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Those Norwegians know how to chill. This placid album is a 45 minute unhurried morning walk. The music fells detached from any thing. Be careful you don't float away. I enjoyed it, but these ambient downbeat albums usually have a ceiling of 3 for me.
nolotermine perdon llegue hasta röyksopp's night out
This album has aged badly.
Highlights: So Easy, Eple. In a nutshell: cinematic chill. With the resurgence of French house, trip hop, lounge and nu-jazz in Europe from the late 90s onwards, Röyksopp did their thing and became a club staple. Anyone remember the Ministry of Sound Chillout Sessions CD series? Yes? This might unlock core memories if you. Röyksopp are a staple in the series. If not, it's exactly what it reads the tin- downtempo, lo-fi, ambient and breezy tunes. It's waking up hungover on a Saturday morning and needing a cuppa. It's strutting around the pool and lying down in a lounge chair to sunbathe. One way to chill before "Netflix and chill" was a thing. As to if Melody A.M. is essential listen for an everyday person, probably not. You can get by with listening to some of the singles. It's a deep dive album if you're new to downtempo. A must have if this is your jam. Overall: 5/10
Nice and laidback electronica? Yes please!
Nah
I thought this was boring. As each song ended I hoped it was the last.
p881. 2001. 1 star. Tedious electronica for the millennium. The rule holds true: if no-one is talking about it 5 or more years after release, it's not essential listening. Who put this on the list?
Interesting genre pick
This took me by surprise. Played it over and over, not my usual go to music but this is now on my rotation
Some proper catchy basslines. Felt like being on hold for 45 minutes but in a funky way
7.5 / 10
kinda feels like budget daft punk
4/10
I found this without substance to an offensive degree. Not unsimilar to hearing Steely Dan, this music elicits no feelings in me at all. This is difficult for even just sounds in general much less intentional music. Unlike supreme fart sniffers such as Steely Dan though I'm not convinced the creators of this album even enjoy this. I can't discern the intended audience or use of this music. My piece of my life I dedicated to hearing this was substantively worse because of it.
Mellow ambient pulsing thumping and beeping, great for the sauna or late night zoning out.
Neither a 1 nor a 4, a little boring though
This feels like updated elevator music; it's smooth, inoffensive, and easy to nod along to for a few minutes while you’re waiting. It’s pleasant enough, but not something I’d ever really seek out. Still, enjoyable in its own low-key way.
Never heard of them before, but I like this a lot so far. Wouldn’t call it dance music, but it’s very soothing and envelopes one in calmness. I want to listen to it on a drive at nighttime. Added to my Apple Music collection! 🇳🇴
Easy listening electronic tunes.
Not bad, not exception. Pretty M I D
This album has a special "frutiger aero" aestetic, the scales and the synth used match perfectly that kind of aestetic. It's unique and well executed. If this album had great lyrics it would be an easy 5 star
I really enjoyed this one! I've never heard of them before, but I had a lot of fun listening to this album. A solid 50mins of psychedelic sounds!
I’d forgotten about them. Recognised so many of the tracks. It’s quietly unassuming in a good way. The Scandinavians do know how to do a good pop sound
Fun listen, reminds me of a video game sound track. Vocal weren’t anything exciting but the tracks grooved so it was nice background music to just zone out too while driving. Would listen to again.
I am pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this one. Great for background noise even with the occasional vocals. I'm giving it a 3.5 and if I'm being honest, it's probably closer to the 3 side, but I'm bumping it to a 4 because I didn't think I'd like it and ended up thinking it was pretty good.
A descent effort, but sounded a bit too much like the other trip-hop artists that came before them to stand out.
Nope ... nothing new here.
I've never heard about this artist or this album, but it was all pretty good
Not my fav. But not bad. Good background trance electronica
Yeah, along with everybody else in 2002, I bought this to play pre-clubbing and we all felt very cool and suave drinking our supermarket beer and doing our hair. And honestly, 80% of this is pretty forgettable filler but it was worth owning for Eple and Royksopp's Night Out alone at the time. Just make sure you find the full release with the latter on it, as it increases the songs worth keeping it for by one.
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This was a super fun listen! Much more my thing. Melody A.M. is in the roots of electronic music. I had never before heard of electronic musical duo Röyksopp, but I am enlightened. This album effectively fused house music with live instrumentation and creative sampling in an atmospheric and psychedelic way, almost forming rhythmic audio collages with funky basslines and broken beats under soft lush synths and pads as well as occasional vocals and lead instruments. I was really taken away by some of these songs, which often grew and evolved beyond their first form, leading to a truly entrancing experience in places. So Easy is the first song on the album, and sets the mood perfectly for the album, and also had a cool ending / transition into the next song, which was just as good. Vocals and improvisation occasionally wove their way into this album’s track, such as the sampled vocals on Sparks and synth solos throughout. In Space has an awesome halftime feel with a cool drumbeat and string pads that mirrored the sound of string arrangements in funk and soul music, however I didn’t like the fade out at the end. Poor Leno is super house-y, with a strong backbeat and bassline carrying the song. Röyksopp’s Night Out is a longer track, clambering over the eight minute mark while maintaining interest and keeping me engrossed in it through its constantly evolving form and progression. Remind Me is probably my least favourite, not much to say about it. She’s So had some really fabulous progression - different parts that were connected well and flowed nicely together. The outro track is a little uninteresting, but works well as an outro. I was really hoping for better transitions between songs, since they are all so similar in their soundscapes and atmosphere, they could have progressed into one another easily. Overall, Melody A.M. is again an enthralling and psychedelic musical experience that perfectly blends together electronics with organic instrumental performances and vocals. Because of how much I enjoyed grooving to this amazing project, I am going to have to give Melody A.M a 4/5! Track scores: So Easy 5/5 Eple 5/5 Sparks 3/5 In Space 3/5 Poor Leno 4/5 A Higher Place 4/5 Röyksopp’s Night Out 5/5 Remind Me 3/5 She’s So 5/5 40 Years Back \ Come 3/5
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I've heard of this artist, though I don't know that I'm familiar with them at all. So, I'm mostly going into this album blind. The track "Remind Me" is vaguely familiar, apparently it's been used in a few different advertisements, so that's probably it. It's not bad, but I just don't find it compelling. I've got a good ear, but I just don't get what makes this special enough that I must listen to it before I die. Why this album over other ones? A lot of the tracks blur together, too. It frequently feels like background music -- like something to be played in a waiting room or as hold music.
Tolerable while sober (this is high praise for electronica from me). Probably enjoyable while high.
Interesante...como soundtrack de película o background
i like this a lot
Remind me is a fantastic track but otherwise this album doesn’t really do it for me. EDIT: I listened to this over and over again and I just kept liking it more and more. The sound is so unique.
This album came dangerously close to the dreaded EDM line for me but I can definitely see it as a useful background track for when I'm in need of such
Not a fan of this kind of music. At all. Just repetitive beep boop shit all the time man.. Whats with the weird tin can noise on "Poor Leno" ? Lars, who invited you ? There are others weird sound choices on this album but this one was really funny (In a "wtf are you doing" kind of way). Well that was a painfull 47 minutes. Its just so not for me. Its objectively not a 1.5/5 tho.
Não desgostei do álbum, mas também não gostei muito. Rapidamente se tornou som ambiente e caiu no completo esquecimento. Não é ao todo ruim, serve uma função, é legalzinho e atmosférico, mas não mudou minha vida de forma alguma. 2.5
After listening to this album I can say that I listened to this album.
Though I’d never knowingly heard this album before today, this sounds like the early part of the 2000s, because it feels like you could hear this kind of downtempo electronic music in a lot of places. It’s pleasant sounding with warm analog synths, beats ranging from subdued house music to electro-dub, to hip hop/trip hop. The compositions have enough going on that it’s not just aural wallpaper, but it also feels like it’s never so far from that either. I’ve certainly come across far less enjoyable things on here, but there’s not much about this that stands out either.
Lofi beats?! aight lets go Sparks is super soothing and good this was cool. glad I listened to it, nothing ground breaking tho
Röyksopp? More like Röykslopp. What do I say about 45 minutes of electronic elevator music?
This is the most generic sounding album I've ever heard. This is 100% the music they play in the concourse of a shopping mall. There's not really anything wrong with it but it's just not interesting at all. I can't remember even listening to this and I just finished it 5 minutes ago. 1.5/5
Ideal para tejer o scrapbookear
The album was a vibeeeeee. I'm not really into the electro genre but it was definitely fun to listen to in the background. I normally try to focus on the album but I just let it play while I was busy and really liked the atmosphere created by the sound. Would I listen to the songs as singles? Maybe... Would I listen to the whole album while doing chores? 100%. I might rate it higher on another listen but for now i'm okay with a 3. Rating : 6.8 Favorite track : A Higher place
I have listened to this album, but often accidentally because it was everywhere- adverts, inoffensive hotel bars. Atmospheric bleeps and bloops soulful vocals and low key beats are the heart of the album, and whilst it doesn’t really drag you in it’s engaging
Album is just as peaceful as the cover. 4/5
Loved this - great to listen to while working
Первая оценка альбома на сайте. Занимаюсь таким впервые. Хорошая эмбиентная работа. Добавил к себе 5/10 треков. Пока не знаю, насколько часто буду их переслушивать, но впечатления альбом оставил достаточно приятные. Еще бы добавил то, что обложка хорошо коррелирует со звуком на альбоме
2.5/5
Once again I'll show my unashamed bias for albums I already own and know well. This is great until it runs out of steam somewhere around track 9 - which there's no real excuse for on a 10-track album. Loses a mark for that, but otherwise nostalgia and a great "play while doing other things" album scores well for me.
I liked the "instrumental" tracks better than I liked any of the vocals. Overall, I enjoyed this album and would definitely put it on as background music again in the future.
It has some good vibes but falls under the same problems with most electronic music with repetition. I do like the production, I think some songs has some pretty unique elements and there’s enough from this group to stand out from other electronic artists. This is probably a “listen to it more than once” kind of album. I did enjoy my time with it.
Elevated elevator music
Background music
Royslop...thought it was interesting
4 stars - very nice and relaxing music
Some fine melody, most particularly on “So Easy”, is buried under a quilt of innocuous synth wash, hold music as the engines of the apocalypse century warmed up.
One of the more pleasant polite bleepy bloopy trivialities from this era, before the world turned to shit the week of release rendering it irrelevant.
Lots of unique production choices and interesting samples.
I had to listen twice to really take in everything this album offers. Its warm and smooth, has some nice chunk in all the right places. Just like my wife. Just like butter, this pairs well with just about anything.
There are moments I really like this album, but only moments, and only really like. This has turned out to be one of the albums with the most recognisable tracks on the list for me - I recognise the opening track So Easy, it was everywhere back in the day as a bedding track. Same for the second track, Eple. And Remind me is familiar thanks to the its great music video. However, do I like Remind Me or do I just like the music video for it and the association is strong enough? Also, is the suitablility of these songs as bedding tracks a point in their favour or against it? Are they chill, or just wallpaper? For me, the answer is that they are chill, but I don't think that I am going to spend a lot more time listening to them.
Dork maintains Goof definitely surely must recognise some of these songs. Goof maintains they are unfamiliar .. Anyway, a fine enough album - we enjoyed it. The first two songs were particularly strong. Worked well as a backdrop to a return to Halo.
J'avais écouté il y a longtemps et il y a certaines musiques que j'ecoute encore régulièrement donc c'est très bon, pas parfait mais je kiffe le style
musique de con mais a du bon
Un peu bizarre assez planant mais y'a un truc qui m'a dérangé
God plade, en af de mest æble-relaterede vi har haft jo.
Pretty chill! Especially while on Oslo 🇳🇴
Very nice.
Another boring electronic album.
It's not bad, but think it's really held up by one song.
Incredible how an album can take you back to a specific place and time and remind you of certain people. An album that is unmistakable even now. Timeless tunes that still hold up today.
I’ve only heard the track Eple from this album, so it was ascribing to listen to more by Röyksopp, and I quite enjoyed it. This was a good album to sit and chill with in a dark room and get absorbed by the beats, bass lines and melodies. Can’t decide on a rating, somewhere between 3 & 4, but as I can’t give decimal places, will round up to four. Standout track - Royksopp’s Night Out
Not quite the OGs of electronic downbeat chill but closer than most, Röyksopp's Melody A.M. is aptly named. This record knows what it is and delivers confidently. You get post-night-out vibes immediately. And while there are a few tracks you may want to move to as the warehouse party wistfully draws to a close, it's more the record that you put on after you've been up all night and the sun's going to rise some time between tracks 5 and 9.
It's an album that just makes my day better when I hear it. One of my favorites.
Beautiful album with chill and groovy atmosphere through the whole thing. Will definitely listen this one again.
Decent album with 2 big tunes on it. A few other solid tracks, and then some filler.
I really enjoyed this album! It made 50 minutes in traffic fly by. 4/5
Good electronic music. The good tracks are very good. Definitely a couple snoozers though.
sorta proto lofi newgrounds chillhop, sorta weirdly dope korean mmo soundtrack. pretty much every track does something to spice up what could otherwise be generic vibey rhythms. greatly enjoyed it, i dont even really have any specific critique that keeps it from a perfect score other than the fact that i might be a bigot that doesnt believe this is real music. maybe it gets a little self-indulgent on the back end. favorite track is Röyksopp's Night Out
Rating: 6/10 A decent entry in the genre of electronic that follows the mellow and calming sound and atmosphere which 90's Downtempo and trip hop influences perfected. It's good, but doesn't hold up to the giants of albums that preceded it. Reminds me most of Boards of Canada but almost with this synthpoppy feel, and clear smooth vocals in the songs
I looped this album maybe 15-20 times while farming items because I was too lazy to change it, so I claim to be the expert on it. My verdict is: it's pretty good. It makes me feel like I'm hacking a mainframe at 1am. It makes me nostalgic for the 90s even though I was born in 96, and it didn't come out until 2001 (two days after 9/11). It has a great mix of ambience while also being interesting and meshy enough to stand as an album. The metal clank sesh of Poor Leno fuckin hits. No, I don't know wtf the frequencies are all about at the end of So Easy, but I do know that if you find Remind Me familiar like I do, it's possibly because it was in a 2006 GEICO commercial. This album isn't a groundbreaking defining musical arrangement, but it bumps and captures a vibe well, and for that I think it's a solid 7.4/10
Serviceable but unexceptional. Part of the 1001 albums to be uninspired by before you die collection
Really nice, didn't know any of this, but I really enjoyed it. Chilled and groovy, Wall of Sound really had a lot of great stuff back in the day.
As someone with very little exposure to electronic based music, this was quite an enjoyable listen. Perfect music to put on in the background while building a Lego set or doing chores. While not as exciting as some albums on this list, I still felt it was solid. 3/5.
Just a solid electronic album. I don't have much substantial to say here other than I was grooving to this one pretty hard while working. I'm honestly surprised that I had never heard this one before.
Okie Dokie, not entirely looking forward to this one, but let's see how it goes... overall, this is just fine. Fun production but nothing really pulling me back to listening again
I love Röyksopp and this album is the core of what they can do. Even though some songs on the album has dated a bit nostalgia made me give the final start. Will come back to listen to this album again.
Too boring to care about. 2 stars or D-.
Belleza de disco
If it's from Norway and it ain't Metal or Lene Marlin, I'm not interested. This is, at best, chilled and fine.
For 2001, this is good lowfi electronic. I know Royksopp for their later big hits. I enjoy them.
It is a very strong 4 melody out of 5 for me. Too much ambient parts at the end.
Wholly forgettable ambient house.
First I've heard of this group. Pleasant enough background music
Finally some good electronic music.
Nothing bad to really say about this, but it does just kinda exist. I guess the album title kinda describes it as such though, so I guess it met the mark?
I haven’t liked this in the past but let’s see…thank goodness for time. This is great.
This was good chill-out music. Great if you're in the mood.
This has the vibe of an AI generated playlist.
This is so good - or at the very least extremely evocative of the era and very nostalgic. It's super smooth, quite bleepy-bloopy, and gives an extremely 4am vibe. It's also either definitely been repeatedly used as a soundtrack to indicate that someone's on drugs, or it should be.
Saw these 2 live once. Loudest concert I've ever attended. But I do like their work.
Overall Rating - 2.70/5 (5.40/10). Not bad, but I probably wouldn't listen to it again.
Står i vissa sammanhang betecknad som ambient. Det tycker jag att dra det lite väl långt. Däremot är beundran för och vänskapen med den Tromsöbördige ambienta technopionjären Biosphere obestridlig. Stilmässig bör man snarare placera in Røyksopp i det samtida downtempofacket bredvid Air, Boards of Canada och Inte minst Groove Armada. Ljudmässigt har det åldrats väl, möjligen bortsett från "Eple" som låter lite plojig. Jämför t.ex. med Prodigys väldigt daterade sound. Jag blir glad över det här och har rätt så kul. "...night out" låter som en prototyp till den sk. fjorddiskon som skulle komma några år senare med namn som Lindstrøm, Prins Thomas och Todd Terje. "So easy" med sampling av Gals & Pals blir man ju hejdlöst munter av. Den mjukt drogiga housen i "A higher place" är utmärkt chill-out och i den loungen kan vi sitta kvar med "In space" också. "Sparks" låter som Potishead, inte minst med Anneli Dreckers sång. Drecker som sjöng i nämnda Biospheres 80tals band E-man. Med lånad Daft Punk-bas och diskogitarr leder "Poor Leno" t.o.m. ut oss på dansgolvet, i vad som är så nära en banger vi kommer på det här albumet. Och när man lyckas förena alla dessa olika element i "Remind me" får vi skivan starkaste spår, en kalaslåt. Skivans två sista spår hade man dock gott kunnat stryka och därmed gjort skivan kortare. Det är bra, jag har kul och det är hyfsat egensinnigt. Superstark trea
Hade Grieg skrivit Bergakungens sal vid millennieskiftet kunde den ha låtit lite åt samma håll som Röyksopp’s night out. Man hör de skandinaviska bergen och fjordarna. Krispiga melodier. Ambience från de stora bergrummen. De hade kunnat skippa sången på ytterligare några låtar.
Tidens tand har inte varit helt ödmjuk mot de norska svamparna. Här finns fina stunder. Tänker då speciellt på Röyksopps night out, men också en del väldigt beskedliga beats där man får titta sig runt för att försäkra sig om att man inte befinner sig i lobbyn på något spa. I Poor Lena kan den som söker finna sköna discoryttmer, men dessa är väl undangömda bakom en slätstruken ljudmatta. Det räcker som helhet inte till mer än en två den här gången.
Första associationen går till Moby. Elektronisk småtrevligt men inte särskilt spännande. Lättuggad bukfylla. Enkla, närmast barnsliga melodier. Den typen av melodier som är mer är irriterande än njutbara. Eple är det tydligaste exemplet på detta. Överlag saknas det blod, som Persson hade utryckt det.
Hüt morge um Melody A.M. het bini vode sanfte, nostalgische Kläng vo Röyksopp gweckt worde. Au wenns nüm so ganz die elektronisch Musig isch woni verfolge, hets mer doch no recht gmundet. 3 A.M. by Göytschopp
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Toffe liedjes, kende er een paar van
It is fine as electronic background music, but not really my thing.
Great album! Had been a while since I listened to this and I forgot how good it is from start to finish.
It was fine I didn’t listen to the whole thing tho
It’s okay. Softer and gentler than I remember and that’s a shame. Some nice singles on this but much of it is kinda forgettable in terms of melodies. Nice production and I’m sure many people would really enjoy this.
Really nice to put on in the background
You’re at the beach, sitting on a terrace having a drink. It’s 2 a.m. and you don’t have to work tomorrow. This record is playing in the background. Life is good.
better than I thought
Too bad, it got interesting near the end, but it took a very long time to get there.
An okay album, I liked Poor Leno the most.
I've never really listened to electronic music independently, its always just been something that someone else might have put on. But i loved this as working music.
Oh man this one brought me back to college. The first three songs of this album are SOOO GOOOD - two dance-y bangers and one downtempo, absolutely gorgeous song. I was ready to smash the 5 right there - it does sort of lull in the middle for me a bit though. Remind Me did in fact remind me in the best way how awesome that song is as well. It's just not quite even enough as a whole for me to call this a 5 but it's pretty damn close.
'So easy, a caveman could do it.' 'So Easy' is my favorite track on here. My friends and I used to listen to it and quote the dialogue at the end to each other. 'Four hundred? I'm coming over.' It runs nicely into ‘Eple’ which is another good track.
Very good vibe music. Poor Leno and Remind Me were highlights. I can't imagine giving this my full attention, but it gave a nice wash of comfort on a chilly day.
Boring and repetitive. Unpleasant outweighs the few pleasant parts.
Rating (out of 10): 7.5/10
Here is yet another electronic album I have really been wanting to hear and unfortunately I was a bit let down this time around. Melody A.M. is a bit all over the place sonically, but when this album hits it goes absolutely insane to the point where it is some of the best Electronic music of the 2000s. This project isn't as tight as I would have liked, especially when looking at the few but extremely memorable peaks of this album. It seems like Röyksopp was sort of throwing ideas at the wall to see what sticks and sometimes hit an utterly perfect bullseye in the midst of the chaotic album tracklisting. It is a pretty enjoyable project for someone who isn't as nitpicky as I am with electronic music, but all in all this thing really throws you around and hopes that all the bumps are enjoyable when really they leave you a bit dazed.
Meh
Absolutely amazing electronic music. Eple, In Space, Poor Leno, and of course Remind Me (the only one I knew before this) are so good. All the right kinds of rhythmic, synths that are pleasant to jam to, great vocals when they appear, etc. Makes me want to play Mass Effect. Great vibes and one of my favorite electronic albums now.
Nice background-music. favourite: "So Easy" 2,5
Album de musique électronique qui nous embarque dans un super voyage. Sans connaître, on reconnait le style de musique électronique scandinave. On se surprend à passer un agréable moment en leur compagnie. Note : 3 A réécouter : Oui
Not sure how to rate this one…it’s pretty nice, there are a lot of sweet and groovy moments. It’s kinda like Portishead a little bit with the slow and lo-fi ish grooves. But it’s a little techno with some warm and warbly synths. There were some ear-catching moments, but I had a hard time staying engaged with it overall. I think the whole thing is kinda meh, even if there’s a standout song every now and then
Peaceful, relaxing electronic music. Reminds me of the lofi channel my husband puts on for us that took some getting used to, but now I love it.
Nice ambience. I enjoyed it enough
5/10
Heia Norge! Gammel klassiker, fungerer fortsatt.
Best of the best.
Yeah, that was cool. I'll give that another listen.
Music interestingly built. Nothing very interesting happening with lyrics.
not awful but terribly uninteresting. the highlight was the song from the old geico commercial (obligatory mention)
I'm slowly starting to understand ambience/dance music. While listening to new music, I've been playing PowerWash Simulator to relax but also to understand the lyrics and instrumentals a lot better than if I were to play a game that deals with a lot more mechanics. I've enjoyed a little of this album, so I will give it a 3 for right now as it was average for a listening experience.
Quite why this made the list is beyond me. Let's all go to Ibiza, look at the sunset and listen to some beats
This is my kind of thing, and I haven’t listened to this before. I don’t think it’s one of the best of electronica albums but enjoyed it enough that I’ll probably listen to it again.
Pre listening thoughts: Eurgh.. Röyksopp… creators of TV ad music. Post listening thoughts: Oh.. Röyksopp… creators of the worlds best TV ad music.
War cool würd ich wieder hören. Tatsächlich durchgehört
I've had opinions on British electronic music and French electronic music for some time now, but now it's time for me to form an opinion on some Norwegian electronic music! How fun! I've got to say, my first impressions are fairly positive. Melody A.M. is a good album! Röyksopp ride the line between dance music and ambient music on this album and the results aren't half bad. Well, I'd say it's less like riding the line and more hopping back and forth between both sides every so often. I feel like the jump from song to song is a little jarring at times. Going from the more atmospheric "In Space" to the pure club music of "Poor Leno" is the clearest instance of this. I do think that this hurts the album's flow a little, but it's not that big of a complaint in the grand scheme of things. It could be much worse. I mean, at least the album's songs sound different from one another! The production here is pretty good all throughout. It's not flawless. I think the closer "40 Years Back Come" is a little wonky, but other songs like "Eple" are rock-solid. Melody A.M. isn't, like, amazing or anything, but I had a good time with it. It's the kind of album that works pretty well as background music, but isn't really the best for focusing on. It is a-okay in my books. High 3/5.
2 out of 5. Like others have said it works as background music.
It’s fine for work but nothing stood out. Possibly would have been better listened to while wearing headphones. I did enjoy Royksopp’s Night Out and Remind me. End of album worked more for me.
Listened to it while making sourdough blueberry muffins.
Nothing terrible, but also nothing grabbed me
Pleasant but unremarkable. Probably better than the three I'm giving it here, but I just can't really bothered to wax poetic about their musical capabilities when it's still zone out music. It feels like a precursor to RJD2's deadringer, if he had restraint. Better on headphones when you focus on it, but still, zone-out music.
I forgot how much I liked Royksopp and this album. It’s a fun, melodic, and an easy listen to end the day.
1.5 - not for me
Legendarisk album innen norsk elektronika. Høydepunktet er selvfølgelig Eple og Poor Leno
Is this kind of music intended for the foreground or the background? I typically judge this kind of music by asking the following question: If this were playing in a record shop, restaurant, or cafe, would it make me feel better or worse about my decision to spend time and money there? In the first few minutes I thought, I would probably buy more records than otherwise if this were playing when I walked into the shop. But after half an hour I was thinking, this restaurant is trying too hard. So I dunno. I'm giving it three stars because it sounds more deliberate than just some stoners goofing around with the special effects knobs, but I don't know that this kind of music could ever get more than that because I can't take it seriously as foreground music.
It's always hard to know (for me, at least) how to rate an album in the context of this collection that's more or less designed to be background music. But even if this isn't really a must-hear album, I still enjoyed listening to it, especially once "Eple" came on and I realized that I now had a name to go with that catchy hypnotic track, and then later the same realization with "Poor Leno". Other highlights for me were the Portishead-inspired "Sparks" and the semi-funk "Royksopp's night out" . It's not really music made to stand out, I know, but Royksopp definitely found a solid groove to kick off the 21st century.
Sprightly electronic music that is a little too active to be ambient and a little too repetitive, a little too dull to make you want to listen on its own. Not sure why we have this on the list and not Groove Armada.
An absolute timeless classic of downtempo IDM/trip hop beats that not only defined an era but influenced a number of artists moving forward. Kinda wall to wall bangers (if you want to call them that) and to this day my favorite album they've released end to end. Some later records may have some better singular tracks, but this is their best "statement"
I can’t believe this came out in 2001, that was so long ago. This music is still cool! How can this be?! I first heard if Röyksopp around 2004/2005 from the Cool Buddies…which was just a couple years ago, right!? Oh god, I’m old! Anyway, the Cool Buddies had cool taste in music, so that’s what this reminds me of. Cool tunes for cool times.
Okay
Ei oo miu
I don’t even know what genre this is, but it’s fantastic
Meh. 3 stars
Fun album
Interesting! Pleasant to have on -- not sure anything really grabbed me from it
This is why I signed up for this list. New to me and just awesome. Can totally seeing coding away while this plays.
I think I listens to this 3 times back to back on a long flight. Still so chill and vibey yet just interesting enough, and just upbeat enough, to feel at once relaxing and enlivening. Happy to come back to this after so many years.
It's really all about Sparks for me. A restrained, distressed lofi beat forged long before it was an AI slop-stuffed keyword on YouTube. It's a smokey cyberpunk pastiche that could easily be mistaken be for Portishead, if not for the bleak bit of euro-pop sunshine that is Royksopp's hallmark. Heaven for 22 year old me. I'm twice that age but it still makes me smile. It's not a wall-to-wall new sound, but it's polished as hell, and personally it's deeply woven into a special time.
Yea okay!
I like their collabs with other artists (like Robyn) better.
Nice stuff. Will be used in the background while I’m at work.
Electronic slop
Lekker hitje, voor de rest leuk maar niet super geweldig ofzo
The ambiance was nice. Cool album.
About as chill as downtempo gets, felt my heart slow to a snail's pace listening to this while at work. And yeah, I find I enjoy this type of music, and this album more specifically, in the background where it can sort of create a calming atmosphere in an otherwise very uncalming place. It's simultaneously breezy and refreshing, and warm and cozy, largely depending on the song, with the occasional ominous tone or transition here and there, but nothing egregious that would take me out of the experience. The opening track sets the tone well enough, with this dusty trip-hop beat overlayed with these hypnotic textures, making the whole thing feel very dreamlike and whimsical. Feels like an entry sequence to a very vivid dream journey you're about to embark on, which is fitting. The shimmering arpeggios and sun-kissed guitar on 'Eple' create this feeling of falling down an endless vortex. 'Sparks' is more melancholic than anything else here and has this almost lo-fi J Dilla quality to it, especially with the vocals. And for as out-of-place as it seemed at first, the song 'Royksopp's Night Out' was maybe my favorite song when it was all said and done - didn't need to go this hard, I love the funkier breakdown at the halfway mark, and the strings returning for the final bit was great. Good stuff. Could've used a bit more variety - again, I don't see myself revisiting this one outside of a background context, at least not for the time being. But this album worked exceptionally well for what it was trying to be. A great, textured mix of electronic songs to soundtrack a long summer day.
soothing, relaxing, really enjoyed.
Fuck yeah. Love this album
Not my jam usually, but I enjoyed the melodies on this one.
ok
1/2
I think I just like electronic music. There was decent variety in this album too and I feel like that’s my usual critique of electronic albums. Not to be a baby but I was excited to have something from this century after too many 70s albums in a row :) Favorites: Sparks, Eple, She’s so
I was familiar with the opening track "So Easy", but nothing else. I found the album a bit bland and boring, perfect for background music or for chilling-out.
Weirdly good!
Love Röyksopp. Both Junior & Senior could easily be on the list as well.
Good album but not my style always but I enjoy it
Enjoyed it! A lot of these songs I've heard before because they were on my hula hooping playlist and it was cool to hear them in context!
Inoffensive background music. Not sure who this genre actually appeals to.
Marriott hotel lobby vibe.
Dude enough with the average electronica
Just fine.
I listened to this while packing for a trip, and I can barely remember what this album sounded like. Then I went to listen to it again, and remembered that I strongly disliked this album and decided not to listen to it a second time. Too many boops and not enough beeps.
Genuinely only one song on here I didn't enjoy which is Poor Leno. I could listen to this album over and over again, and probably with enough listens I would learn to love Poor Leno. This is absolutely FANTASTIC. Highlights: In Space, She's So
me and poor leno go way back...... i don't wanna talk about it but maybe this is way better than i expected and eple has and will always be a banger
Are you in need of gentle vibes, playful weirdness, and an entirely mellow outro to a long evening of sp...spe...spe...spell ...spell...spellcasting...casting...casting...ting...ting...ting? Then this downtempo, electronica forward Röycksopp album is for you.
One of very few Norwegian albums from the book. I know about half of the songs well from earlier. It is a type of electronica that I like, most of it quite peaceful and nice to have in the background. Also there are some really good hits. Personally I like their record Junior better, but that is also a more of a «pop-electronica»-vibe. Favourite songs: Poor Leno, So Easy, Remind Me and Sparks.
It floats by
Interesting but not Bjork. Not sure if that is good or bad
Bra med nostalgi, men kanske inte så bra album som jag kom ihåg
I like some of their other music more. This first album is uh very experimental.
I've listened to this for years, and while it's not Royksopp's best album (that honor belongs to Junior) it still has a nice, pensive, sunsetty vibe. 4/5
Creepy ish but not the worse
Bon mood, musicalement intéressant, l'absence de paroles me gênent cependant
Looking forward to reacquainting myself with this album, been a few years. So Easy is instantly recognisable from a zillion chill out compilations and is probably the best track on the album along with Eple - which is a shame as they’re the opening two tracks. As much as I really wanted to like this album I found it overall quite boring, which was a shame.
Interesting but not really my thing
I would return to this for like studying. I didn’t mind it. Thoughts it was chill!
Vôbec by som tento album nedal do tohto rebríčka
Sneaky little three-star, so I can see what today’s album is, and I will come back and listen to this one later.
I used to really like this group and then totally forgot about them. Felt good to listen to it again on a Saturday afternoon drive through the city on a dreary weather day.
Easy listening. Not very special, but nice!
Favorite Songs: In Space, She’s So, Eple Least Favorite Song: Poor Leno Crazyyyy good. Through this project I've learned one thing about myself and it's that I'm a whore for anything electronica.
6/10
Enjoyed this, it's a very easy listen especially for tucking into some work. Works in some trip hop style with some chill electronic beats. Though the album is chill overall, the pace is varied enough to keep things interesting. The album takes a bit of a hit when the vocals show up but they are limited. Good chill stuff. 4 stars
Where has this been all my life
I recall hearing the first track a lot, around and about. An atmospheric, electronic, dance kind of album. This is EDM I guess. Not my thing. Not bad. But not my thing.
I've heard a few of these tracks on Spotify playlists, fits into a "chill electronica" kind of vibe...sounds a little bit generic to my ears, a tier or two above muzak, but not something I'd consciously LISTEN to. Safe production, safe mixing, just...safe.
I’ve actually heard some of these songs before! It was weirdly nostalgic. I favourited a few of these songs
Craig: really enjoyed the first half, but liked the last few tracks less Courtney: very interesting and different. Good focus music
REALLY LOVED IT MROE THAN I INITIALLY THOUGHT
This was So Easy to listen to. Took me to A Higher Place.
Morning, tranquil European vibes make ‘Melody A.M.’ a strong listen for background music. Top tracks: “Eple,” “Remind Me,” “Poor Leno,” “A Higher Place”
Really expected to hate this, euro pop generally not my thing at all, but this is lovely. Nice ambient sounds, great in the background, glad I got to spend some time with it. No real "bangers" but that's fine by me, as Europop + Banger usually means yuck. But this is solid..
--So Easy...nice opener --Eple...fun sci-fi instrumental --Sparks...lyrics! I was not expecting lyrics based on the first two tracks. Portishead vibe to this one --In Space...a pleasant sound collage --Poor Leno...don't love the autotune. this feels like a typical euroclub stuff --A Higher Place...another fun collage with a great beat drop --Röyksopp's Night Out...wonder what they got up to. sounds funky --Remind Me...more generic euroslop --She's So...nice background music --40 Years Back Come...first half seems weird for weirdness' sake. I like the more ethereal second half
A nice electronic journey. Wish it was a bit more uptempo, but it was enjoyable nonetheless.
Easy-listening background music with very little depth. It's the musical equivalent of an Ikea piece of furniture - simple, efficient and reasonably fashionable, but certainly not high-quality or lasting in any way. Even the band's name sounds like a new model of Ikea coffee table. I usually enjoy electronic music, but downtempo is not really my thing. I'll admit that this album creates a pleasant atmosphere, but it also feels too simplistic in terms of structures and sampling. "Eple" is catchy but rather basic ; "Royksopps Night Out" is the only track that sounds a bit more complex, with a few interesting loops and a noticeably darker tone. The other songs feel completely interchangeable, and were quickly forgotten after being heard. I didn't hate it, and Röyksopp were probably pioneers in their own fashion, but the album mostly left me indifferent. There would have been a million better picks for this list in the electronica genre. 4/10
recognize pretty much all the singles here, and honestly, I don’t have a jaded memory of them. A few tracks even flirt with a light trip-hop vibe, which is actually quite nice. Still, this kind of music is never going to feel truly essential to me, apart from a handful of exceptions. That said, I can imagine it finding its way back one day, maybe…
kinda calming but id need to be in a very specific mood to want to listen to this
Melody A.M.“ ist ein atmosphärisches Juwel der elektronischen Musik. Röyksopp schaffen es, mit Tracks wie „Eple“ und „Poor Leno“ eine perfekte Balance zwischen verträumter Melancholie und tanzbarer Leichtigkeit zu finden. Jeder Song ist ein kleines Klanguniversum, das zum Träumen, Tanzen und Nachdenken einlädt. Die Produktion ist makellos, die Melodien bleiben im Ohr, und das Album wirkt auch über zwei Jahrzehnte nach seiner Veröffentlichung noch frisch und relevant. Ein absolutes Muss für Liebhaber elektronischer Musik. PS: der a Hammer ist von denen der DM Cover - Ice Machine 😊
pretty nice downbeat album would give it 3.5 if I could. Though it seems to work so well as a background electronic album I'll almost certainly listen to this more in the future
On first listen the album felt like it dragged a bit -- at only 47 minutes it still had the effect of feeling long. That aside, I remember this having points where it felt rather refreshing. So Easy, sets a rather breezy tone out of the gate with a repetitive thrumming bass line and unhurried high-hat setting the stage for breathy vocals and sweeping electronic stuff. Nearly seamless handover into Eple, which is more hip-hop forward and reminds me of a brighter, less mysterious RJD2. A lopsided key line forms the melody throughout with various layers of electronic effects. For some reason this conjurs to mind an image of a car ride through nature on a warm sunny day captured on some dusty analog camera with tons of lens flare. At the same time I could imagine this playing in the background of any tech startup's product showcase video. Sparks dips into a jazzier space of existence for a little while, while In Space pulls out some harp tones for something closer to a Four Tet song. Poor Leno is a bit of a low point imo -- plays like more straightforward drum n' bass and I found it a bit boring. Really enjoy A Higher Place and Remind Me. Unfortunately the album sort of just peters out anti-climactically on 40 Years Back Come. All in all made for an enjoyable, if a bit forgettable, listen. I'm going with a super duper low 4 on this one.
yes this is a Melody A.M. great coffee tunes. Remind Me is familiar from somewhere. This album is pretty great electronica. It does just enough to breach into the 5 star club. Mostly because I want to be sure I come back to this one.
Nice album with some mix up in different styles of electronic. Definitely a great album title because I was certainly getting some melody in the a.m. with it being 1054am at the time of writing this. Would definitely do drugs and listen to this album. Remind Me is in a Geico commercial or something that has been airing recently. Can't wait for it to come on when I am watching with my friends and being that guy that goes "Well, actually, this is a Royksopp song".
Really loving Sparks this song is a vibe. Kinda reminded me of Portishead. Remind Me is also a vibe. You probably know what's coming but that album was a VIBE.
Grooves so fresh that your A.M. is taken to the next level.
Beautiful work, One of those Albums better served for background bop than actual dancing
Just an album of lo fi stuff.
Very cool, chill, electronic album. Bopped along nicely to this one. Certainly could set this one up and find some related albums to just play as some nice background music to vibe along with while I work.
Still love it
Poor leno was my favorite by far, pretty good ambient/housy grooves otherwise, nothing too crazy but enjoyed regardless
Charming, fun, light. An enjoyable trip.
Always a time/place for some down beats...like tonight. I am digging the grooves. Thanks, universe for providing the music fitting for a night with a cat on a lap, purring to the beats. Cat loving this 4 star groove.
Liked it on first listen. Started fading on me as I peeped more, I need to find a version of Sparks without the singing cuz that beat is a vibe.
not my speed
Quite good, 3 1/2, so once again I'll rate either too low or too high, eh, what are you gonna do? Fav: Eple A Higher Place Poor Leno
4.5
A very chill listen. I think I like music with a bit more structure, but this is great to relax to. Favorite track was Röyksopps night out.
It’s like easy listening Daft Punk.
That's not my taste in music - But some pleasant songs
This is #day503 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… surprisingly, "Eple" rang a bell from my childhood radio and electronic-music infatuation days. Melody A.M. is very much music of its time: downtempo, house, a touch of trip-hop... a little too generic for my taste, though. In this regard, I prefer Moby. "She's So" is a nice Twin Peaks-esque gem. Otherwise, this is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day504.
I remember Remind Me trending for a second in the early oughts. It had a cool dejected electro dance sound that I liked. It was kinda tedious but that was part of the sound. The album is filled with that stuff, just it’s not as catchy and much more tedious. Yawn. Two stars. No need to listen to this you can die in peace.
Interesting instruments, at first I was liking it, but it got tedious and almost like creepy background music.
Æ tror aldri æ har hørt det her albumet i sin helhet med vilje før, men æ antar æ har hørt noen hundre timer av det gjennom livet så langt helt uten å legge merke til det, for e man Tromsøklassiker så e man Tromsøklassiker. Det e fint. Æ likte det.
*Melody AM* This album is definitely a mood. I'm glad listened to this after the Christmas rush, because a relaxed headspace it's easier to take this in. There are parts of this I really enjoyed. Most notably "So Easy", "Apel", and Röyksopp's Night Out. The first two along with the closer "40 Years Back Come" though closer to Soft Jazz meets Electronica, I coukd see myself use in ways I'd use New Age music. Meditation and relaxation. "Night Out" has a different theatrical spy vibe. If say the best on the album. The biggest thing that pulls blme out of the peaceful vibes is the trio of songs from "In Space" to "A Higher Place" they are far bringer and feel brighter, colder more mechanical than my Mir fav Warm grove over a cold beat. (6.85) ★★★
"Eple" and "Poor Leno" are classics, the rest hit-or-miss. 3.5 stars
I thought this album was okay. I didn't dislike it, but I think there's a ceiling for my enjoyment of these largely instrumental electronic albums. 3 stars.
Cool chill early 00s Scando electronica. First two tracks are best as sample-wise they bow down to kings such as Burt Bacharach and Bob James. 3rd track Sparks is lush and the best kind of Sparks outside of Coldplay and The Who. Outside of that you’re looking at Poor Leno and Remind Me as the next best cheesily vocalised downtempo highlights. Solid 4 stars.
Very redundant songs. With some interesting shifts here and there. Soothing tones, and calming, in general, decent background music for passive listening.
Remind me is a heck of an ear worm. I enjoyed it his background music but for me I don’t think it’s genre will ever rise above that so well enjoyable it’s not gonna be one of those perfect albums.
I liked Royksopps night out
this was a vibe!!!!
Chill electronic vibe. Makes me feel like a cyborg, mostly robotic and electronic but there is definitely something human within the sounds and composition of the songs
This album and its constant repetition reminded me of a song I heard on a local radio program like 20ish years ago. it was a content block at 1am or something and the host played the most obscure stuff. I distinctly remember being in my car and the song lyrics going "no matter what you do, its always the same. its always the same. its always the same." and the entire song repeated that until it finished. Thats what this whole album felt like. Sure, some interesting sounds here there, but its always the same.
This is an easy album to break down. First: Make a fairly basic sounding trip hop beat Second: Take a vocal sample. Any vocal sample. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. Done! Nothing terribly offensive about this listening experience but absolutely nothing essential either. You’ve heard this done before and done better but hey 1001 is a lot of albums
I really liked this - I've really loved a lot of Royksopp songs throughout the years (including Eple on this album) so really nice to get the full picture of this album. Really enjoyable listen and interesting electronic music that would slip easily into the kind of DJ sets I enjoy.
Played this a lot when it came out. There was a lot of this kind of stuff around at the time and I was pretty much into most of it!
Another 4 that's really close to a 5. Just great vibes, a bit slow at times and not everything stands out to me, but what I like is VERY good.
Some real nice, solid downtempo to chill out to. Eple and Poor Leno were particular highlights for me.
None of the songs really stood out among the rest, but based on vibes alone, it’s a 4. … at least that’s what I said before hearing THE SONG FROM THE GEICO CAVEMAN COMMERCIAL. Remind Me is SUCH a bop. I’m still giving it a 4 tho.
This is up there as one of the chillest albums we've gotten. Vibed for every second of it! Standouts: Poor Leno • A Higher Place • She's So
This album is good at what it does, but it's missing something for me. I found myself appreciating a lot of segments of songs, but rarely an entire song. There was some great stuff on here but I thought the album was oddly back loaded as well.
chill vibes, not their greatest album but certainly paved the way to better ones
Fine
Expansive. Lots of string instruments. 4/5
This was the perfect album for me to get today. I have a lot to do and this is superb background music. Will get your toe tapping, but does not distract. I already have some of Röyksopp's songs on a chill-wave playlist, I may need to add some more. Great music. Excellent album.
A very good electronic album. I like Royksopp in general and this album is great, though it's not a 5 star album for me. It needs a particular setting and vibe for it to hit as hard as it can. So, all in all, a 4/5
Quite pleasant.
A very pleasant combination of soft disco beats/percussion and some very harmonically-focused synths. "Ahead of its time" is maybe a little strong, but you don't hear too many electronic artists from this era that obviously have musical chops too. You can hear these chops particularly in the chords being used. Love all the chords being thrown around in Eple. It sounds circle-of-fifths-ish, which is always a win. And that soft yet intense synth sound playing the melody scratches an itch in my brain I didn't even know was there. Poor Leno also has a pretty strong melodic hook and is funky as high heck. Speaking of funk, Röyksopp's Night Out is one of the funkiest electro-jam sessions I've ever heard. Swanky, even. Love the synth tones around the halfway point. The rise in intensity towards the end is great – in fact, there's a darn good sense of progression the entire time. I wish more tracks were like this, but unfortunately most are a lot more forgettable. Though they're all still likeable and rock-solid production-wise. Except for She's So, which is just so underwhelming for a penultimate track. My philosophy is that if you're going to end with something understated (40 Years Back Come), the penultimate track has to be energetic, and vice versa. There are countless examples of this being done well. Close To The Borderline / Through The Long Night (Billy Joel) is the first that comes to mind. Unfortunately, Röyksopp messes this up, making She's So the only miss for me. Definitely not a 5 (are you guys insane?) but it's up there. 4/5 Key tracks: Eple, Poor Leno, Röyksopp's Night Out
****A lovely instrumental album.
That's what I call human music volume 3
Inoffensive, gentle beep boops. I didn't hate this.
Yeah baby I'm playin SSX3 baby I'm in the zone baby
Fav: A Higher Place
If you aren't a fan of electronic music, this isn't going to change anything for you. I am not a fan of electronic music.
Feeling nostalgic so 5 stars
Like their ambient/ electronic sound. First time listening to. Good relaxing music. Thanks
very weird
This could bump up to 4.5 on repeat listens.
This really grew on me the more I listened, especially the middle of the record. Fun stuff!
Not really my speed
Some really good music, it suits being chucked on in the background and just enjoying the mood. Very much of its era but a good change of pace. Fav tracks: Remind Me, She's So
Multiple vibes
Beeps and boops. Can’t help but think of Geico commercials
Not as cool as the name would suggest.
Very good.
This was a surprise, I’d never heard of them, but really enjoyed this one
the album that convinced spongebob that mr krabs is a robot
Feels like it's pretty effective at what it's trying for, which I think is neat.
So much to love about this record.The ambiance, the slight crackle and hiss throughout. The build up, slow down, build up, slow down, build up and up and then the epic moments of cinematic brilliance. The first track So Easy is a favourite. So many little quality production gems. The looping melody. The textures and grooves. The way they tour the keyboard hitting so many different sounds that all hit the sweet spot at the perfect moments. There are a few tracks i might consider filler. There are moments where they try to do something experimental that doesnt pay off for me. Some discordant , out of tune, weak guitar solos come to mind. But overall i really enjoyed this record. So many unique and interesting sounds and samples, intertwined to make some really catchy hooks. Favourite track - So Easy. 8.5/10