Browse by Artist: RIPPERTON

Artist:	RIPPERTON
Title:	Narrow Minded EP
Label:	CONNAISSEUR RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	CNS 011EP

"Ripperton from Lausanne in the French part of Switzerland drops his second release on Connaisseur. For our last release on Connaisseur in 2006, he saved two outstanding tunes, full of personal emotions and timeless creativity. 'Tainted Words' is a killer club hymn combining two mesmerizing parts. The first part starts surprisingly minimal, straight and captivates with almost jazzy melodies. Part two starts with a sudden break: A weird melody crawls up and when the beat comes back, a massive bassline starts to rumble and turns the track into an acid-drenched sawtooth monster. 'Tainted Words (Plasmik Remix)' is deeper than the Mariana Trench. Plasmik, our new boy wonders from Berlin, grab the outstanding original, vivisect it and recompose it into a deep underwater journey somehow classic but very up to date though. A must for lovers of deep Detroitish cuts. 'Farra' is far more than a track. Ripperton specially dedicated this one to his family and his closest circle of friends. A very personal and pleasant sound-trip, more a song than a track -- a short emotional story-teller."

Artist:	RIPPERTON
Title:	Zugunruhe
Label:	CONNAISSEUR SUPERIEUR (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	CNSS 008EP

Ripperton presents "Zugunruhe," a lively Detroitish tech-house tune, with a bass line reminiscent of Goofy riding a prairie horse, hypnotic cowbell action and a childhood-memory theme. Not a peak-time tune, more like the kind of track you play at the beginning of the night to bring a smile to every dancer's face. Daniel Stefanik delivers an outstanding interpretation -- an after-party tune with a smacking groove, which slowly builds up to a heart-rending melody.

Artist:	RIPPERTON
Title:	Leonor's Lanugo Remixes
Label:	GREEN (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	GR 009.1EP

This is the second remix package of tracks taken from Niwa (GR 102CD/LP), the stunning debut album from Ripperton. Part 1 sees Radio Slave taking "Leonor's Lanugo" on a deep, hypnotic workout. Its warm, all-encompassing bass line works brilliantly with its tribal drum line to deliver a deadly take on the original. Part 2 takes a housier direction. Rock solid beats are interwoven with the original's string melody as bird calls and wild cats add to the suspense.

Artist:	RIPPERTON
Title:	Miegakure
Label:	GREEN (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	GR 009.2EP

Ripperton's Niwa has been one of the highlight releases of 2010, and continues to impress and surprise with each and every remix EP. The Swiss producer continues to enthrall with his remix invitations on Miegakure. Being presented with the tools to create, does indeed give you a head start; however, it is the vision and skill to be able to realize it that sets great producers apart. French house legend I:Cube and Berlin-based producer Mark August have created two quite brilliant masterpieces.

Artist:	RIPPERTON
Title:	Niwa
Label:	GREEN (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	GR 102CD

This is the long-awaited and highly-anticipated debut artist album from Switzerland's Raphaël Ripperton, released on Joris Voorn and Edwin Oosterwal's Green label. Known for his first-class quality releases on countless respected labels such as Ovum, Rekids, Dessous and his own imprint Perspectiv, Ripperton has established himself as one of the most highly-regarded and exciting artists around. In Japanese, "niwa" means garden, and with this album, you will open your ears and emotions to singular stories, that, element by element, fuse together into a greater whole. The influences here are far beyond dark, booming warehouse parties, and are just as likely to conjure up vivid images of dewy Lausanne sunsets. Folk-tinged downbeat experiments peacefully co-exist with delicious jazz blueprints and sublime ambient soundscapes, sitting in harmony with deeply hypnotic house grooves. "A Simple Thing," with its delicate mood, immediately hints at the joys that lie within this album. An accordion, gentle, stripped-down beats, deep dub bass and the longing beauty of a wordless song. "At Peace," featuring the achingly sensual vocals of Christina Wheeler, unfolds from this beginning as a bittersweet lament. It is not until "Ecotone" emerges with an energetic, emotive Detroit bass line that the dancefloor is hinted at. The album's mesmerizing, exotic journey has only just begun as Ripperton's garden blossoms into all kinds of colors and shapes. "The Sandbox" is arranged around the looped refrain of an African children's choir and features a quirky, squeaky rhythm pattern that, combined with delicately-picked guitar motifs, hints at a vision for future electronic folk music. An astonishing, jacking bass line erupts into "Echocity" before diving deep into the downtempo, looping, angelic reprise of "L'Ardo" with its lush acoustic beauty. "Farro" unwinds into a deeply hypnotic, melodic synth exploration of joyous simplicity, as Ripperton prepares to conjure up ghosts in the machines with the dislocated, head-twisting radio broadcast that is "I Know My Place," followed by "A Simple Interlude," which returns to the source of the album's opening theme. This is only a temporary lull, as "Des Promesses De Couleurs" lifts the mood to a hip-swaying groove and "Leonor's Lanugo" explores deeper grooves, building towards the intensely uplifting, emotive piano motifs of "Random Violence," before dropping back to "A Train To Nowhere" and its Detroit dub club sway, which heralds the return of Christine Wheeler for the thoughtful finale of "Solastalgia." This is an album of ageless beauty that begs to be returned to over and over and over again.

Artist:	RIPPERTON
Title:	Niwa
Label:	GREEN (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	3LP
Price:	$31.00
Catalog #:	GR 102LP

Limited edition 3LP version. This is the long-awaited and highly-anticipated debut artist album from Switzerland's Raphaël Ripperton, released on Joris Voorn and Edwin Oosterwal's Green label. Known for his first-class quality releases on countless respected labels such as Ovum, Rekids, Dessous and his own imprint Perspectiv, Ripperton has established himself as one of the most highly-regarded and exciting artists around. In Japanese, "niwa" means garden, and with this album, you will open your ears and emotions to singular stories, that, element by element, fuse together into a greater whole. The influences here are far beyond dark, booming warehouse parties, and are just as likely to conjure up vivid images of dewy Lausanne sunsets. Folk-tinged downbeat experiments peacefully co-exist with delicious jazz blueprints and sublime ambient soundscapes, sitting in harmony with deeply hypnotic house grooves. "A Simple Thing," with its delicate mood, immediately hints at the joys that lie within this album. An accordion, gentle, stripped-down beats, deep dub bass and the longing beauty of a wordless song. "At Peace," featuring the achingly sensual vocals of Christina Wheeler, unfolds from this beginning as a bittersweet lament. It is not until "Ecotone" emerges with an energetic, emotive Detroit bass line that the dancefloor is hinted at. The album's mesmerizing, exotic journey has only just begun as Ripperton's garden blossoms into all kinds of colors and shapes. "The Sandbox" is arranged around the looped refrain of an African children's choir and features a quirky, squeaky rhythm pattern that, combined with delicately-picked guitar motifs, hints at a vision for future electronic folk music. An astonishing, jacking bass line erupts into "Echocity" before diving deep into the downtempo, looping, angelic reprise of "L'Ardo" with its lush acoustic beauty. "Farro" unwinds into a deeply hypnotic, melodic synth exploration of joyous simplicity, as Ripperton prepares to conjure up ghosts in the machines with the dislocated, head-twisting radio broadcast that is "I Know My Place," followed by "A Simple Interlude," which returns to the source of the album's opening theme. This is only a temporary lull, as "Des Promesses De Couleurs" lifts the mood to a hip-swaying groove and "Leonor's Lanugo" explores deeper grooves, building towards the intensely uplifting, emotive piano motifs of "Random Violence," before dropping back to "A Train To Nowhere" and its Detroit dub club sway, which heralds the return of Christine Wheeler for the thoughtful finale of "Solastalgia." This is an album of ageless beauty that begs to be returned to over and over and over again.

Artist:	RIPPERTON
Title:	A Skilift Upstairs The Sleeping City
Label:	SYSTEMATIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	SYST 032EP

Raphaël Ripperton shows that Switzerland is not only the country of mountains, watches and chocolate. In fact he proves that his homebase Lausanne is the right place to create deep and atmospheric beats to be released on well known imprints like Border Community, Wagon Repair and Connaisseur. Marc Romboy says: "I always play this outstanding piece of music as a closing track of my sets. People always ask me what it is and I'm very proud that I could sign this cool masterpiece on my label!"

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