Royksopp Release New Album 'Senior' & New EPK Video
Thursday, 12 August 2010
Written by Stereoboard.com
Röyksopp are set to release the counterpart to last year's critically acclaimed 'Junior' album on the 13th September 2010.
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.
'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.
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."
"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 released on 13th September on Wall Of Sound. The album tracklisting is as follows:
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
Also the full-length version of Röyksopp's new short film/ EPK 'Adventures In Barbieland' has been released. The video is below.
Here's what Svein had to say about the video: "We had a vision, and in this vision we saw ourselves as a sleeping hobo and an old man respectively. The following is a vivid depiction of some of the events that occurred during an intended stay in Barbieland. And remember, It's a true story.."
The track-listing for this short film/ EPK is as follows (all taken from 'Senior'):
...and The Forest Began To Sing
Coming Home
The Alcoholic
The Drug
Senior Living
Forsaken Cowboy
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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."
