Ripatti

Sasu Ripatti, the Finnish electronic musician best known for making abstract dub techno as Vladislav Delay and left-field house as Luomo, deconstructs hip-hop with his footwork-inspired work under his surname. Ripatti releases such as 2021's Fun Is Not a Straight Line contain hyperkinetic tracks that dice sampled rap vocals over fast, jittery beats and noisy textures. Ripatti has been an avid fan of hip-hop since the 1990s, but his work had rarely reflected the genre's influence until he began releasing material under his own name. He debuted the Ripatti solo project and labe...