Body Talk Pt 2

Robyn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 7, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cherrytree / Interscope
• ASIN: B003WOGRJY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,334 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Robyn - recently heralded as the "critically anointed electro queen" by Spin - expands her pool of collaborators on Body Talk PT 2, bringing aboard Snoop Dogg and Savage Skulls for the second in a trilogy of albums she'll release this year on Cherrytree Records.

The moody "Love Kills" was recorded with Swedish techno-pop duo Savage Skulls and Snoop Dogg is featured on "U Should Know Better." Robyn teamed up again with Klas Ahlund and Diplo for the steely, tongue-in-check rap-pop of "Criminal Intent." Other collaborators include Carl Bagge and Kleerup, producer of the international No. 1 single "With Every Heartbeat" from Robyn's GRAMMY®-nominated, self-titled album, released in 2008 on Cherrytree Records. "Hang With Me" forms a bridge linking the first two Body Talk collections, evolving from a lush, acoustic ballad on PT 1 to a shimmering dance floor delight on PT 2 and tapped as a future single.

Robyn recently gave her current single - "Dancing On My Own" from Body Talk PT 1 - its U.S. television debut on "Late Show with David Letterman." The New York Times called the track "sublime" while The Times of London hailed it as "a digital torch song worthy of Confessions-era Madonna."

Released in June 2010, Body Talk PT 1 has elicited international acclaim. The New York Times noted in a "Critics' Choice" review: "Certainly you could draw a dotted line between Robyn and Lady Gaga . . . But comparisons tend to short-change Robyn." "Is there a more inspiring pop star on the planet than Robyn?" asked NME while People observed: "Before other chicks hopped on the electro bandwagon, she showed the way." US Weekly called Body Talk PT 1 "the best pop album of the year" and Rolling Stone praised its "killer hooks and shiny beats." "[Robyn] is remarkably adept at producing pleasurable, accessible pop that, like some kind of graphite alloy, is light but strong, able to carry humor and emotional weight," said The New Yorker.

Her "All Hearts" North American tour with Kelis was named one of the "25 Must-See Summer Tours" by Spin, which described Robyn as "equal parts Debbie Harry austere, Cyndi Lauper whimsical, and Nina Persson sweet." The Los Angeles Times praised her "muscular, hard-hitting energy" and The Washington Post described her set as "an hour-and-a-half of ebullient pop." The tour concluded on an incredibly high note last week with two sold-out shows at New York City's Webster Hall.

"[Robyn] swept New York City's Webster Hall into a frenzy so wild that it threatened to collapse the floors of that historic venue and send the sold-out crowd straight to their calamitous deaths, still dancing," said EW.com. "I've rarely seen a singer...connect so thrillingly."

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Raising the bar, September 13, 2010

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Douglas King (Cincinnati, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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On Body Talk part 2, Robyn continues her three-part pop-electronic-hip-hop opus that she began with the stunning Body Talk part 1. Part 2 is a much more streamlined, consistent effort than part 1, which was sonically all over the map. The first seven tracks are all up-tempo tunes that could serve as a terrific soundtrack to a party. And yet even though the BPM are more consistent, there is still plenty of diversity in the tracks.

Robyn's strength is her ability to morph seamlessly through different genres. She can just as affectively pull off a sweet Eurodance tune ("Hang With Me"), an electronic dancefloor anthem ("We Dance To The Beat"), or duet convincingly with an America hip-hop star (U Should Know Better). On my favorite track, "Criminal Intent", Robyn sounds a bit like a PG-13 version of smutty electroclash icon Peaches, rapping seductively about her love of getting freaky on the dance floor.

In summary, Body Talk part 2 does nothing to change my opinion that Robyn is pound-for-pound the best current female pop musician out there.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Body Talk Part 2, November 25, 2010

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Elizabeth Wonderham (Washington) - See all my reviews
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I think Body Talk Part 2 is better than part 1. I see why they were released on 2 parts, because they are a little different from each other. I can't wait for her next release. I think this album is going to get Robyn somewhere. I don't think that many people were following her 10 years ago, like they are now. I think people accept this kind of music more now today, than before. I think she is great at what she does. This is one of my favorite albums of 2010. In My Eyes reminds me of Madonna, this is one of my favorite songs on this album.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Robyn can "Hang With Me" anytime, October 1, 2010

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Anthony M.S. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Body Talk Pt. 2 [Explicit] (MP3 Download)

Robin Miriam Carlsson (aka Robyn) is still dancing on her own. Yet, this time she's doing it in front of a packed U.S. audience at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California.

In time with the beats of "Dancing on My Own" (the lead single from Body Talk Pt 1), her arms swing wildly outward, defying the constrictions of her seemingly tight outfit. Robyn looks pumped as she crouches and darts under a railing before reeling back while the synths from the DJ booth, manned by Canadian house producer deadmau5, power up.

35 seconds. This is how long Robyn's televised performance lasts before MTV cuts to a commercial.

Surprising? Hardly. Despite putting out some of the best pop music this year, Robyn is still something of curio in the United States outside of the many music blogs, newspapers, and magazines that lavish her with praise.

Personally, I don't think Robyn minds. She's energetic and determined, seemingly less concerned with popularity than she is with experimenting with current pop music mores.

Body Talk, Pt. 2 may be lacking in variation and experimentation than its predecessor, but with that comes a stronger adherence to consistency. Compared to Pt. 1, the songs on Pt. 2 are eclectic, louder, and rapturous.

On "Hang With Me," the first single from Pt. 2, Robyn sings about the gulf between friendship and love, advising her object of affection that they can confide in her, but not to fall "recklessly, headlessly in love with [her]." If "Dancing on My Own" was Robyn as the girl standing unnoticed in the shadows of the discotheque, then "Hang" is the singer confidently asserting herself next to an unknown suitor. As a power anthem, "Hang" has a gentle, hypnotic quality to it.

At its heart, Pt. 2 is a pep rally, a friendly pick-me-up next to the wavering and hesitant Robyn of Pt. 1. There's the motherly Robyn on "In My Eyes": "Hey, little star, don't be afraid / We all fall apart and make mistakes." There's the busty, brash Robyn on the Diplo-produced "Criminal Intent": "Somebody alert the authorities, I got criminal intent / Conspiracy to engage in lewd and indecent acts and events." It's confident and (dare I say it ohmygodTyraBanks) fierce pop, strung together by what the New Yorker's Sasha Frere-Jones calls a "casual kind of feminism."

As strong as "Hang With Me" and the above tracks are on Pt. 2, it's "U Should Know Better" that begs to be played over and over again in a crowded college dorm on a Friday night. Along with Snoop Dogg (whom the singer collaborated with on a remix of "Sensual Seduction"), Robyn zooms around the globe, taking names and not thinking twice: she dances with the devil, she tells the Romans that they need a black Pope and "she'd better be a woman," and she gives the record industry a middle finger.

Mainly, they should all know better than to [well, y'know...] with her. It's a bold statement, but from the mouth of Robyn, I have no trouble believing it.