why we love this
Inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s film of the same name, the album’s main theme is an exploration of the persona. The music fluctuates in energy level from calm restraint to full release. A thrilling ride.
about the record
The title ‘Persona’ was inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s film of the same name, specifically a shot in the opening credits of a child reaching out to touch a woman’s face on a screen, which is shifting between one face and another. This powerful image struck Ryan and it inspired the album’s main theme — an exploration of the persona, the difference between how we see ourselves and how others see us, the spaces in between; between states, people, light and dark, the inner persona and the outer persona.
“My music is generally inward looking. I like finding something about the self within music, that doesn't have to be specific but maybe asks something or reveals something. This record is a continuation on the self through electronic sounds. Like Legowelt once said ‘a synthesiser is like a translator for unknown emotions’, which I think sums up what I am trying to do. I think all these emotions we have make up our persona. So in a way by finding new ones you alter or expand your persona. And that is what I want my music to try to do. I deliberately aimed to be more sonically diverse with this record. I wanted to experiment more. I wanted to create new sounds and new emotions.”
Recorded at his studio in south-east London, ‘Persona’ benefits from Ryan’s exploration of a dynamic production process that combines analogue-heavy synthesisers, acoustic and electric instruments with a shoegaze-level obsession with effect pedals. A greater depth of emotion and confidence can be heard across the album.
- Unfolding 2:00
- Persona 2:00
- Memory Arc 2:00
- Phantom Grip 2:00
- Be Kind 2:00
- I Think So 2:00
- Sun's Abandon 2:00
- Dreamer's Wake 2:00
- Untravel 2:00
- Rest 2:00
- Hidden 2:00
- Fragment 1:39
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- Unfolding 2:00
- Persona 2:00
- Memory Arc 2:00
- Phantom Grip 2:00
- Be Kind 2:00
- I Think So 2:00
- Sun's Abandon 2:00
- Dreamer's Wake 2:00
- Untravel 2:00
- Rest 2:00
- Hidden 2:00
- Fragment 1:39
why we love this
Inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s film of the same name, the album’s main theme is an exploration of the persona. The music fluctuates in energy level from calm restraint to full release. A thrilling ride.
about the record
The title ‘Persona’ was inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s film of the same name, specifically a shot in the opening credits of a child reaching out to touch a woman’s face on a screen, which is shifting between one face and another. This powerful image struck Ryan and it inspired the album’s main theme — an exploration of the persona, the difference between how we see ourselves and how others see us, the spaces in between; between states, people, light and dark, the inner persona and the outer persona.
“My music is generally inward looking. I like finding something about the self within music, that doesn't have to be specific but maybe asks something or reveals something. This record is a continuation on the self through electronic sounds. Like Legowelt once said ‘a synthesiser is like a translator for unknown emotions’, which I think sums up what I am trying to do. I think all these emotions we have make up our persona. So in a way by finding new ones you alter or expand your persona. And that is what I want my music to try to do. I deliberately aimed to be more sonically diverse with this record. I wanted to experiment more. I wanted to create new sounds and new emotions.”
Recorded at his studio in south-east London, ‘Persona’ benefits from Ryan’s exploration of a dynamic production process that combines analogue-heavy synthesisers, acoustic and electric instruments with a shoegaze-level obsession with effect pedals. A greater depth of emotion and confidence can be heard across the album.
