vladislavdelay.com/
LUOMO will release a new album in September 2011.
Title : Plus
Date : September 2011
Format: CD / Digital / Limited 12"
Label : Moodmusic Records
Luomo - PLUS
Luomo aka Vladislav Delay, Sistol, Uusitalo… under a raft of names Finnish
artist Sasu Ripatti has in the last years experimented with ambient,
broken beat, glitch as well as grooves and house music with soulful vocals,
working with Scissor Sisters, Black Dice, Apparat, Craig Armstrong, Massive
Attack, Robert Owens and Towa Tei. Luomo is about experimenting with pop music,
a big influence for Ripatti, and bringing it to a fusion of house, disco and
electronica.
PLUS is the 5th album for Luomo, taking the songwriter abilities of
Ripatti to a new level, dwelling deep into first generation Chicago house and
the pop sensibilities of 80s London, coupled with his impeccable crossover pop
appeal. Never going for a one formula approach, PLUS has a distinct Luomo sound
- hypnotic, sexy and delicately insistent, rhythms following a self-movement
and never standing still.
Conquering the world of electronics with a hi-tech approach, PLUS is
still grabbing the listener mostly because of the soul infused into the works.
Sometimes cold and brittle, other times warm and ductile, the deeply layered
backgrounds make way for outstanding vocal performances which are this time
credited to the cryptically named Chicago Boys, a shy boy group of more or less
known vocalist.
Songs like "Good Stuff" and "Shy" are pure
pop-bliss, while "Form In Void" and "Twist" shimmer in
glacial electronics and gliding synths, all keeping the focus on the organic
vocals to extend the album´s scope and reach far beyond expectations.
The less song-focused, synth driven tunes like "Medley
Through" and "How You Look" are undoubtedly reflecting the early
Luomo sound from Vocal City (2000) and The Present Lover (2003), and combined
with his finest songwriting makes a cohesive album which actually can and
should be listened to as one whole piece.
More information can be found at:
http://www.luomomusic.org
http://www.facebook.com/vladislavdelay
http://www.moodmusicrecords.com/
http://www.facebook.com/moodmusicrecords
