New Röyksopp Debuts on Hype Machine

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By Blurt Staff

Röyksopp's new instrumental album Senior, will become the first pre-release album exclusively through MP3 blog aggregator Hype Machine. On Monday September 6, a SoundCloud player will be added to Hype Machine giving fans who search out Röyksopp the opportunity to stream Senior in it's entirety one week ahead of the street date. Hype Machine's network of bloggers will also be actively encouraged to embed the SoundCloud player into their personal blogs to ensure their readerships also have access to the full album stream.

Speaking of the partnership with and Hype Machine, SoundCloud's Dave Haynes said, "The Hype Machine has fast become one of the best places to discover new music. We're really thrilled to be a part of this by allowing artists like Röyksopp to make their music available to bloggers and The Hype Machine itself via SoundCloud."

 Senior is the counterpart to last year's critically acclaimed album Junior and hits European stores on September 13. It's described as "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 Röyksopp in fine form. "  

Quoth Röyksopp: "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 confidence with the "hey-ho, let's go!" attitude of youth."

Track Listing: 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