Röyksopp photo by Angelina Bergenwall
“Known for their captivating and emotionally charged collaborations — especially when it comes to those with top-tier Swedish talent, including Robyn, Lykke Li and The Knife‘s Karin Dreijer — Röyksopp have assembled another enviable roster of performers to carry out their latest undertaking.” Billboard
“Profound Mysteries is a multi dimensional adventure… {It} lives up to Röyksopp’s reputation as a duo that has perfected the art of dishing out electronic hugs…” The Line Of Best Fit
Following the first run of their lauded, rip-roaring live festival appearances, legendary duo Röyksopp have shared the gloriously sun-drenched “Let’s Get It Right featuring Astrid S).” It is the tenth track to be revealed in the ever expanding, acclaimed Profound Mysteries project, following swiftly on yesterday’s “Control,” a stomping, beat driven dancefloor number. Both tracks are sourced from the forthcoming Profound Mysteries II, set for release on August 19th. Speaking about “Let’s Get It Right,” Svein Berge & Torbjørn Brundtland said: "We wanted to create a warm and sensual space in which the simple message of the song felt native. And to us, Astrid S had to be a part of that mise-en-scène."
Astrid S commented on the collaboration: “I’m thrilled to share another track from my collaboration with Röyksopp – I'm very happy with how all the songs turned out and can’t wait for everyone to hear them”
Berge and Brundtland describe Profound Mysteries as the biggest undertaking of Röyksopp’s career. It both encapsulates the unique sound they’ve spent decades honing, and expands on it. Earlier this month, Röyksopp released Profound Mysteries Remixes. The lead track, which was anointed ‘Essential New Tune’ by Pete Tong, is the co-produced &ME remix of the acclaimed BBC 6music-playlisted track Impossible featuring Allison Goldfrapp. Other artists to have remixed tracks from Profound Mysteries I are Rodriguez JR., Township Rebellion, and Henry Saiz.
Profound Mysteries is characterized by its wealth of collaborations. As always, Berge and Brundtland wrote, performed, and engineered the majority of the record together in Norway, though their collaborations span the world. On Profound Mysteries Röyksopp recorded strings and woodwind in New York, Berlin, and Paris, while guest vocals come from both familiar artists in the Röyksopp universe (Susanne Sundfør) as well as new additions (Allison Goldfrapp, Beki Mari, Astrid S, Karen Harding, Pixx, and Jamie Irrepressible).
There is a unique expanded creative universe with each track accompanied by an ‘artefact’ and ‘visualiser’ created by Australian contemporary artist Jonathan Zawada, as well as a short film made in collaboration with Scandinavian production agency Bacon. Watch the videos for Control and Let’s Get It Right. All previous films to date can be seen here.
RÖYKSOPP LIVE DATES
July 22 - MoldeJazz 2022 - Molde, Norway July 29 - Pørtor Pensjonat - Stabbestad, Norway August 20 - Parkenfestivalen 2022 - Bodø, Norway August 26 - Verket Festival - Mo I Rana, Norway August 27 - Rakettnatt - Tromsø, Norway September 3 - Cala Mijas 2022 - Mijas, Spain September 10 – Bolivar Beach Bar - Athens, Greece (DJ set)
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