Ryan Farish - Primary Colors [+Bonus Disc] (2017)

As an artist though, it's a type of 'overground-underground' success that's hidden him somewhat in plain sight. Hugely successful - albeit on an independent platform, ground-up his fanbase has built itself through online word-of-mouth. Despite racking up a run of Billboard top 10s, becoming a co-writer of a GRAMMY Award-Nominated Recording and notching up a cumulative platform stream count of 270 million, to the mainstream he remains something of an indefinite article. If its advance guard singles ('Stories In Motion' and 'Stars Collide') have reached your ears, well you should at least have some idea of what 'Primary's 13 'Colors' entail. Ryan is a man admittedly influenced less by others music and more by their approach. He cites the methodology adopted by artists such as Bonobo, collectives like Tycho and even the grandmaster of liberated electronic music-making Ulrich Schnauss - as his inspiration. Very much the aftereffect of Ryan's formative years, this album is unfettered by sub-genre confines. When describing its audio, Ryan is loath to stretch any further than simply electronic music. Farish sees the tracks contained on 'Primary Colors' as falling into just three broad sectors. On songs like 'We Are the Colors', Time Lapse', 'Golden Sky' and 'Release he expands there's a heavy use of analogue synths. That gives those tracks a shared tone and feel, which are distinct to 'Primary Colors'. There are also the collaborations with Christian Burns ('Safe In This Place' and 'Find You'), whose incredible voice and talent really created a new dimension for it. That adds a whole lot of vibe to the album. The last areas 'Primary Colors' extends into into are the chilled/breakbeat, tropical house ('Endless Summer' a perfect example) and downtempo.

Tracklist:

CD 1 Primary Colors
01. Ryan Farish - Time Lapse
02. Ryan Farish - Stories In Motion
03. Ryan Farish - Voyager
04. Ryan Farish - We Are The Colors
05. Ryan Farish - Endless Summer
06. Ryan Farish - Find You (With Christian Burns)
07. Ryan Farish - In Your Arms
08. Ryan Farish - Exhale
09. Ryan Farish - Safe In This Place (With Christian Burns)
10. Ryan Farish - Illuminate
11. Ryan Farish - Release
12. Ryan Farish - Golden Sky
13. Ryan Farish - Stars Collide
14. Ryan Farish - Stories In Motion (Sunny Lax Remix)
15. Ryan Farish - Stars Collide (Thomas Datt Remix)

CD 2 United (Bonus Disc)
01. Ryan Farish - Skies
02. Ryan Farish - Shooting Star
03. Ryan Farish - United
04. Ryan Farish - Forava
05. Ryan Farish - Starlapse
06. Ryan Farish - Long Way Home
07. Ryan Farish - Coming Home
08. Ryan Farish - True
09. Ryan Farish - Lift You
10. Ryan Farish - Seven Seas
11. Ryan Farish - Skyline
12. Ryan Farish - Echo
13. Ryan Farish - Window
14. Ryan Farish - Ultralight