Vladislav Delay - Anima

otm, listened yesterday after I was reminded it exists and it was great!

Yeah, the Sly & Robbie album is great.

great summer album for a terrible summer

I found it kinda gruelling. Will go back when I feel a bit more robust. Fwiw, I loved Nordub.

Interesting, I like it more than Nordub. It's exactly what I was hoping for - strange, cavernous dub.

yup, it's exactly what you'd want given the players involved

really pissing my neighbour off with this tonight, good one for blasting out - it sounds fantastic on my first listen.

I like Nordub, but this is more out of the comfort zone and all the better for it.

great album with sly & robbie!

the VD bandcamp sub is a little pricey but i like everything he's put up i think.

love the sly & robbie collab too. between this and rakka and the bandcamp stuff, productive year

Rakka II is on its way!

The album is described by Ripatti as “a romantic summer vision full of hope and optimism.” Listen to the new song “Rakkn” from the album below; scroll down for an album trailer

Into my veins please lol

yes, yes, yes

good news!

Loving "Rakkn"

FWIW

Listening to the forthcoming Vladislav Delay album, "Rakka II”. It is described as a "a romantic summer vision”, I must say it does not sound like how I think about summer, but it is a very strong release, and has that unique and powerful touch that Ripatti always brings.

— Chris SSG (@mnmlssgs) March 2, 2021

Yeah that description is pretty lol. Very Midsommar, maybe.

(I like VD, although I'm only familiar with parts of his catalog, but I can't really roll with this new approach. Respect though.)

lol

Lol, yeah. It's pretty clear VD is tongue in cheek here, but I certainly could see "Rakka II" being a more, dare I say it, "tender" record than its predecessor.

There was some discussion about "aggressive/abbrasive ambient" on some other thread. I can see 'Rakka' qualifies, but I do not experience the record (my aoty of 2020) as aggressive full stop. It's sonic purification for me, a ritualistic cleansing* of the heart and mind where every time I give myself over to it, I come out feeling tranquil, like rarely any record has ever done for me.

* ok this might veer into Midsommar terrain ;)

I saw Rakka as a live show first, which definitely colored my experience

sounds like my kind of romantic summer vision tbh

I like Rakka II better than the OG. This is great stuff.

I am curious for people’s thoughts on Anima. I found a used CD copy for $3 recently and thought I’d try it out. I’m.. not sure how to interpret it! I like it, but it’s not exactly easy listening.

I think it *makes sense* though? Like it touches some sort of emotion or feeling that I can’t describe. It definitely makes me want to listen to his other stuff tho that’s for sure

it’s super architectural, it makes me think of a constantly changing 3D rendering of a skyscraper or something.. like the best of ripatti’s stuff it has that feel of gods playing dice games/Jenga with large astronomical objects

I have found most of his stuff really hard to listen to since…. Four Quarters? So much clanging and stuff lol

nothing this guy has ever done under any name has ever really spoken to me *except* his rhythm & sound remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwUzOWLXXUk

surprisingly (to me anyway) a lot of vladislav delay : rhythm & sound fans don’t seem to like that track!

The Rhythm and Sound remix rules. It's one of the better remixes on that album.

Anima is one of my favorite VD releases. The sample from Eyes Wide Shut sent me into bliss on my first listen. I love the wandering shapelessness. Several summers ago, after working on music in the studio until 4am, my phone happened to play the title track on random as my friend and I shared a joint in the car. He had never heard it, and we sat and listened to the entire piece. It's always nice when your musical passenger says, "no, don't change it."

it’s super architectural, it makes me think of a constantly changing 3D rendering of a skyscraper or something.. like the best of ripatti’s stuff it has that feel of gods playing dice games/Jenga with large astronomical objects

i love this description of it, totally nails it