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.
His earliest releases were via his Vladislav Delay project. The musical approach he used found a sympathetic home on Berlin label Chain Reaction, and from 2000 Ripatti went on to produce some of their most classic records. His forte is the rhythm, even if so subtle at times. In fact, he may as well still be classified as a "percussionist" rather than an electronic musician despite the fact that that is how he mostly generates his sound and music. He has released music on small independents, major labels and his own imprint Huume since 1997.
Please consult the artists page for a full biography and descriptions of VD's live projects presented and Dis-patch 08.
29.10 / The Only Copy (installation launch) / Center for Cultural Decontamination
30.10 / Agf/Delay (with Antje Greie) / Cultural Center Grad
31.10 / Uusitalo / Cultural Center Grad
01.11 / Vladislav Delay & Lillevan / Cultural Center Rex
05.11 / Kinovida (with Lillevan) / Cultural Center Rex
07.11 / Focus Drift panel discussion / City Library, Roman Hall
07.11 / Vladislav Delay Quartet (with Mika Vainio, Lucio Capece and Derek Shirley) / Kolarac