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By Signe Therkildsen

This spring, Röyksopp has released their third album called Junior from which the single “Happy Up Here” can already be considered a hit. The single is supposedly an attempt to end the low spirits created by the financial crisis. The album is – like the two former ones – produced by the duo themselves, and this time they have also been visited by prominent singers such as Lykke Li and Robyn.

The latter delivers vocals on the next single “The Girl and the Robot” which is already now played on the radio. However, the album does not stand alone as it is soon to be followed up by the album Senior which is said to represent a darker and more introvert side of the duo.

The duo comes from ice-cold Tromsø way up in the northernmost part of Norway but today they live in Bergen. They have soon been musical partners in Röyksopp for 11 years. Through the years, their sound has changed from electronic and experimental to more established and commercial as heard on Junior – a sound that seems to attract audiences and which shows that the duo’s success is growing. They both take the music very seriously and still try to challenge themselves musically and find new sides to electronic music.

Dedicated Danish audience

Röyksopp had their live debut in Denmark in 2001 when they played at Roskilde Festival. Since then, they have visited Denmark several times and their concert at this year’s festival is their third visit at Roskilde Festival. Their concert at the festival this summer will undoubtedly generate excitement with their dedicated Danish audience.

In 2005, the duo played a fantastic concert at an overcrowded Roskilde Metropol stage where many fans could not get into the tent. As a foretaste of this year’s visit to Roskilde Festival, they have just been to Denmark where they played a concert in Copenhagen. At the concert, singer Anneli Drecker performed as female vocalist. The concert was a mix of songs from Junior and sublime hits such as “Eple” and “Poor Leno”. Besides delivering the music, the two men performed in special costumes such as a high hat, riding breeches and space helmet.

The audience at this year’s festival can therefore look forward to a concert that is much more than just electronic tunes from two men behind their laptops. Röksopp’s live performances often get great reviews – and with good reason. Expect hit parades from the group’s impressive line of singles and dance floor hits. It is still unknown on which stage they will play this year, but the two Norwegians will most likely be able to attract at least as many people as in 2005.