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Album Reviews
Album Review: Robyn – Body Talk (Konichiwa Records)
By Marc Samuels | Published on Wednesday 1 December 2010
The third release in Robyn’s trilogy is not so much ‘Body Talk Part Three’, but essentially ‘Body Talk – The Best Of’ – given that it features all bar a couple of the tracks that featured on parts one and two earlier this year, with the obligatory smattering of new tracks (well, alright then, five new ones).
It’s hard not to be puzzled and/or frustrated by this release strategy. Robyn frequently, and rightly, gets plaudits for doing things her own way, on her own terms, but it’s hard not to feel that ‘BT’ should have only been two albums (or one and an EP), rather than getting the fans to shell out three times.
That said, the music is consistently nothing short of brilliant. No acoustic diversions feature, so the fifteen tracks on offer here provide a non-stop cavalcade of edgy but accessible electronic pop. And the new tracks (the best being the fizzy trance-pop of ‘Indestructible’ and ‘Time Machine’, the latter redolent of Little Boots on ‘Ecstacy’) sit very comfortably with the old, making the whole thing feel like easing into a pair of comfy synth-pop slippers.
And whilst the omission of ‘Criminal Intent’ is no travesty, ‘Include Me Out’ really should have been included. Ah well, there’s a great nineteen track album to be made there, if you want to get busy with a playlist or some CD burning software. MS
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