Melody A.M.
Röyksopp
2001
Album Summary
Melody A.M. is the debut studio album by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp. It was released on 3 September 2001 by Wall of Sound. As of 2005, the album had sold 750,000 copies worldwide, with 454,271 sold in the United Kingdom alone.
WikipediaExperience being on hold with a modernist Scandanavian cell phone company, or watching a low energy Dr. Who chase scene, or perhaps a languid dialogue-free hand job video from a dubious "educational" VHS ordered from the back of a magazine... Is this where all these electronica tropes got invented? A fair bit of variety, but then a fair bit of monotony within individual songs.
While I dont dislike this, never hearing it wouldn't be one of my life's regrets.
AppleMusic says this album is dance music. I disagree. I think it’s electronic music to somewhat turn your brain off and enjoy the mood. This album is Brian Eno (the airport one) to me, but actually interesting. I listened several times, partly because I couldn’t get through the whole thing at once. I thoroughly enjoyed it more each time. A good find.
This was my favourite album in college. It is like a time travel machine, immediately bringing me back to that time, the people and memories. Some bands and albums have lasted the test of time and I have listened to my whole life, and some serve a purpose for a time, and this was the latter. Listening back again though, its a great album, great melodies and 00s synthy beats, maybe even a hint of norwegian disco. I think it got overplayed and used too much in ads, but after a break, it still holds up.
This was a pleasant surprise. Awesome downtempo dance music with some very unique sounds. Will definitely go back to it for background music.
It's an OK album with some interesting tracks but nothing too good. You can put it in the background and just forget about it.
Boring beep boop music. I'm never going to think about listening to this album again. I wish the entire album sounded like the first two songs - they generally get more and more boring as time goes on. I don't know if that's just my ears going numb or actually the music's fault but I don't give enough crap to go and listen again to make sure.
There aren't enough words in the English language to truly express how I feel about this album, all the different emotions it elicits in me, how Sparks still makes me cry without fail. It's such a work of art, no track without reason, everything just beautifully in place. I adore this album and every single memory I have associated with it and its tracks. Just superb.
Evocative, and very pretty. Some great subtle textures. She's So is gorgeous and warm and is a nice cuddle.
This is a surprisingly good electronic album. I know it's basic to compare electronic bands to Moby but this album really reminds me of peak Moby. It's got a great down-tempo vibe, killer trip-hop groves, the vocals are sparse and textural, and the whole thing just oozes sophistication. You can tell these guys care deeply about making sure that everything is perfect and balanced. The attention to detail is astounding. This album is a whole feeling and I'm here for it.
Royksopp are Norwegian according to wiki. Norway is fucking cold. So its fucking remarkable that they manage to create quite such a summery vibe here! Chilled out Dance music with soul. not my Genre but a very pleasant listen. Press play and hear the snow begin to melt. 4/5
I liked Eple when I first heard it. It’s one of my favourite songs to whistle. Fifty years ago, in an era when catchy instrumentals (like Hot Buttered Popcorn or Outta-Space) could become pop hits, I’m sure Eple would have made the charts. “So Easy” is interesting but they wear out the Burt Baccarat sample, though they elected to sample a version by a Swedish 60s pop-band, which probably saved them $$$. There are a number of well written tracks on the album and a couple are more forgettable rhythm or ambience based, typical of a lot of 90s downtempo. To quote one reviewer: “<Royksopp> combines the haunted atmospheres of Boards of Canada with the more traditional "song writing" sensibility of downbeat specialists like Groove Armada or Koop". With any musical genre, to me, it’s all about the song writing in the end. Boards of Canada got thumbs down from me due to a dearth of song writing, while I like the CDs I have by Groove Armada and Koop – and Royksopp.
Awesome, loads of memories around this one. First saw the video to Remind Me early in the morning at Rachel’s flat down in London. Sparks was part of my chill out AV set for Shinobi at Welly. And the album as a whole takes me back to Jodie’s house down Morpeth st. The album stands up well, maybe tails off a little at the end?
Dayuuuuum I know this tune "Eple", so it came from THIS album! I think I enjoyed this album the most out of all the others.
Fucking amazing. The perfect house album. Great top to bottom. Super revolutionary.
Honestly A Great Album, Dynamic But Still Static, It's Weird. I'm Writing At The Moment.
пиздеееееец..... ахуено это просто ахуено нужно послушать чтобы понять французы умеют электронщину делать, особенно вайбовую
Really liking this. It's hitting all the right spots for me. I can work to this and likely will often.
wow. loved it. had heard of the band before but never really listened. great house sound
Nice electronic music album, I really liked it. Saved tracks: So Easy, Roykskopp's Night Out, Remind Me, She's So, 40 Years Back / Come
Loved this - An amazing mix of Downbeat dance, synths and ambient vocals. A truly outstanding album that I will return to again.
It might be described as downtempo, but it sure is uplifting. Great to have an excuse to listen to this one again - always delivers the kjøttboller.
I got this album within a few years of its release and enjoyed the chill vibes. It’s fallen off my radar for the last 15 years or so, but I enjoyed hearing it again. I love it!
What a delightful album. End to end warm, interesting, fun and gentle - and even if I remember clearly the time it was released - it has a timeless nature - in the vein of Air's 'Moon Safari' and Kraftwerk's 'Man Machine', for some reason. Lovely.
This album was my first proper electronic music album alongside Aphex Twin when I first began exploring the genre. The downtempo trip hop beats are expansive, hypnotizing, and very spacious. There’s enough room to hear every little detail and the music is soundscape like in its depth. Listening to it today reminds me why and how electronic music began to click for me thus opening a wider array of music.
Sorry folks, this is right up my street. I love it. Scandinavian name, mellow relaxing cover and sweet chilled melodies. What is there not to like?
Love it! With some epic tunes on there. Sometimes trippy, sometimes calm and sometimes beautiful. Great album!
I had heard of this artist before but had never listened to anything of theirs (except maybe snippets). Still pleasantly surprised. This was chill work music, and I did enjoy it.
catchy ephemeral downtempo lounge beats. A familiar and nostalgic album for me, but it's aged well. 4/5
wow echt van genoten! zeer cool met headphone. Zeker iets wat ik nog ga opzetten.
6/10 not my style, but still good. Very good while working and also good spotify radio with it
This is weirdly chill. Kinda reminds me of Blank and Jones and in a good way. I like it.
I don’t seek it out, but like it when I listen to it. Nice chill club or after party music.
Pretty damn good! Will chill to that stuff at some point. Also, "40 Years Come" gave me BOTH Blur AND Earthbound vibes, which is phenomenal.
I liked this one. I already knew 'Remind Me,' but I didn't know any of the other songs. Very good background ambient music, but unfortunately no real stand out songs other than Remind Me.
Good electronic music. Perfect to put on and zone out (and I mean that as a good thing.)
I loved this. Perfect music to work to in my opinion. Listened to it twice.
I'd forgotten how much I love this album and artist in general. A nice reminder and nudge to listen again!
easy listening, def hear some daft punk influence but may be tripping poor leno was not a hit with sarah
This was pretty good. There are similar albums that I would give 5 stars without hesitation, but this one is just a little bit too loungy for me to give it full marks.
This album was hyped a lot around its release date. Great album overall but perhaps a bit too loungy for me and some of the vocal tracks are so so.. and perhaps not everyone will agree but: just listen to the Mandy remix of "Sparks" how much the album could have been further improved if they had upped the electro bits.
Remember when this hit in the pre streaming days and so was a bit harder to just give a listen without buying it. Listening to a few tracks in the CD shop didn't do it justice as I feel it needs a few solid sessions before it becomes ingrained. I didn't 'get it' back then but it has become a stable that I return to quite often nowadays. sits somewhere between a 3 and 4 for me listened to is on a plane just last week
Хороший альбом. Чувствуется гармония между обычными инструментами и вокалом, музыканты использовали вокал только там, где это необходимо. Возникло ощущение, что альбом был очень своевременным и современным по звучанию. Мне понравилось.
Didn't recognize the name, but ended up recognizing a couple of the songs. I realized at the end that I didn't closely listen to the album since I had it on while I was working, but it did set a nice mood for doing said work. Will probably bookmark this one and play it as work music again.
interesting electronic music. "She's So" is very reminiscent of Vangelis and Pink Floyd
I'm sucker for this sort of downtempo chillout post-club electronica, and I liked this album when it first came out. Fave track - "So Easy" and "Eple" are both pretty iconic. Love the guitar trill in "A Higher Place" too...