Always a shy man, Ripatti returns into view to introduce to the world "Convivial"; his latest, and fourth, album as Luomo. For his relief though, this time he doesn’t have to arrive alone. In addition to a long-time collaborator Johanna Iivanainen from Helsinki, this time he lands with a semi-underground star cast; Cassy (Panorama Bar), Sascha Ring (Apparat), Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters), Robert Owens, Sue-C and one anonymous singer who hides behind a name Chubbs. The album in question is not so much of an assembly as a series of commentaries, interspersed with contempora… read more
Always a shy man, Ripatti returns into view to introduce to the world "Convivial"; his latest, and fourth, album as Luomo. For his relief t… read more
Always a shy man, Ripatti returns into view to introduce to the world "Convivial"; his latest, and fourth, album as Luomo. For his relief though, this time he doesn’t have to a… read more
Luomo is the pop-experimental face of Finnish producer Sasu Ripatti, (AKA Vladislav Delay). The music of Luomo stretches taut lines between shadowy experimentalism and shining club aspirations of the dancefloor, capturing tension and romance in shards of polished disco. Full of dark chasms and dangerous sharp edges, the restless experimentation and bitter-tenderness in Luomo’s songs have shattered and reformed our expectations of pop, songs like ‘Tessio’ became the foundation of what was soon known as ‘microhouse’, a genre characterised by minimal clicks’n’cuts cast in grooving bass… read more
Luomo is the pop-experimental face of Finnish producer Sasu Ripatti, (AKA Vladislav Delay). The music of Luomo stretches taut lines between shadowy experimentalism and shining club aspirati… read more
Luomo is the pop-experimental face of Finnish producer Sasu Ripatti, (AKA Vladislav Delay). The music of Luomo stretches taut lines between shadowy experimentalism and shining club aspirations of the dancefloor, capturing tension and r… read more