» Track Of The Month – July!
Between two pages, in a dusty old book…
…we found this little number…
It’s called “Hus Nr. 9″, and is currently haunting the halls of the RYXP mansion:
Best, B+B
Journal
» Senior
Röyksopp are set to release the counterpart to last year’s critically acclaimed Junior album on the 13th September. More introspective and freeform than its poppier partner and fully instrumental, the Nordic electronic pioneers Svein Berge and Torbjorn Brundtland recorded Senior at the same time as Junior and it finds Royksopp in fine form.
Royksopp explain:
The two albums (’Junior’ and ‘Senior’) have a kinship, in that they represent Röyksopp’s two very different artistic expressions. ‘Junior’ – with emphasis on vocals, accessible melodies and harmonies, has the energy, the inquisitive temper and confident “hey-ho, let’s go!”-attitude of youth, whereas ‘Senior’ is the introverted, dwelling and sometimes graceful counterpart – brimfull with dark secrets and distorted memories, insisting “I’m old, I’ve got experince…”. Senior’ is furthermore an album about age, horses and being subdued – with devils breathing down your neck.
Senior was written as a complete set of tracks, each designated to take a specific part in the bigger piece. All individual tracks have been made with the intent of coexisting with the other tracks on the album.
Each track is equally as important as its predecessor and successor. We feel that none of the tracks should be regarded outside of this context, ie. separated from the rest of the album. Quite a “brave”/stupid thing to do in this day & age of iPods and cherrypicking, one might suggest. We couldn’t agree more – hell that’s even probably why we did it.
Senior is forthcoming 13th September on Wall Of Sound UK, PIAS Europe, EMI Scandinavia & Japan, USA TBA.
You will be able to Pre-order Senior right here on Royksopp.com, if you aren’t already a Member, just sign up in the Members area or submit your email address below to be alerted as soon as Senior is available to pre-order and listen.
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Album tracklisting:
1. …And The Forest Began To Sing
2. Tricky Two
3. The Alcoholic
4. Senior Living
5. The Drug
6. Forsaken Cowboy
7. The Fear
8. Coming Home
9. A Long, Long Way
» We’re Djing at Pacha, Ibiza tonite…
… not much to say about that other than “sun & fun”; you know the drill…;)
While we’re waiting for the night to fall, we entertain ourselves with this:
Luv,
B+B
» Life is smiling on us! Summer is sneaking into our hearts
Hi everyone!
Life is smiling on us! Summer is sneaking into our hearts. Thanks for all the comments. We read all of them, and even if we can’t reply directly to each comment, we consider everything you say. Without giving too much away right now, we can tell you that some of the repeated requests will be answered positively…
And right now, please enjoy this track of the month:
Happy Up Here (Instrumental) 320kbps Mp3
Happy Up Here (Instrumental) Wav
Also, there is a great deal of user-generated Röyksopp material on the web. A lot of it is good, some of it is even great. Amongst others, this one caught our attention:
Talk to you soon!
Best, Señor B + Señor B
» Back with info!
So… Regarding the release of Senior. As you correctly have noted, we promised you a release this April. We would like to start by apologizing for any false expectations this statement created. We love you, and we would never purposely misinform you. You see, instead of the release actually happening in April, a lot of other things happened.
Long story short, the toppling of the record industry finally rippled its way into our universe. As you all know, record companies have been having an “interesting” time lately, to say the least. Because of this, to ensure the best possible release scenario for Senior, we have gone through many changes on exactly who we’re releasing it with.
But now it’s all come together.
The album will be released at the end of August. And, even better, for those of you who live in places records are not released on time (and for everyone else too), we will also make the album available here on this website!
All in all, even though the extra wait is boring/ bad/ painful, this should be seen as good news. Senior is a very special release to us, and we would never release it without making sure it was in the best possible hands, when it comes to record companies and distribution. In a way, it’s almost fitting that it being a truly unique album, it would have a difficult start in life.
Best, Señor B + Señor B
» Track Of The Month – May!
Hi Everybody!
A new track of the month is up! Enjoy, and check this site out in a few days, we’ll try to explain what is going on with the ‘Senior’ release.
In the meantime, here is the Instrumental Version of ‘It’s What I Want’…
It’s What I Want (Instrumental) Mp3
It’s What I Want (Instrumental) Wav
Best, Señor B + Señor B