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When the Norwegian production duo Röyksopp dropped their first album, Melody A.M., it sounded as though they were on a stopover from another planet. Otherworldly samples and a crisp production sense combined to make the singles "Eple" and "Sparks" perfect examples of the downbeat form and near-ubiquitous inclusions on chillout compilations. As electronica artists from Biosphere to Boards of Canada had proved before them, a life away from the mainstream -- say, in the extreme northern climes of Europe -- is capable of freeing an artist from the demands of trendiness. Their second album, The Understanding, reveals a different focus -- fascination with all manner of radio-ready European pop. Yes, Röyksopp is all grown up now. In their quest for maturity (as well as the ears of busy shoppers all over the Northern Hemisphere), the duo changed their distinctive sound in the process. The single "Only This Moment," a post-connubial duet between male and female, could perhaps have heralded the comeback of a middle-aged Aqua, while on "49 Percent" the duo struggle to emulate Underworld's "Pearls' Girl" (while a bewitching vocal from Chelonis R. Jones rescues them from the brink). Nods to synth pop (Depeche Mode, Soft Cell) and disco (Moroder) simply accentuate the mood that Röyksopp have little left to say aside from what others have said more clearly in the past.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - Sven Berge, Producer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjørn Brundtland, Producer - Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - Sven Berge, Producer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - Sven Berge, Producer - CHELONIS R JONES, Writer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - Sven Berge, Producer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - Sven Berge, Producer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - Sven Berge, Producer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - Karin Dreijer, Writer - Sven Berge, Producer, Arranger
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - Sven Berge, Producer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - Sven Berge, Producer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - Sven Berge, Producer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - Sven Berge, Producer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - TORBJORN BRUNTLAND, Producer - Sven Berge, Producer - Torjbjorn Bruntland, Producer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Performed by - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - Chelonis R . Jones, Writer - Sven Berge, Producer, Performed by - CHELONIS R JONES, Composer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - Sven Berge, Producer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - Sven Berge, Producer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Producer, Arranger - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - TORBJORN BRUNTLAND, Composer, Writer - Sven Berge, Producer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Torbjorn Brundtland, Producer, Arranger - Svein Berge, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Röyksopp, Vocals, MainArtist - TORBJORN BRUNTLAND, Composer, Writer - Sven Berge, Producer
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
When the Norwegian production duo Röyksopp dropped their first album, Melody A.M., it sounded as though they were on a stopover from another planet. Otherworldly samples and a crisp production sense combined to make the singles "Eple" and "Sparks" perfect examples of the downbeat form and near-ubiquitous inclusions on chillout compilations. As electronica artists from Biosphere to Boards of Canada had proved before them, a life away from the mainstream -- say, in the extreme northern climes of Europe -- is capable of freeing an artist from the demands of trendiness. Their second album, The Understanding, reveals a different focus -- fascination with all manner of radio-ready European pop. Yes, Röyksopp is all grown up now. In their quest for maturity (as well as the ears of busy shoppers all over the Northern Hemisphere), the duo changed their distinctive sound in the process. The single "Only This Moment," a post-connubial duet between male and female, could perhaps have heralded the comeback of a middle-aged Aqua, while on "49 Percent" the duo struggle to emulate Underworld's "Pearls' Girl" (while a bewitching vocal from Chelonis R. Jones rescues them from the brink). Nods to synth pop (Depeche Mode, Soft Cell) and disco (Moroder) simply accentuate the mood that Röyksopp have little left to say aside from what others have said more clearly in the past.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:23:28
- Main artists: Röyksopp
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone (France)
- Genre: Electronic Dance
© 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland ℗ 2005 - Parlophone Music, a Division of Parlophone Music France. Under exclusive license to Wall of Sound for UK / Ireland
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