Only This Moment

by

Röyksopp

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This is a collection of remixes for the hit single "Only This Moment" By Röyksopp from the underrated album "The Understanding" (GET IT!). Obviously if you didn't like that track, then you wouldn't like this.

I enjoyed the track greatly so it's no surprise that I checked out Amazon and Discogs to see if there were any CD-SINGLE's available for such a wonderful track. It led me to this CD and I have to say, I am glad that I found it. Out of the six tracks, I particularly enjoyed "Röyksopps Forsiktige Massasje", and "Chab Remix". These two are my favorite remixes out of all of them. "Röyksopps Hissige" is good as well, focusing more on the music rather than the vocals. You'll also enjoy "Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix" if you are into techno, it's much faster paced than the original. The only mix that I didn't enjoy was "Headman Remix" with its constant "OK OK" vocals and minimal instruments.

It's well worth it to pick up a copy seeing how it's pretty cheap on Amazon and eBay. I think this is a pretty solid CD-SINGLE and aside from the last track, I would unquestionably recommend it. If you are a fan of Röyksopp, the original track, good House and Electro music in general, you should get it now. 4 stars!

The first single from the new album by Röyksopp is nice but, had I known, I would have bought the album instead. Two of the three songs are from the album and the remix is not great.

The songs are:

1. Only This Moment - 3:42 - good song with vocals by Röyksopp, but no longer by Erlend Oye (Poor Leno, Remind Me). It still has some of the sounds typical of Röyksopp, but with a more pop orientation. In addition to the vocals of Röyksopp, they are beautiful female vocals by Kate Havnevik (sounding like Sheryl Deane in Thrillseekers' Synaesthesia). There is not a lot of music between the lyrics, so that you really feel the song is a radio edit.

2. Only This Moment (Röyksopp Hissige) - 6:17 - a heavy bubbling bassline was added, the variation in notes is good but at some point it is vividly repetitive and sounds like an experimental electronic song of the early 80s. The vocals start after 3:30; the female vocals have been withdrawn.

3. Sombre Detune - 4:52 - great song, but already on the album. The main bassline could easily have been on a Front 242 album in the period of "Geography", the music itself evokes Kraftwerk. The song is pretty dark and spacey.

The cd case is a jewel case.

Given its limited content compared to the album, this cd-single looks more like a promo release. Hence only three stars. A domestic release is scheduled by Astralwerks in August, hopefully it will include more songs.