Search - Royksopp :: Back to Mine

Perfect CD for a long drive

J. Moss | Oregon, USA | 06/24/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Even though none of the cuts are by Royksopp per se, the cumulative feel of the CD itself is very Royksoppian and equally delightful to the ears. I recently had the pleasure of enjoying this entry into the "Back To Mine" series during a long road trip through the Pacific Northwest. While it was playing, I was in bliss. The boredom of driving was erased with a smile on my face during every moment it was playing. What a perfect CD for the road."

This disc is great

Matt J. Walters | 01/29/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the cd I discovered Royksopp with, and while not having any Royksopp trakcks per se, through the set you get to hear what these guys are all about. If you are into fun dj sets that move, check this out. The Funkadelic track at the end is the prize of the set, imo"

Classic Funk and Italo Disco revisited.

Doctor Trance | MA, United States | 02/19/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a very groovy and smoothly mixed, retro dance entry in the Back to Mine series, and in my opinion, one of the best I've heard yet. The tracks in this mix range from 1973 to 1985. They touch on late 70's disco and funk, and early to mid 80's italo disco.



Interest in italo disco has peaked lately, with this Röyksopp mix, another retro mix called Hellboys, and a handful of new artists such as those featured on After Dark, who are creating new sounds molded from the past. Röyksopp has definitely touched all their Italo Disco bases, by including some of the most popular tracks of this early to mid 80's European genre: Mr. Flagio's Take A Chance, Valerie Dore's Get Closer, and Klein and M.B.O.'s Dirty Talk.



They start out the mix with the kooky sounds of The Talking Heads; dive into some Italo and standard disco grooves; throw in only 2 tracks from this decade (one is their own track, Meatball, under the Emmanuel Splice alias); and finish with some turn taking between italo disco and some late 70's funk. It's a well rounded and perfect trip back in time through disco, funk, and all it's groovy origins.



I want to also note that the back of the CD incorrectly numbers the tracks. Due to two tracks spliced together and taking up track spots 5 & 6, they did not give them each a number and list them both within track 5, so tracks 6-19 on the back of the CD are actually 7-20 on the disc itself."