Royksopp: Junior

Leon · #1 01-15-2009, 10:15 AM

I really like it. The beat is very Eple-like, but good. And I like the vibe of the track. Don't know if I'm going to like the album if all the tracks sound like this, but we'll see.

Dirty0900 · #2 01-15-2009, 11:05 AM

Sounds better then half the shite on the 2nd rekkid. Artwork aint to bad either.

dubnobasswithme · #3 01-15-2009, 05:08 PM

thanks for the heads up! first i've heard of it.

Eikman · #4 01-16-2009, 01:44 AM

it does sound a bit cheesy, but so did some of their earlier work. not too shabby, this one.

holden · #5 04-07-2009, 03:26 PM

Just downloaded and played a few times this weekend...
as other reviews have said, it does neatly cover both their cheeky pop side and darker, analog techno sound.
A bit too many guest vocalists and mid-tempo synthpop for my taste (e.g. I much prefer Melody A.M. and the harder instrumentals on Understanding), but it's still enjoyable.
It's just, well, we know they're capable of more than the polished pop.

Bargo · #6 04-08-2009, 01:24 AM

I seem to have the same problem with Royksopp that I do with Chemical Brothers, in that I find their work that doesn't feature guest vocalists vastly more interesting than the stuff that does. If both bands just stuck to instrumentals I'd like them a lot more.. and that's pretty much the same thoughts I had when listening to this for the first time.

Dirty0900 · #7 04-08-2009, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Bargo

I seem to have the same problem with Royksopp that I do with Chemical Brothers, in that I find their work that doesn't feature guest vocalists vastly more interesting than the stuff that does. If both bands just stuck to instrumentals I'd like them a lot more.. and that's pretty much the same thoughts I had when listening to this for the first time.

Well, all the vocalists are heavy hitters - Robyn, Lykke Li and thingy from The Knive.

//\/\/ · #8 04-09-2009, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Bargo

I seem to have the same problem with Royksopp that I do with Chemical Brothers, in that I find their work that doesn't feature guest vocalists vastly more interesting than the stuff that does.

agreed in part about the chems - apart from 'let forever be'...

as for røyksopp - 'what else is there?' would be nothing without the vocal, similarly 'this must be it'... ...then again; that's the same vocalist, so maybe they should take to being her guest band...?!