UK producer Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles returns with genre-blurring new piece Gaivotas, a first taster from his forthcoming ninth studio album, written during an experimental residency in Portugal last year.

“This music feels like one of the most intuitive things I have ever written. The momentum that the piece establishes in the first breath pushes forward right until the very end and many of the ideas were created in a first-take moment that were exciting and liberating.” — Ryan Lee West

Its powerful music video was directed by Vincent Duluc-David and shot in Kyrgyzstan, where we follow the life of a group of teenagers as one of them mysteriously disappears.

“Somewhere between fiction and documentary, I intended to create a film guided by the poetry of landscapes and encounters. I spent almost a month in Kyrgyzstan looking for filming locations and meeting some young locals, ready to act in a film for the first time. By filming them in their everyday environment, I wanted to capture their spontaneity and freshness and let them express themselves authentically.

Every moment of the film, every camera movement, seems suspended outside time, immersing the viewer in a reality that is both tangible and poetic. I like my movies to ask questions and invite reflection, allowing each viewer to create his or her interpretation. Is it a ghost story or a metaphor for coming-of-age? Is a character dead, or is it a rebirth?

With this film, I wanted to capture the poetry of everyday life, following my intuition and letting the images and music flow freely. This project is instinctive and honest, driven by a creative impulse, seeking to make the unspeakable palpable and create an encounter between mystery and emotion.” — Vincent Duluc-David

West will be touring as special guest with Kiasmos for select European shows in September, and returns to North America for Slingshot Festival and four headline shows in the Northwest in October.

· watch the video for Gaivotas

· book tickets to the tour