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Sasu Ripatti has been making reverberant, minimal techno since the late 90s, mostly under the nom-de-guerre Vladislav Delay. The ‘Delay’ in his assumed

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Ripatti01 EP came out, in September 2013, Bangs & Works was still rearranging people’s heads: Producers like Addison Groove and Machinedrum were fusing the hyper-regional Chicago-house mutation with more internationally established electronic dance styles; young guns like Slava and Thug Entrancer were finding arty uses for its arrhythmic kicks and fearsome snares; and all the while, the genre’s founding fathers were onaroll. Ripatti’s early EPs under his last name weren’t b...

Christian Eede , April 7th, 2021 13:40 The Finnish producers latest project takes cues from footwork and hip hop Sasu Ripatti, the producer otherwise known as Vladislav Delay, has shared details of a new album for Planet Mu as Ripatti. Due out in June, Fun Is Not A Straight Line finds Ripatti drawing on footwork rhythms and hip hop samples, having grown "frustrated by the inflexibility of the 4/4 house idiom," a press release explains. "I bought Nas Illmatic when it came out in 94 and have ...

Sasu Ripatti Announces New Album, Shares New Song: Listen Pitchfork 3 hrs ago © Ripatti, photo by [Antti J. Leinonen](https://www.anttileinonen.com/) Ripatti, photo by Antti J. Leinonen Sasu Ripatti, the Finnish producer known for his work as Vladislav Delay, has announced a new album titled Fun Is Not a Straight Line. The LP arrives June 25 via Planet Mu. Today, Ripatti has released lead single “speedmemories,” which you can listen to below. Scroll down for Fun Is Not a Straight Lin...

Sasu Ripatti, the Finnish producer known for his work as Vladislav Delay, has announced a new album titled Fun Is Not a Straight Line. The LP arrives June 25 via Planet Mu. Today, Ripatti has released lead single “speedmemories,” which you can listen to below. Scroll down for Fun Is Not a Straight Line’s album art and tracklist. According to press materials, Ripatti turned to the rhythmic structures of rap and bass music for inspiration on his new album. “I bought Nas’ Illmatic whe...