Kid Velo

Ryan L. West, the man behind Rival Consoles, strives to humanize and at the same time emphasize entirely computerized sounds to defy categorization in modern electronic music. According to West, this record was all about creating genuine emotions with a synthetic set of sounds. Kid Velo makes the perfect fictional super hero with "Eve" being his fragile yet powerful female counterpart and "Vos" as the classic antagonist.. Surrounded by studio equipment, this record possibly is a result of spending more time with speakers than people. It doesn't take much to see some parallels between the fictional character Kid Velo and its creator. Rival Consoles combines hard-hitting beats with catchy pop melodies, classical theory with dance.. There is more to this artist than meets the eye, for those not content with 4/4 beat dancefloor stormers; West is fast establishing himself as both a sound designer and programmer.