(Fun fact: Torbjørn is wearing a bead pixel bow made by a rl friend of mine.)
quote:
Röyksopp newsletter SENIOR TO BE RELEASED WORLDWIDE IN SEPTEMBER
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. Royksopp mailing list subscribers will be notified when the pre-order and any streams of the album are available, so you will be first to hear! More information here.
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
YEAH!
Enjoy
awesome, wasn't really feeling junior.
Sanjoy
really looking forward to this one..!
wotyzoid
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Originally posted by Enjoy
awesome, wasn't really feeling junior.
Sanjoy
longer promo-video with a sample of "the Alcoholic" here
Cover:
LoveHate
awesome.
Glaniskanis
The album is really good! Definitely better than Junior imo :)
More later on
Sanjoy
samples of all the tracks:
this will be Röyksopps best album so far imo..
Penalba
first time ive seen a trailer for an album... they better deliver... fingers crossed
Mr.Mystery
Wow, sounds like we're about to get some deep .
Tricky Two seems quite pointless though.
netroM
from the newsletter:
Senior - Pre-order the album now! Download The Drug
Röyksopp are set to release the counterpart to last year’s critically acclaimed Junior on the 13th September.
More introspective and freeform than its poppier partner and fully instrumental, Svein and Torbjorn recorded Senior at the same time as Junior and it finds Royksopp in fine form! Read what they have to say about Senior here.
Make sure you get Senior first - PRE-ORDER the album on CD, 12" and as a high quality Digital download right now directly from the band at royksopp.com/buy-senior
Vinyl+MP3 ftw :D
Also: http://royksopp.com/the-drug-release
Sanjoy
Ordered! cd+mp3.. but hmm..
"All physical albums will be shipped the Friday before release date and digital albums will be delivered via Email the morning of release."
I got a download link now already, to a file called "Royksopp_Senior_EPK_WEB_mov.zip" -movie?
