"After seeing this particular work by Noel and Stefan, we were left in that bewildered state which we cherish so much; that confusing feeling one gets when exposed to something unesay yet pleasing. And that's exactly what we found in their vision - their urban dystopia is dark and disturbing, but in between we catch a glimpse of beauty - to us in the form of derelict (well almost), decaying industry. I guess we felt a kinship to this subject matter as it's the same kind of expression we dealt with on "Senior", although we spun it around the other way; there's initial gentle and welcoming beauty, but underneath lies a lowering dark undercurrent - occasionally discharging malaise from it's murky depths."
Röyksopp
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"The film is a portrait more than an explanatory narrative. Our goal was to suggest a journey and communicate its emotional arc by showing disjointed fragments.
We shot it in Detroit because it is exists as a contemporary dystopia. It immediately came to mind as a perfect location due to its importance in American history and because certain areas of the city are incredibly decayed. We didn't do any set dressing, all of our locations were filmed as we found them. We liked the contrast of seeing these surreal people in an environment that is absolutely real.
Röyksopp sent us the whole 'Senior' album and we picked our favorite parts and made a mix that drew on several of the tracks. This worked really well because the album is entirely instrumental and is very cohesive. "
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