed by West's love of shoegaze and avant-classical music, Landscape From Memory surges and pulses with emotionally charged, meticulously detailed, luminescent electronica that never panders to the gridded restrictions of conventional techno," giving it a seven out of ten rating.[6]
Charlotte Krol of DJ Mag wrote in her review of the album, "Landscape from Memory hears West tackle writer's block by resurrecting audio ideas he'd consigned to a scrapbook. The effect is like peering into a diary, amorphous memories traced by time, soundtracked by intimate club scuffle and mournful mood boards."[7] Ben Hogwood of MusicOMH rated the album four stars, describing it as "a strong album that only gets better as repeated plays unlock its twists, turns and multi-level vistas. Full of positive energy, this is electronic music at its most instinctive."[4]
The Skinny's Lewis Wade, also rating it four stars, noted Landscape from Memory "continues his exploration of analogue synths and complex programming, though now with a greater emotional appeal, an open-hearted love letter compared to the occasionally opaque avant-gardisms of previous work."[5] The album received a three and a half star from AllMusic, whose reviewer Paul Simpson remarked, "Landscape from Memory runs a little too long, with a few of the slower, less exciting tracks seeming unnecessary. That's not to say that it all sounds samey or lacks inspiration, however, and the record's best tracks are exceptional."[2]
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Ryan Lee West.
Personnel
Credits for Landscape from Memory adapted from Tidal.[8]
- Catherine Ko Chen – artwork
- Zino Mikorey – mastering
- Anne Müller – cello on "If Not Now"
- Robert Raths – design, executive production
- Aneek Thapar – mixing assistance
- Ryan Lee West – mixing, production
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