that is harsh. i always think Matt doesn't really like "downtempo" electronic/ambient stuff, at least not when it's on the poppier side but could be wrong there.
funny to read the Junior Boys album thread tho because they always get intellectualised in a way Royksopp never would (because the latter may be seen as 'too obvious' tho there's nothing wrong with being consciously more overt and vibrant. still don't buy the blandness criticism either).
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Sunday, 8 March 2009 20:19 (fifteen years ago) link
also think dismissing them as not good songwriters is missing the point, much like if you were to say this about Air. production-wise i don't think there's much between the two either.
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Sunday, 8 March 2009 20:22 (fifteen years ago) link
i am a harsh mistress
― cutty, Sunday, 8 March 2009 20:48 (fifteen years ago) link
To be honest, I just wanted to write the phrase 'piss on your bonfire' as it had been in my head all morning. I didn't actually think it would affect anyone's enjoyment of the record. But yes, feel free to carry on burning my penis if you so wish.
i always think Matt doesn't really like "downtempo" electronic/ambient stuff, at least not when it's on the poppier side but could be wrong there.
I dunno - I love Aeroplane so much it surprises me somewhat that I don't like this album more. Actually, I keep thinking of Stirmonster's criticism of Aeroplane has having this hugely offputting sheen on the production and while I disagree with him there, that's what I always think about Royksopp.
For the record I think Air are tremendous songwriters, and all of this stuff is about melody above all. I wanted to love The Girl And The Robot but the actual song sounds a bit laboured to me.
― Hreidarsson The Storm (Matt DC), Sunday, 8 March 2009 21:33 (fifteen years ago) link
I wanted to love The Girl And The Robot but the actual song sounds a bit laboured to me.
just heard it and i think it's great. probably could've come out 3 years ago but who gives a shit about that.
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Sunday, 8 March 2009 23:06 (fifteen years ago) link
The tracks with Karin on them are okay but the whole sound of it just made me want to put Silent Shout on.
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this is the problem I have with the Fever Ray album
― Terius (The Reverend), Sunday, 8 March 2009 23:20 (fifteen years ago) link
got me a ticket for the RFH show. Rex The Dog also playing on the night.
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Sunday, 8 March 2009 23:23 (fifteen years ago) link
Fever Ray is supporting Royksopp in London on April 11th, by the way.
That really should've been the other way around. 'Junior' sounds like a snoozer to me.
― Gerard (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 9 March 2009 00:11 (fifteen years ago) link
this LP sounds as good as The Understanding to me - which is fine. Half the tracks I thought were going to be kinda meh but after about 2 minutes I found myself loving them. Lykkke Li track is OK/her vocals end up just on the right side of irritating - but i prefer all the other guest vocalist tracks (maybe even You Don't Have A Clue the most).
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Monday, 9 March 2009 00:27 (fifteen years ago) link
So, any reason why Röyksopp and Kleerup use the exact same guest singers, more or less? :)
― Geir Hongro, Monday, 9 March 2009 00:29 (fifteen years ago) link
shoulda got Maggie Berger in too
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Monday, 9 March 2009 00:33 (fifteen years ago) link
And Annie from Norway too. The world needs another "Heartbeat".
― ana, Monday, 9 March 2009 00:37 (fifteen years ago) link
plus Bertine, Stina...argh
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Monday, 9 March 2009 00:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Might as well aim a bit higher and get Kylie in there :)
― Geir Hongro, Monday, 9 March 2009 00:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Royksopp ft. Marit Larsen 'Burn Yo Dick Off (Pissing On Bonfires)'
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Monday, 9 March 2009 00:45 (fifteen years ago) link
ILM's #1 single in the 2009 poll!
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 9 March 2009 01:09 (fifteen years ago) link
What I wrote on the other thread:
"While "Happy Up Here" is a pleasant enough "Eple" rehash, the rest of the album is very good, specifically the bouncy "Miss it So Much", the Kate Bush-y "You Don't Have a Clue" and the stupendously dramatic "The Girl and the Robot" with Robyn. My only problem is with the very irritating "Tricky Tricky" which will probably be a big hit to spite me.
Royksopp do reinforce my theory that Robyn, Lykke Li, Karin Dreijer and Kate Havnevik are all the same person though."
Also, I don't know if it's really them "going pop", as they were pretty pop already.
― Spencer Chow, Monday, 9 March 2009 18:27 (fifteen years ago) link
'Happy Up Here' reminds me as much of 'Radio #1' as 'Eple' - the criticism for this reminds me of the Get Me Bodied/Single Ladies argument, MEH
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Monday, 9 March 2009 18:36 (fifteen years ago) link
I classified it as such, mainly due to the presence of so many vocalists this go-round.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 9 March 2009 18:48 (fifteen years ago) link
Gotcha.
― Spencer Chow, Monday, 9 March 2009 18:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Hey, dahnce neophyte here, but this album was pretty enjoyable off one listen. I like the Karin tracks here way more than those on her mope-through-the-blandness solo album.
― The-Reverend (rev), Monday, 9 March 2009 19:31 (fifteen years ago) link
man if it was Kate Bush singing 'You Don't Have A Clue' i think i would die (add Liz Frasier on backing to be sure). i love Anneli Drecker's voice anyway.
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Monday, 9 March 2009 19:44 (fifteen years ago) link
wow i'm excited. lol rev
― Surmounter, Monday, 9 March 2009 19:45 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm confused why you guys think "you don't have a clue" is the kate bush jam. it's obviously "this must be it"!
― cutty, Monday, 9 March 2009 20:05 (fifteen years ago) link
i think just because Drecker sounds closer to Bush in subtle cooing mode than Dreifer does to loud screechy Bush
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Monday, 9 March 2009 20:10 (fifteen years ago) link
I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO HEAR THIS.
― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 9 March 2009 23:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Anyone else recognise something familiar in Vision One? (Listen to the first ten seconds of Stevie Wonder's Innervisions album)
― StanM, Tuesday, 10 March 2009 22:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Ha, I was just about to post that.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Thursday, 12 March 2009 23:29 (fifteen years ago) link
The Parliament and Stevie cops seemed so obvious as to not be worth pointing out.
― as per diddy's twitter (The Reverend), Thursday, 12 March 2009 23:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Would say Drecker's voice is considerably closer to Liz Fraser than to Kate Bush.
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 13 March 2009 02:33 (fifteen years ago) link
anxiously awaiting
― Dominique, Friday, 13 March 2009 02:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Geir OTM, Drecker sounds more like Fraser than Bush especially towards the end of the song. Beautiful track BTW.
― daavid, Friday, 13 March 2009 06:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Röyksopp Album Streaming on MySpace http://www.myspace.com/royksopp
― djmartian, Friday, 13 March 2009 11:32 (fifteen years ago) link
This sounds surprisingly good. I would say their best album yet.
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 13 March 2009 11:43 (fifteen years ago) link
interview in The Independent
Röyksopp - A chilled duo find warmth
Röyksopp are known for their eerie and atmospheric instrumentals. The Norwegians tell James McNair why their latest album is full of pop songshttp://bit.ly/vTk6S
― djmartian, Friday, 13 March 2009 11:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Enjoying this a lot.
― StanM, Friday, 1 May 2009 22:04 (fifteen years ago) link
'Vision One' intro in my head all week
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Friday, 1 May 2009 22:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Recently I've taken a shine to the Lykke Li song. Pretty sure this has become my favorite of their albums, though.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 1 May 2009 22:44 (fifteen years ago) link
The Girl And The Robot has remixes by Kris Menace, Spencer & Hill, Joakim, Chateau Marmont, Ocelot, Jean Elan AND Davide Rossi. TOO MANY MIX. What is this, a Ladyhawke song?
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 12:51 (fourteen years ago) link
I noticed that. It's like a 10-track single. Tell me if any of them are any good.
― great gabbneb's ghost (jaymc), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 12:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Kris Menace Re-Interpretation (as opposed to the mere Remix) makes the grade
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 13:01 (fourteen years ago) link
gonna enter this 'remix Tricky Tricky' competition they have goin on their site - ends in 7 days tho fuck
― modescalator (blueski), Monday, 28 September 2009 21:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Post here when you're done/if you finish.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 September 2009 21:11 (fourteen years ago) link
xposts. I like the Rossi Mix A LOT. It's almost classical in feel. Not much beats going on either but sounds gorgeous.
― everything, Monday, 28 September 2009 21:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Is Senior still coming out then?
― StanM, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 20:13 (fourteen years ago) link
I never established whether this was the, er, Nordic sense of humour ...
― djh, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 21:34 (fourteen years ago) link
this interview says it shld be out in feb - http://www.bedroomdisco.de/?p=828
― just sayin, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 21:35 (fourteen years ago) link
Cool, thanks!
― StanM, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 21:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Really getting into this album now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRy8oG-6Kxc
― DavidM, Tuesday, 29 December 2009 11:37 (fourteen years ago) link
that song ruins the rest of the album for me
― This part of the sentence is even dumber. (lukas), Tuesday, 29 December 2009 18:31 (fourteen years ago) link
In love with aroba.
― StanM, Tuesday, 29 December 2009 18:31 (fourteen years ago) link