Happy Halloween! Here’s a quick little mix of tracks I was listening to last night.
Posts Tagged: Röyksopp
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Oct 09
Röyksopp – Tricky Ricky (ft. Fever Ray) (SALEM Remix)
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SALEM remixed Royksopp’s latest single, “Tricky Tricky” featuring Fever Ray (or Karin Dreijer Andersson) for their remix competition. nightmagnets claims SALEM’s remix was their favorite of the bunch. I am inclined to agree, but the original track is pretty great on its own.
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Sep 09
pmaCAST #18: Post-Labor Day
pmaCAST #18 The “Post-Labor Day” Episode Tracklist Continue reading →
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Aug 09
CLICK HERE TO TRY DRUGS (famous sounding words)
1. TV On The Radio – Read Dress
2. No Age – Eraser
3. St. Vincent – Actor Out of Work
4. Animal Collective – Brothersport
5. Grizzly Bear – Knife
6. Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook
7. Deerhunter – Never Stops
8. Black Kids – I’m Making Eyes At You
9. Hockey – Put The Game Down
10. Royksopp – Happy Up Here
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May 09
Röyksopp – The Girl And The Robot, Remixes
"Excellent photo of Svein Berge"
I’ve mentioned a couple of times that Robyn and Röyksopp’s “The Girl And The Robot” was and still is my favorite dance track of 2009. It will go down as this year’s “DVNO,” “Ready For The Floor,” or even this year’s “Eple.” As it usually goes with tracks like these, the remixes (if done correctly) are as much of a treat as the song itself. The following three remixes definitely did “The Girl And The Robot” right. Continue reading →
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Apr 09
Röyksopp – Junior Album Review
Editor’s note: We are circling back to some of the great albums of 2009 that we have not yet reviewed, if you have any suggestions, please leave them in the comments
[rating:84/100]
If I had my way, this review would simple. In a word: Perfection. Sadly, I’m sure the editor would have something snippy to say about that (fascist!), so allow me to flesh this one out.
The boys of Röyksopp have been hard at work over the past three years conjuring up their third major album, Junior. Like a Nordic creation of Frankenstein proportions (I’ll allow time to envision the monster as a blonde), the album operates as a complex series of bits and pieces mixed together, pasting together the moody beats of Melody AM with the tenderest bits of pop-mindedness from The Understanding.
To do so, the duo have enlisted a superstar cast of Swedish chanteuses, including Lykke Li, Robyn, and Karin Dreijer (as well as fellow Norde Anneli Drecker)—a line-up indie-licious enough to make the pants of the Pitchfork crew grow even tighter at the waist. Continue reading →
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Apr 09
The Absolute Best Songs of 2009 (.25 of the way through)
Today is the 91st day of 2009, or (almost) exactly one quarter of the way through 2009. Is it too soon to start thinking of “Best Songs” honors? I don’t think so!
Before I get into the list, I want to set up some ground rules: The only songs eligible are songs that were released as singles in 2009 (Jan 1st – March 31st, in this case). This will really limit this initial list, as some of my favorite songs of the year have been non-single album tracks, like “Summertime Clothes” by Animal Collective, or “Dull Life” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Well, actually, I think that’s the only rule.
Let’s get on to the list, shall we? Continue reading →
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Mar 09
Royksopp – Miss It So Much (ft. Lykke Li) / The Girl and The Robot (ft. Robyn)
Maybe I’m a little embarrassed at the intense levels of excitement that were coursing through my veins when Royksopp’s Junior made it’s way to my inbox. I finally gave it a proper second listen this morning. My initial listen was vapidly rushed due to the heavy Veckatimest and It’s Blitz listening that was going down this weekend. But a new week has started and I’m ready to re-tackle Royksopp’s utterly fantastic new album, Junior. Look out for an official review later — today I’m only scoping out “Miss It So Much” featuring Lykke Li, and “The Girl and The Robot” featuring Robyn on the vocals.
It may or may not be because I love the music these women put out individually, but these two songs are definitely highlights of mine. I love (heart) them! Continue reading →
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Mar 09
R̦yksopp & Robyn РThe Girl and The Robot (Radio Rip)
Whoa this was unexpected… I only wish I had a better rip to give you! I almost didn’t want to post this because the quality makes my ears bleed a little, but I’m sure everyone here would love to listen to Röyksopp and Robyn throw it down on the same track. You just know that once the 320kbps version drops, every DJ in the world will be pimping this out — I will too, of course.
Patiently waiting for Junior to make it’s way to my inbox, I give you “The Girl and The Robot.” Continue reading →
