Back to Mine

• Artist: Röyksopp
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• Release Date: March 05, 2007
• Type: Collection (various artists), Mix-album
• Genre: Electronica

Review

Most entries in the Back to Mine series allow the artists to investigate their wide but dabbling tastes in influences -- a bit of dance, a bit of alternative, some roots in '60s pop or soul perhaps, and maybe a stray nugget from something obscure like Krautrock or dub or rockabilly. The other volumes usually come from true DJs or, rarely, those with something special to say. Regardless of whether you enjoy Röyksopp's vision of polished downbeat pop, the duo's interest in post-disco and Euro-dance pays major dividends here for those looking to hear something beyond the usual Klein + M.B.O. or Alexander Robotnick singles. The vast majority of the tracks hail from that magical time (1978-1984) when disco, new wave, and synth pop were colliding with fantastic results, especially considering the quality of these obscurities, from the cold Teutonic harmonies of Harry Thumann's "Sphinx" to the warmer Italian-lover sound of Pino d'Angio's "Ma Quale Idea." (Even the contemporary tracks sound vintage, led by the Röyksopp alias Emmanuel Splice.) The mix broadens toward the end with a couple of clever R&B/dance fusions (Idris Muhammad, Funkadelic, the New Birth). ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)	David Byrne, Talking Heads, Brian Eno	Talking Heads	(3:34)
Sphinx		Harry Thumann	(2:33)
One More Round		Kasso	(2:35)
Ma Quale Idea		Pino d'Angio	(3:54)
Above and Beyond	Edgar Winter	Edgar Winter	(1:38)
Off Side	Ray Mang	Ray Mang, Nathan DTroit	(1:37)
Take a Chance	Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn	Mr. Flagio	(4:22)
Platinum, Pt. 3: Charleston	Mike Oldfield	Mike Oldfield	(1:20)
Meatball	Svein Berge	Emmanuel Splice	(2:53)
That's Hot	Jesse Gould	Jesse G	(4:25)
Legs	Johnathon J. Jeczalik	The Art of Noise	(2:52)
3 A.M. [12" Version]		I Level	(1:49)
Dirty Talk		Klein + M.B.O.	(3:08)
It Ain't Easy	Peter Hauke	Supermax	(4:03)
Could Heaven Ever Be Like This	Tony Sarafino	Idris Muhammad	(8:26)
Night People [New York Club Mix]	Guy Dalton	Guy Dalton	(4:07)
Get Closer [Vocal Version]		Valerie Dore	(4:55)
Can't Be Serious		Ginny & the Gallions	(5:12)
I'm Never Gonna Tell It	Bernie Worrell	Funkadelic	(3:24)
It's Been a Long Time	Melvin Wilson	New Birth	(5:40)

Credits

Tom Newman (Producer), Chris Baylis (Producer), Jim Crotty (Engineer), Brian Eno (Producer), Hugh Murphy (Producer), Billy Nichols (Producer), Torbjørn Brundtland (Compilation), Torbjørn Brundtland (Mixing), Ray Mang (Producer), Ray Mang (Editing), Tony Carrasco (Producer), Tony Carrasco (Mixing), David Earl Taylor (Producer), Svein Berge (Compilation), Svein Berge (Mixing), James "Iron Head" Baker (Arranger), James "Iron Head" Baker (Conductor), Mario Boncaldo (Producer), Mario Boncaldo (Mixing), Flavio Vidulich (Producer), Flavio Vidulich (Mixing), Giorgio Bacco (Producer), Giorgio Bacco (Mixing), DeScalzi (Producer), DeScalzi (Mixing), Nathan DTroit (Producer), Nathan DTroit (Editing), Giancarlo Meo (Producer), R. Schoenherz (Producer)