Junior

by Roeyksopp

Overview

Makers of sophisticated dance-pop with more than enough production finesse to intrigue electronica listeners, Roeyksopp complete their transition from trip-hop maestros to electronic popsters on their third album, Junior. As on 2005's The Understanding, the melodies here are unmissable, whether there's a star vocal feature or not -- and, to signal their rising status, there are several here. Karin Dreijer of the Knife returns for two songs (including the dizzyingly Moroder-like "This Must Be It"), while Robyn makes her Roeyksopp debut on "The Girl and the Robot" (which may or may not be an inter-life form torch song), and Lykke Li also makes a first appearance with "Miss It So Much" (also curiously robotic, with the lyric "My mechanical heart, how it tears me apart"). Besides the stars, Anneli Drecker of Bel Canto does the heavy lifting, lending her heavenly voice to four songs. Overall, the Roeyksopp duo remain stellar producers, with a good handle on the three things most important to dance-pop: bewitching melodies, intriguing effects, and enough character to find a fanbase among the non-chart-buying public. (Their old standby, back in force here, is a squelchy synth bassline that creaks and shudders as it cycles through arpeggio after arpeggio). As in the past too, many of the usual stylistic signposts are passed -- Giorgio Moroder, Daft Punk, Air. In the end, Roeyksopp remain among the best at middlebrow dance-pop, crafting music that can and will rule the supermarket aisles while still having a shelf-life longer than the canned ham you'll find there. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	03/24/2009
Label:	Wall Of Sound
UPC:	5413356575125

Tracks

1. Happy Up Here
2. Girl And The Robot
3. Vision One
4. This Must Be It
5. Royksopp Forever
6. Miss It So Much
7. Tricky Tricky
8. You Don't Have A Clue
9. Silver Cruiser
10. True To Life
11. It's What I Want

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Roeyksopp   Primary Artist,Vocals,Strings,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background),Bass
Robyn   Vocals
Kato Adland   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Lykke Li   Vocals
Karin Dreijer-Andersson   Vocals
Lindy-Fay Hella   Vocals (Background)
Anneli Marian Drecker   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ole Vegard Skauge   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Davide Rossi   Strings

Technical Credits

Roeyksopp   Arranger,String Arrangements
Torbjorn Brundtland   Composer
Svein Berge   Composer
George Clinton   Composer
Lykke Li   Composer
Karin Dreijer-Andersson   Composer
Chiba Yusuke   Composer
Jan Alsaker   Photography
Stian Andersen   Cover Photo
Paul Wesley Griggs   Photography
Samantha Rapp   Photography
Anneli Drecker   Composer
Ted Lewis   Composer,Composer
Robyn   Composer
Anneli Marian Drecker   Composer
Garry Shider   Composer
David Foster   Composer
Karin Dreijer   Composer
Bernie Worrell   Composer
Davide Rossi   Arranger,String Arrangements
Shinichi Osawa   Composer
Mike Marsh   Mastering