Convivial is a studio album by Finnish record producer Sasu Ripatti under the pseudonym Luomo. It was released on 24 October 2008 through Huume. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.
Background Sasu Ripatti, also known as Vladislav Delay, is a Finnish record producer. Convivial is his fourth solo album as Luomo, following Vocalcity (2000), The Present Lover (2003), and Paper Tigers (2006). It features guest appearances from Cassy, Sascha Ring (Apparat), Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters, Sue Cie, Johanna Iivanainen, Robert Owens, and Chubbs. It was released on 24 October 2008 through Ripatti's own record label Huume. In the United States, it was released on 11 November 2008.
Critical reception
Andy Kellman of AllMusic stated, "For its lack of rush-inducing highs and novel sounds, the album is immensely pleasurable, with fleet keyboard vamps and percussive effects that stab and flick ricocheting off pliant, bounding basslines." Alex Macpherson of The Guardian commented that "Convivial is an astonishingly intimate listen, similar in feel to Junior Boys' Last Exit or Björk's Vespertine." He added, "Though each of Convivials nine tracks unfolds gradually - only one clocks in at under six minutes - not one moment is wasted."
Accolades + Year-end lists for Convivial Publication List Rank AllMusic Favorite Electronic Albums of 2008 Cokemachineglow Top 50 Albums 2008
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes.
Sasu Ripatti – music, vocal production, mixing Slang – design
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