Vladislav Delay - Multila

scoundrel, Sep 28, 2004

Vladislav Delay’s album on Chain Reaction, MULTILA, strikes a beautiful minimalist stance on the first two tracks, “Ranta” and “Raamat,” layering long, sustained notes with electronic gurglings underneath. “Huone” injects a kick drum into the mix, letting the tones throb in time with the beat for about 20 minutes. Delay slowly adds and removes elements from the track, so that it expands, rather than grow stale (for instance, the beat drops out halfway through, only to return a few minutes later). “Viite” piles on the distortion, and “Karha” goes for moody ambience. “Pietola” is ambient as well, but with more clicks and buzz. And, finally, “Nesso” goes for bright and swirling. While not groundbreaking (as some of the early Chain Reaction releases), it’s certainly an excellent listening experience.

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