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Norway’s globally popular Röyksopp are known as purveyors of warm, melodic, vocal-led adult electronica. But their fourth album is likely to win admiration from those who’ve written the duo off as a mainstream, coffee-table affair. The first strictly instrumental album from Svein Berge and Torbjorn Brundtland is a sumptuously realised journey through the soundscapes of the original masters of 70s synth music. Vangelis, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream and Giorgio Moroder all haunt the lush byways of Senior.
Those who own and love last year’s Junior will have already worked out the basis of this follow-up. The two albums were recorded at the same time, with Junior representing the danceable vocal side of Röyksopp, and Senior giving us a snapshot of what the pair calls "the introvert and darker sibling who lives in the attic". The nearest set, in recent years, to this idea is last year’s (DJ) Hell LP Teufelswerk, which served up a ‘Night’ album for the dancefloor and a ‘Day’ album made up of contemplative drifts and elegies.
Whether releasing two conjoined twin albums a year apart proves to be a good idea or not, Berge and Brundtland have proved that they don’t need star vocalists to make a great record. Senior is varied, as gripping rhythmically as a dance record, and packed full of enough melodies to keep the most unreconstructed of pop fans engaged.
The duo describes the album in the pre-publicity as the equivalent of a drug trip. But, in truth, Senior is more likely to get you addicted to motorways than Class A’s. This dreamy, optimistic yet pulsing sound is pure autobahn, reviving memories of Kraftwerk, obviously, but also the rapturous electro travelogues of early Simple Minds. Analog synths keen and undulate, and build serenely toward blissed-out states of grace, particularly on the epic and darkly euphoric Tricky Two and The Fear.
Even with stiff competition from Hot Chip, S*** Robot, Grasscut, Underworld, Ninca Leece and LCD Soundsystem, Senior makes a strong claim to be 2010’s best electronic album. It’s a record to lie back and drown in.
--Garry MulhollandFind more music at the BBC This link will take you off Amazon in a new window
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By Andromeda Descendent
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When Junior came out, there were some Röyksopp fans of old who complained vociferously that this wasn't the laid back trippy sound of Melody A.M. they expected from the duo and had been waiting for since The Understanding. I loved their third album and still listen to the tracks and the official and unofficial remixes often, as indeed I do with their other two albums. There are some fans like me, who have loved every album so far, and others who only really liked one or two and complain that the others are not exactly the same as them. I like it best when bands move on, as sticking to one sound for too long can ruin their credibility and freshness.
So now we have Senior, which I wouldn't be surprised if many Röyksopp fans had believed was going to be Melody A.M. 2.0. It's not that much like it, which is a relief to be honest - Melody A.M. was a record of its time, and I'm glad they haven't exploited it by mining that sound to recycle it - instead they have made a very introspective and often experimental album that lives up to their promise of a record that works best when you listen to it as a whole.
Unlike Junior it is an instrumental album, though there are occasionally some faint and indistinct vocals floating around in the background, and occasionally voices come out into the foreground to jolt you out of whatever trance the record may have put you in. Fall asleep with this record on and near the end you will be woken into an anxious state by some weird and disturbing noises.
If you're in two minds about getting this album, listen to Tricky Two, The Drug and Forsaken Cowboy. The other tracks are great too, but these three will sell it to you. Tricky Two, as you could probably guess, takes the main hook and some other elements from its hyperactive `younger' sibling Tricky Tricky and mixes it all into an ever building powerhouse of a track that somehow manages to keep a laid back feel throughout. To describe the other tracks - the ones you don't already know some element of - would run the risk of not doing them justice.
So now we have Senior, which I wouldn't be surprised if many Röyksopp fans had believed was going to be Melody A.M. 2.0. It's not that much like it, which is a relief to be honest - Melody A.M. was a record of its time, and I'm glad they haven't exploited it by mining that sound to recycle it - instead they have made a very introspective and often experimental album that lives up to their promise of a record that works best when you listen to it as a whole.
Unlike Junior it is an instrumental album, though there are occasionally some faint and indistinct vocals floating around in the background, and occasionally voices come out into the foreground to jolt you out of whatever trance the record may have put you in. Fall asleep with this record on and near the end you will be woken into an anxious state by some weird and disturbing noises.
If you're in two minds about getting this album, listen to Tricky Two, The Drug and Forsaken Cowboy. The other tracks are great too, but these three will sell it to you. Tricky Two, as you could probably guess, takes the main hook and some other elements from its hyperactive `younger' sibling Tricky Tricky and mixes it all into an ever building powerhouse of a track that somehow manages to keep a laid back feel throughout. To describe the other tracks - the ones you don't already know some element of - would run the risk of not doing them justice.
By Mr Read
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Well, where do I begin...this album is just like a fine wine (cheesy to say, but ever so true)! As the title suggests "Senior" demands a certain type of respect, as with age comes knowledge and a wisdom that can only be gained by experience! The album itself commands attention, seduces and soothes the senses, whilst tempting one to delve into a psychological state and traverse a journey of memories past and present. It's laid back rhythmic nature encompasses the emotions and shakes of the shackles of the harsh reality of life's encounters...a truly relaxing and chilled out album!!! A must have for any enthusiast of quality laid back tunes!
By Mrs R M Roe
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I've got four Royksopp albums now, just bought 'Junior' too. I'm never disappointed by Royksopp. All my used cd's have been in great condition, some from this seller. Would recommend seller and this album to enjoy!
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The Exact Opposite of Junior
This is a 180° turn for Norwegian electronica-duo Röyksopp from their last studio album. Unlike the high-charged, extroverted Junior, the appropriately-titled Senior is a... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Atli Hafsteinsson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quietly briliant.
I had a bit of a hiatus with listening to Royksopp and when I came back, this is what I found. Brilliant to listen to if you want something quiet but absorbing. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Luincalen
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sold as seen!
This album was just as good as I expected,good album by a fab group in great condition and delivered quickly.
Published 20 months ago by Gemma F
5.0 out of 5 stars
Maturing music
I've been hooked on Royksopp since a lucky channel-hop moment where I caught "Poor Leno" on MTV. I had to investigate this tune, and went on to fall in love with the output from... Read more
Published 22 months ago by John M. Kennett
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ok if you are in the mood for it
Senior is an almost entirely intrumental album. You have to be in the mood to listen to it, in which case it does seem to tell a story without words. Read more
Published on 16 May 2011 by Charles Gosling
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best Royksopp yet
I have been a fan of electronic music for many years now. Starting with Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Jean Michele Jarre. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2011 by Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars
Almost as good as Melody A.m
this album might be what some of röyksopp's fans have been waiting since their debut album melody a.m. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2011 by bcebce
4.0 out of 5 stars
Return To Form
I've followed Royksopp since the start and, to be honest, none of their subsequent recoording had equalled their debut Melody A.M. for quality and accessibility. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2010 by C. M. Weeks
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good value
Very good album, but the LP I received was not sealed and had a minor scratch on it. Fortunately, the LP works anyway.
Published on 15 Oct 2010 by Aegis1383
5.0 out of 5 stars
New album, new awesomeness!
After a new perspective on electronic music with Junior, Senior arrives with much more relaxed, but still very good tunes. You gotta love this guys!
Published on 10 Oct 2010 by Luis Monteiro
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