Vladislav Delay - Anima

Funny thing about this album, it starts to sound like his demon tracks release, but it's still rooted with that CR oomph that so many fans can't get enough of. The later work gets a little artsier, just crazy syncopation, if any. This album does it for me because of its originality. Look far and wide, and maybe, just maybe, some out-there Villalobos track might sound like it. I mean, his work has such a good groove, but that's just Villalobos. Delay just kind of goes berzerk, finally, (after Entain et all), and takes this new developing sound and manages to almost replace that "Villa" groove with expanding the asymetric nature of the beats present here. It creates this real fresh funk, signature, if i may, and this organized disorder "is" the groove. This album is the only one on earth I've heard that sounds like a trainwreck, but make perfect sense. Some just like the artwork. Pity, it's Delay at his finest hour.

i think this album is stunning. the artist has made melody redundant; the chords are just a bed on which sounds and textures can play. ive never heard a record so arhythmic and yet so grooveladen. as i understand it this is not a ambient record - it is one of the most out-there dance records ever made.

Hey, it's not that bad. Being a basic channel but i bought on release but didn't listen to it much after initially being disappointed...

But i went back to Anima recently and got much more out of it. Perhaps I've matured?

The basic elements of the tracks meander in and out of the mix and although formless instill a soothing and deeply emotional state of mind. A touching pastiche of ambience.

Absolutely stunning work, certainly Ripatti's best work, and one of my favorite albums of all time. Yet it isn't for the uninitiated nor particularly casual (or completely awake) listening. Invokes the inherent disorder of the urban landscape, but in a completely idealized way, with a drifting soundscape of clean, bubbling sounds with a soft jazz (but by no means kitschy smooth jazz) backdrop. The cover says it all, a digitization of smooth yet chaotic modern sculpture and minimalist design.

The good news at the beginning :
This record has got a beautiful cover art work ! Really.

But as you all know: Never judge a record by its cover.
Especially this LP will disappoint all your expectations.
Because it`s a ripp-off from start to finish.
Perhaps you think that this is a conceptional art thing, huh ? Sorry, completely wrong !
This is pure parody - thats all it is.
Mr. Ripatti ´s musical effusions - minimal variations of basically the same sounds on 3x12" (!!) make me laugh. This is not clicks+cuts (or how you call it) - this is plinky plong.
Just a poor joke by somebody who knows (and did !) better.

Sorry, I got a bit bored listening to this. The pastiche sets a beautful mood initially but stretched over 60 minutes it loses it's edge. There is no development at all as the album is more a meandering soundscape and whilst this wouldn't be a problem for 1 song, after 60 minutes you're left wondering what you spent your money on. Check early Chain reaction stuff, or the new Demo(n) tracks for something more substantial, and cutting edge...

An hour of nice sound. Maybe stretching it a bit to call it music.
Half tunes and echos of suggested rhythms bubble up here and there. But nice sound it truely is, attention paid to every click and clump and thum and swipe. Ideal to wake up, or fall asleep to. cover art very pretty, and worthy of note. CD version has to be the one to go for so you can let it do its business whilst you do something rather less energetic that changing records.