Published
Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 18:33
- Out in April, this LP is reportedly more beat-centric than its predecessor.
Sasu Ripatti, AKA Vladislav Delay, is back with a new album.
Rakka II, due on April 16th via Berlin-based Cosmo Rhythmatic, spans eight tracks that continue the Finnish musician's journey which started on on 2020's Rakka.
That 2020 album—Ripatti's first release in five years under his Vladisalv Delay alias—was considered brutalist and austere where Rakka II is "a romantic summer vision full of hope and optimism," as the artist described in a press statement.
Read our review of Rakka. For more on the prolific Finnish producer, revisit our 2013 feature.
Listen to "Rakkn" from Rakka II.
Tracklist
01. Rakkn
02. Raaa
03. Raaha
04. Rapaa
05. Rakas
06. Ranno
07. Raato
08. Rapine
Cosmo Rhythmatic will release Rakka II on April 16th, 2021.
