A Helsinki producer whose "clicks + cuts" style of ambience makes for easy comparison
to countrymates Pan sonic, Vladislav Delay has recorded excellent work for three of
Europe's most challenging electronic labels: Chain Reaction, Mille Plateaux, and Thomas
Brinkmann's Max.Ernst. He grew up trained in jazz, and still counts PhillyJoe Jones
- the fiery drummer for the first Miles Davis Quintet - one of his prime influences. Also
before entering the world of electronics, Delay took side trips through the music
of the globe (Brazilian, Cuban, African). After a few failed experiments with fusing
electronics in a band environment, he began producing on his own and grew to
love the mid-'90s developments by German labels Chain Reaction, A-Musik, Mille
Plateaux, and others. After a series of experimentations during 1996-97 (later
released, as by Conoco, on the Kemikoski full-length), his first release was The Kind
of Blue EP, released in 1998 for the Finnish label Huume. During 1999, Delay
released singles on Max.Ernst and Chain Reaction, leading to his album debut, Ele,
on the Australian label Sigma Editions. In early 2000, two more full-lengths
followed; first Chain Reaction released Multila, then Entain appeared on Mille Plateaux.
Before the end of the year, Delay had debuted a housier incarnation, Luomo,
with the Vocalcity LP for Forcetracks. Anima was issued a year later. ~ John Bush
Similar Artists: Monolake, Hallucinator, Fluxion, Stewart Walker, Jake Mandell, Gramm,
Kit Clayton, Andreas Tilliander
Roots and Influences: Maurizio, Basic Channel, Pan sonic
Appears on : Richie Hawtin Decks, EFX & 909 (1999) Producer
vladislav delay
* clickety click *
