True Electric
True Electric is the eleventh studio album by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp, released on April 11, 2025, on the band's own label Dog Triumph. The album is a compilation of dance remixes of Röyksopp earlier tracks, which are studio versions of the tracks performed during the True Electric DJ Tour of 2023. With True Electric, the band intend "to put an emphasis on the clubbier aspects of [their] music".[1]
On streaming platforms, True Electric was released in two versions, a mixed version and a standard with separate tracks.[2]
Background
True Electric followed the earlier compilation of ambient versions of track from the Profound Mysteries trilogy (2022), the surprise-released album Nebulous Nights (An Ambient Excursion into Profound Mysteries), from December 2024.[3]
The album consists of nineteen studio versions of remixes played on the DJ tour, and includes the previously unreleased track "The R", alongside newly reworked versions and remixes from the band's catalogue.[4] With every track's title having a distinctive True Electric suffix, the compilation reimagines the live shows in the studio to capture the spirit of their live performances.[5]
As with the original versions of remixed tracks, True Electric features contributions with Robyn, Alison Goldfrapp, Susanne Sundfør, Astrid S, and more. The first single is a new version of the single "What Else Is There" which features vocals of Fever Ray, from the 2005 album The Understanding. The accompanying video for the remix was directed by Stian Andersen, and features clips of the band’s 2023 gig in Athens, Greece.[4]
Critical reception
Billboard praised the first single, the new faster version of "What Else Is There", for isolating the vocals in just the right moments", which made an impression of "eventually exploding into all-out, all-encompassing dancefloor delirium."[6]
The culture site EDM Identity panned True Electric the "club-forward reimagining of their legacy that pulses with both nostalgia and new energy", and Röyksopp themselves for "effortlessly dance between melancholia and euphoria, nostalgia and futurism."[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Ladder (True Electric)" | Profound Mysteries (2022) | 6:01 |
| 2. | "Impossible (True Electric)" (featuring Alison Goldfrapp) | Profound Mysteries (2022) | 5:43 |
| 3. | "This Time, This Place (True Electric)" (featuring Beki Mari) | Profound Mysteries (2022) | 7:37 |
| 4. | "The Girl and the Robot (True Electric)" (featuring Robyn) | Junior (2009) | 5:43 |
| 5. | "Here She Comes Again (True Electric)" (featuring Jamie Irrepressible) | The Inevitable End (2014) | 5:04 |
| 6. | "Monument (True Electric)" (featuring Robyn) | Do It Again EP (2014) | 6:55 |
| 7. | "Oh, Lover (True Electric)" (featuring Susanne Sundfør) | Profound Mysteries II (2022) | 7:29 |
| 8. | "Unity (True Electric)" (featuring Karen Harding) | Profound Mysteries II (2022) | 4:39 |
| 9. | "You Don’t Have a Clue (True Electric)" (featuring Anneli Drecker) | Junior (2009) | 4:51 |
| 10. | "The “R” (True Electric)" | (New track) | 4:44 |
| 11. | "Breathe (True Electric)" (featuring Astrid S) | Profound Mysteries (2022) | 4:48 |
| 12. | "Running to the Sea (True Electric)" (featuring Susanne Sundfør) | The Inevitable End (2014) | 6:02 |
| 13. | "What Else Is There? (True Electric)" (featuring Fever Ray) | The Understanding (2005) | 6:13 |
| 14. | "Never Ever (True Electric)" (featuring Susanne Sundfør) | (Non-album single) (2016) | 5:50 |
| 15. | "Sordid Affair (True Electric)" (featuring Man Without Country) | The Inevitable End (2014) | 6:34 |
| 16. | "I Had This Thing (True Electric)" (featuring Jamie Irrepressible) | The Inevitable End (2014) | 6:44 |
| 17. | "Feel It (True Electric)" (featuring Maurissa Rose) | Profound Mysteries III (2022) | 5:37 |
| 18. | "Do It Again (True Electric)" (featuring Robyn) | Do It Again EP (2014) | 4:11 |
| 19. | "Like an Old Dog (True Electric)" (featuring Pixx) | Profound Mysteries III (2022) | 7:48 |
References
- ^ Strauss, Matthew (2025-01-22). "Röyksopp Announce DJ Tour and New Album, Share Song Featuring Fever Ray and Trentemøller". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ Scribner, JD (2025-04-12). "Röyksopp Share Reworked Classics On New 'True Electric' Album". This Song Is Sick. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ Guttridge-Hewitt, Martin (2025-01-23). "Röyksopp announce new album, share single featuring Fever Ray and Trentemøller: Listen". DJ Mag. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ a b Duran, Anagricel (2025-01-22). "Röyksopp "capture essence of live shows" on new 'True Electric' vinyl series, share 'What Else Is There' with Fever Ray". NME. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ J.N. (2025-04-11). "Röyksopp: Reworked and remixed versions of their True Electric Tour now on record – Messed!Up". Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ Bain, Katie (2025-02-21). "Friday Dance Music Guide: The Week's Best New Tracks From Mochakk, Röyksopp & Robyn and More". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ Peppler, Jackie (2025-04-14). "Röyksopp Embrace Their Club Roots on 'True Electric' | EDM Identity". edmidentity.com. Retrieved 2025-04-20.