with »vantaa«, raster-noton releases for the first time an album by vladislav delay aka sasu ripatti. ripatti, one of the pioneers of electronic music of the last decade(s), who is known for several projects, has attracted our attention and received our respect most notably under his pseudonym vladislav delay. »vantaa« will be the beginning of a long lasting collaboration, which will extend and deepen the spectrum of the label, whereas it falls in line with releases of, for example, william bassinsky, robert lippok, or mitchell akiyama.
even though complex electronic manipulations are used, »vantaa« wants to sound like a piece of nature, resulting in a mixture of techno/dub and organic textures. the tracks oscillate between a decadent, greyish, post-industrial sound cloud and the intimate atmosphere of a vast and desolate finnish landscape. ripatti plays with tiny rhythmic bricks that drift and collapse, but nevertheless create spaces that radiate calmness and tranquility. being an experienced producer, he uses his know-how to layer compact sound fabrics in unusual ways. in this case, these elements arouse associations with gushing water, crackling wood, or growing grass. the tracks on »vantaa« merge into each other and their density escalates with »lauma« into an energetic climax, which is all at once the ecstatic, shamanic and truly moving peak of the album.
»vantaa«‘s style is sensitive and intelligent, but nevertheless subtly stirring and rich in detail. while listening to it, it is possible to completely dive into its matter and detect something new in nearly every bar, or simply let it have an effect as a particular but unobtrusive sideline. with this typical vladislav delay aesthetic, ripatti has acquired an unique and distinctive style that »vantaa«, his 10th vladislav delay album, deservingly celebrates.
www.hifly.dk:
"vladislav delay aka sasu ripatti returns with a full-length for raster-noton, which is a fullfledged montage of the well-known vladislav delay sounds. where most of the album are in favour of the held back and reluctant ambience mastered so well by ripatti, there's room for the unexpected. ›lauma‹ seems to appear out of literally nowhere and strikes down with full force like lightning from a clear sky. rapidfire doubletime claps and wobbling synthfigures clocks in at 180 beats per minute in a eruptive frenzy of modulation. delay has by no means lost his touch and rest assured that you want this album."
