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March 28, 2009
Posted by kramer
Royksopp's JUNIOR is one of the best electronica albums I have heard in quite some time. They are the masters of chill out and they do not disappoint with their latest contribution to the genre.
It is a fine line between "lounge" and other types of electronica music. I had putting labels on it because most of the stuff released today might be initially released as one genre but then remixed into the next big club anthem. The bottom-line though is to have some stellar melodies to overdub in the first place.
Royksopp's first disc MELODY AM was the perfect blend of catchy tunes with some upbeat tracks that ensured you didn't fall asleep unless you really wanted. I felt like their 2nd disc wasn't anywhere near as good as their first as the overall sound and theme of it just didn't mesh with what Royksopp typically bring to the table. They fall into the rankings of Kruder & Dorfmeister and Dzihan and Kamien. I would rank them as some of the best original artists releasing material today.
JUNIOR has plenty of vocal tunes to go hand in hand with the instrumental as well. The Royksopp boys enlisted some of the better female vocalists available (Robyn and Lykke Li) to assist on some of the stand out tracks (The Girl and the Robot and Miss it so Much respectively). They manage to balance the album perfectly by mixing up instrumental and vocal tracks on a pretty consistent alternating basis. A proper flow for an electronica disc is key and that is what makes JUNIOR work so nicely.
If you aren't a huge electronica fan, JUNIOR would probably be a great disc to introduce you to the genre. It is not too experimental but it brings plenty of excitement to the party.
Try tracks Royksopp Forever, the two tracks by Robyn and Lykke Li and Happy up Here for a nice sampler.
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