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Artist
Vladislav Delay
12+ albums
ambientglitchminimalidmelectronic
about
Vladislav Delay is the most frequently used pseudonym of Finnish drummer and electronic musician Sasu Ripatti (born in Oulu in 1976) who has also recorded as Luomo, Sistol, Uusitalo, Conoco, and Ripatti. As well as his own albums, he played drums and percussion in the Moritz von Oswald Trio from 2009 until 2015, and, in 2011, released an album with his own experimental jazz/electronic group, the Vladislav Delay Quartet. Known for uniquely distorted takes on a variety of electronic music, his signature sound is often infused with elements of dub, pop and ambient experimental sounds. It combines arrhythmic structures with aleatory elements and sensual, layered textures. Born in remote Oulu, northern Finland, in 1976, Ripatti grew up steeped in the classical music and jazz that his literary parents loved. His early training as a percussionist is now transmuted - endlessly reinterpreted and twisted into new forms while retaining a fundamental rhythm orientation. By the mid-90s, Ripatti had begun incorporating electronic elements into his various band performances as he gradually taught himself to use samplers and drum machines through experimentation. Eventually, he found more satisfying results could be achieved going solo with his equipment than staying with any band, so he sold his elaborate acoustic kit and went underground to work on music in seclusion. Ripatti’s earliest releases were via his Vladislav Delay project. He began playing live in Helsinki in the late 90s, wi
