Ryat

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Ryat
Born New Jersey, U.S. [1]
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Multi-instrumentalist [3]
  • record producer [3]
  • composer [3]
  • vocalist [3]
Years active2006–2016
Labels

Ryat (often stylized as RYAT [5] and pronounced "riot" [6] ) is an experimental electronic music project created by female producer Christina Amalie Mattei, also known as Christina Teleaer, based in Los Angeles, California. [7] She has released music on Obvious Bandits, Brainfeeder, Ninja Tune. [4]

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Career

RYAT began in 2006 in Philadelphia, where Mattei met DJ/producer King Britt, who encouraged her to produce her own music using Ableton Live. [8] She studied music programming, producing and hosted improvisation sessions playing with the older jazz fusion artists, Calvin Westin and Elliot Levin . [8] Taylor McFerrin inspired her to create a live producers set up with Ableton, inspiring her to loop her music productions live. [8] She met jazz musician, Tim Conley at a jam session at his house and started a band called As Human. [8] After their band As Human split, she asked Conley to join her on tour. [8]

In 2009, Ryat released the debut album, Street Noise Orkestra. [9] Her second album, Avant Gold, was released in 2011. [10] Her live show got the attention of Flying Lotus, who later invited her to join his label, Brainfeeder. [11] She relocated to Los Angeles and was inspired by the natural surroundings and mysticism. [9] Her third album, Totem, was released on the label in 2012. [12] In 2015, she released music written for a Mixed Media show with dancers, projection mapping and interactive sensory technology, Alt Mode, which debuted in Central Park in 2015. [13] In (2021) she started a new project, titled Christina Teleaer, which focused more on song writing and composing, compared to RYAT, which is very experimental in nature. [14] [15] [16]

Style and influences

Mattei's project Ryat, is known for "maximalist production" in approach, [17] often experimenting in electronics, vocal looping, and lush soundscapes. [18] She has been compared with the artists like Björk. [19] The music has been described as "beat couture". [20]

Discography

LPs

Compilation albums

Guest appearances

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