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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."

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