Member Since: 6/14/2007
Band Website: huumerecordings.com
Sounds Like:i've found my interest with vladislav delay growing with just about every release. tulenkantaja is a needed addition to any collection that worships the beat. (almost cool)"vladislav delay's meant-for-the-floor uusitalo guise ushers in yet another beautiful collection of low-end minimal-techno wizardry. 'lumimies,' with its trebly house vibe, is an instant favorite, as is the equally sensual 'lasi hajoaa.' gorgeous stuff. (xl8r)"on the one hand it's a classic display of all his favorite tropes: muffled whispers, clouds of static, crisp snares, single-minded two-note bass lines. but at the same time, the sense of space seems to have expanded, with different voices making more precise spectral footprints than ever before. the album shuffles confidently towards the perfection of ideal, one burst of delay at a time." (philip sherburne)uusitalo approaches electronic dance music in a manner that is becoming more rare these days, he uses exclusively analog equipment. not that all computer-based electronica is bad, but by limiting himself to analog equipment, uusitalo has avoided many of the digital cliches that tend to pop up when using familiar software applications. the feel is somewhat close to an ambient house record, with plenty of throbbing bass lines and straight rhythmic beats coexisting with deeply reverbed pads and odd machine sounds... (charles franklin, foxydigitalis)"tulenkantaja is, by delay standards at least, straightforward and arguably his strongest release in ages. in some ways it's an ideal luomo-delay fusion: its propulsive core establishes its accessibility while its wealth of abstract textures ensures it retains delay's distinctive signature." (textura.org)"like most ripatti-produced albums, it isn't a peaks-and-valleys sort of affair; the lp is consistently strong and engaging, but the subtly ska-like "kalajuttuja," and "nokkonen päiväunilla," with its skittering high-end, are among the album's most immediately captivating cuts." (earplug)asu ripatti, a.k.a. vladislav delay, a.k.a. luomo, seemed as reducible as points on a cartesian graph, each moniker denoting the sounds within. as uusitalo, we already know to expect certain quantities: propulsive techno, an emphasis on his family’s belles-lettres, ripatti’s own aspirations in other artistic fields. while some tracks trigger the snares at cross-purposes to the bass kick or else set the keyboard lines slightly off-center from the main pulse... an exhilarating new wrinkle for one of the more prolific producers working. (andy beta, paperthinwalls)
Record Label: Huume Recordings
Type of Label: Indie