Vladislav Delay "Multila" Chain Reaction CRD-09 2000 (72:58)
Ranta (4:29)
Raamat
(7:16)
Huone
(22:05)
Viite (7:44)
Karha (11:48)
Pietola
(16:24)
Nesso (3:12)
The more I hear from Helsinki's Vladislav Delay, the more I'm convinced he's a genius. "Multila" is 1 of 2 full length cds so far this year, the other, "Entain", on Mille Plateaux and this one on Chain Reaction. The sounds within Multila's 7 tracks (73 minutes total) are similar to Entain's but here most feature a more defined rhythm. Delay's compositions aren't quite techno, dub, glitch, ambient or anything else for that matter. He has a very distinct sound all his own. And describing this simply as 'techno' would be as misleading as describing Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" simply as 'jazz'. Delay lets his tracks flow and grow with a mutating sea of grainy audio fragments freely rubbing up against one another and all anchored by the bass and beat. He carefully controls the random nature of the heavily effected sounds to shape them into gorgeous, deeply moody songs that are equally at home on the dancefloor or in the bedroom. And it's the lengthiest tracks such as the 22+ minute "Huone" where he fully displays his ability to develop a piece and maintain your interest in it. Part of the text on the front of the digipack says "Multila is a soundtrack for vision". I'd say it's more a soundtrack for all of the senses - conscious and unconscious. It's a masterpiece. Next up is LUOMO "Vocalcity" on Force Inc. due out September 19th ...
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Where did I get this cd? - mail order via CD World.