★★★★★
The first studio snippet from Robyn and Röyksopp's collaborative mini-album Do It Again, shared stealthily in a trailer video for their joint tour, gave off an unfamiliar jolt of sex and circuitry. The Swedish pop upsetter and a Kraftwerk-worthy robotic voice, something like a filthy-minded Speak & Spell, plainly stated that they wanted each other...
- pitchfork.com
2014-05-28
★★★★★
Robyn has always been the pop star who makes the most painful experiences in life feel euphoric, even glorious. "Call Your Girlfriend" and "Dancing on My Own" both resonated with audiences as songs driven by a fierce individualism -- an independence that's born out of romantic failures. Similarly, on her joint mini-album with the glitchy Scandinavian duo Röyksopp, it's when she's relating her experiences with deep-seated pain and the strength to overcome it that the songs really hit...
- consequenceofsound.net
2014-05-29
★★★★★
opinion by PETER TABAKIS < @ptabakis >
Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland first discovered their Swedish-fembot Martha Wash while recording their third album. The Norwegian duo, better known to us as Röyksopp, invited Robyn Carlsson to sing on "The Girl and the Robot," a towering cut from 2009's Junior. She instantly proved an ideal partner, a front-woman to further broaden their sonic and expressive reach...
- prettymuchamazing.com
2014-05-28
★★★★★
When news broke that, in addition to a tour this summer, Röyksopp and Robyn were working on new material together, it was enough to make a lot of people go weak at the knees. The Girl And The Robot was one of the standouts from Röyksopp's 2009 album Junior, and None Of Dem was one of several crackers from Robyn's trio of Body Talk releases. What could possibly go wrong when some of the best players of Nordic electropop team up...
- www.musicomh.com
2014-05-26
★★★★★
A long time coming, this smoke-filled Late Night Tale is as luxurious and silky as a new pair of purple PJs. Opening with a brand-new, quintessential slice of robo-vocoder Röyksopp business called 'Daddy's Groove' (the kind of cut Rob da Bank dreams of while counting electric sheep), they barely put a foot wrong, with Rare Bird's dreamy prog-rock ballad 'Passing Through' (also on Erol's DJ Kicks comp) offering a rare glimpse into a brave new world...
- www.mixmag.net
2013-07-16
★★★★★
In its second decade of existence, Late Night Tales is an institution. The compilation series asks artists to create their ultimate "late night" mix and has featured a variety of acts, from MGMT to Belle & Sebastian to Four Tet, Jamiroquai, and Lindstrøm. The line-up's been so diverse, it's interesting it took until now to ask Röyksopp to curate an entry: the group's always showcased a smart design sense as well as an open acknowledgement of other music's influence on their work...
- pitchfork.com
2013-07-12
★★★★★
Once again, listening to the latest Late Night Tales, this time from Röyksopp, I am teleported to a land where skies are only lit by the Northern Lights and the unspoken hours of the early morning are the most romantic, thrilling times to be awake and alive. For those people who aren't already familiar with the Late Night Tales, it is a collection of compilations put together by artists who are invited to provide their own interpretation of the 'late night'...
- www.theaureview.com
2013-07-08
★★★★★
For a band that released sticky electro-burner and ambient think piece within a mere 18 months, Röyksopp's contribution to the series comes off just as straight-forward as it does eccentric. With a pair of new tracks in tow, the Norwegian duo contribute the agreeable, vocoder-laced "Daddy's Groove," alongside a wispy cover of a Depeche Mode B-side "Ice Machine," featuring M83 collaborator Susanne Sundfør on vocals...
- exclaim.ca
2013-06-25
★★★★★
Röyksopp's last album Junior garnered much less press attention than it deserved, but that's what resting for four years between albums will do for you. Robyn and Karin Dreijer-Anderson (Knife/Fever Ray) added their considerable talents to what amounted to a Scandinavian electropop supergroup album, and although both those collaborators have shone brighter on their own, Junior was lovely enough to warm the heart of a cadaver...
- www.state.ie
2011-04-29