Melody A.M.

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

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

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

Listened Before? N Wow, this was really great. I think one thing this list has showed me is that I much prefer mellow, ethereal electronic music with live vocals over high-energy, sample-heavy stuff. So great. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Eple

Reminds me of the xx. Down tempo electronic beats

Have a soft spot for royksopp, I think because they were on a lot of adverts in my youth. It's not my sort of music at all really but its well put together and has a sort of robotic quality that makes them a sort of chilled out washy daft punk. That said I would never put them on myself but this was a nice listen. 3.5.

ALovely transitiony beep-boops. So Easy, Eple, Poor Leno, A Higher Place, and Remind Me we're all up my street. I don't generally like electronica, but the distortion, the beep-boops going in and out of tune, and some creative build-ups and breaks made me want to listen. Music for when the 90s/00s Channel 4 ident comes on, and you're waiting for the image to line up to make the 4, and then it does, and then it doesn't. Then I shall give it 4 stars.

1001 Albums Vol. 0001: Melody A.M. ============================================================ Introduction: This is my first album on this site. I will be reviewing every album and song given to me in this description section on a 1-10 scale. There are some very rare exception in which I will give a song or album an 11 out of 10, but I expect those situation to be extremely rare. I estimate only around 10-20 albums receiving a score that high by the end of this entire journey. Alongside all of this, I hope that my writing ability increases as I go along this journey. I hope for an better, funnier, tone/personality in my writing by the end of this journey. This album was released in 2001 by Norwegian duo Röyksopp. From my research, I've deduced that this album's creativity and continued relevancy comes from the genre-blending it achieved. It manages to blend a downtempo beat with the tight instrumentation of electronic to create something unique at the time. This album apparently helped electronic music reach a wider audience as well. This is a duo that I personally have never heard of before up until this point. Despite this, I have high hopes for this album. This hope may originate from the fact that this is my first album on this site, but I still have high hopes nonetheless. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 1: So Easy - This was an extremely nice song to start off with. Firstly, it is an extremely well-produced track, especially for the time. Many of the instruments here sound so tight and precise. That being said, this preciseness is a common trait I see across most electronic songs I have heard. Don't let that fact downplay this song, however. The sublimation of instrumentation and vocals create a very strange, otherworldly feeling that emanates throughout this song. This sublimation creates a song that feels very laid-back, relaxed, yet oddly dramatic at the same time. I am especially a fan of the rising vocals in the "blue on blue" sections. There isn't much variety in terms of lyrics, but that works for this song since it doesn't seem as if lyrics were meant to be the main focus of the song. This song emanates with creativity. It sets itself apart from most other electronic songs I have listened too very well. Overall, this is an extremely well-made, unique song that deserves the critical praise it receives. So Easy Score: 8/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 2: Eple - This track manages to be much better than the first. It has the same extremely high quality production as the previous, yet the instrumentation and melody is much more creative and profound in this song. This song manages to blend a strange mix between electronic and psychedelia through its unique instrumentation. The high-pitched piano-like sound that plays throughout the entirety of this song is what brings this psychedelic feeling the most. The amount of small details happening in the background of this tightly executed jam makes this song even better. The strange high and low pitching of the melody during the bridge created a strange sense that the melody was traveling up and down through my headphone's channels. Overall, through a very nice blending of genres, a very creative melody that manages to be extremely memorable, and the overall unique mood that emanates from this song, this song manages to achieve a ten rating from me. Eple Score: 10/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 3: Sparks - In my opinion, this song isn't as strong as the two previous. It has the same production value as the previous two, yet there isn't anything that makes this song sound too distinct from the many other electronic beats that I have heard over the years. To me, it sounds like something I would encounter in a relaxed, laid-back game. The melody presented is pretty repetitive and simplistic, this factor being exaggerated over the more than five minute runtime of the song. That being said, this is the first song on the album that contains genuinely complex lyrics that are meant to resonate with the listener. From what I have gathered, this song is meant to convey the feeling of spiraling into grief over a breakup or loss of someone significant. This lyrical meaning blends well with the more monotone melody of the song. This doesn't excuse the music itself from sounding much more generic in terms of electronic, however. On top of the music itself being much more generic, the lyrical meaning too is very generic. The theme of depression after a breakup/death is something that I feel has been explored time and time again in countless songs. Overall, while this song may not be as experimental or as musically complex as the previous two, it still manages to be an influential piece of electronic music. I can hear this effect clearly even on a first listen. Sparks Score: 7/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 4: In Space - This song is an instrumental much like Eple. It isn't as strong as Eple, however. Where Eple had a very psychedelic tone to it, this song has a much more pleasant tone. The production here is a bit off too. The drums don't feel as precise and tight as the way they did in the previous three songs. That being said, this works towards the songs favor. This lack of precision in the instrumentation helps this song create the more pleasant atmosphere it was clearly attempting to create. It's melody almost feels like something you would hear in Minecraft or a game of the like. It's a very nice, well-made instrumental. That being said, it isn't without flaws. Firstly, the melody doesn't feel as personally impactful as any instrumental's should. It does flow with creativity, but not as much so as the previous songs. The song itself isn't all that memorable either. It feels like a simple jam included for the sake of filler. That being said, this song doesn't overstay its welcome like the previous did, its runtime being only three and a half minutes long. Overall, while this song is still good, it misses the magic that made the two opening tracks so great. In Space Score: 7/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 5: Poor Leno - This is the first song on the album that I would describe as being extremely high energy. This is another song that I would describe as leaning toward a much more typical electronic song. That being said, that fact doesn't make the song bad at all. In fact, I would even say that this song is better than the previous two. The song has a very high and loud energy to it that emanates with the lyrical meaning. The vocals to these lyrics themselves are amazing. The masculine soft, perfect, echoing, masculine voice that delivers these lyrics sound so comforting and are perfect in context to the song. Now, I have heard various interpretations of these lyrics. Some of these theories claim pedophilia, some claim that the song is a game of hide and seek between a father; that being said, the interpretation I like to take is that we are listening to a father lecture his nine-year-old son about love, about the fact that he will always be by his side. He will always find him, he will always know him. In my opinion, his lyrical interpretation makes the most sense in context of the melody of the song. One could argue that the wacky melody could indicate a game of hide and seek, yet I believe that it is meant to indicate the magical happiness felt by unconditional love, especially so since this song is from the perspective of a nine-year-old. Overall, my own interpretation of this song allows me to give it an eight of ten. That being said, if the hide and seek meaning is ever confirmed, that score may drop down to a seven or high six. Poor Leno Score: 8/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 6: A Higher Place - This song brings back that strange blend of psychedelia Eple had. It isn't as masterfully executed on this song, however. This song is yet another instrumental...almost. There are a few words spoken during this song's duration, yet I don't consider them significant enough to speak any further on. There is quite a pleasant and progressive tone present in this song, a lot of small elements weaving their way in and out as well. Most of these elements make sense with the melody of the song. There are major, repeating elements that weave their way in as well. That being said, because of how many little things happen in this song, it would take a few listens to recognize these major elements first being weaved into the melody. I consider this to a good thing. There's not really much else to say about this song. It's just a pretty well-made instrumental. If anything, my main critique would be the random moaning sound that the duo decides to sample throughout the song. Other than that unpleasant bit, I have nothing major to criticize about this song. A Higher Place Score: 8/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 7: Röyksopp's Night Out - This song felt a bit too ambitious for its own good. It's yet another instrumental that manages to blend sounds of jazz and funk with electronic. That being said, it does so over the course of eight minutes. Like I said, this track feels a bit too ambitious for its own good. That being said, it's not bad at all, yet the melodies being noticeably weaker than previous songs along with its excessive length drag this song down. In my opinion, it is the weakest song on the album so far. There is some great bass work towards the middle of the song, but that's around the extent that I found myself to be really, really enjoying. This song attempts to feel dramatic in a somewhat weird way. Most of the sectioned melodies that we heard in the first seven minutes of the song: screechy horns, weird horns, and bass all come back in the last minute alongside aggressive crescendos to attempt to make a dramatic finish. That being said, this section just comes off as weird. The song didn't really have any impact on me either. Overall, there isn't much to say about this song that I haven't already. It's still good, but the weakest so far. Röyksopp's Night Out Score: 7/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 8: Remind Me - This is another song that contains a lyrical meaning. It appears to be sung by the same singer as in Poor Leno. The music compliments the nostalgic tone of the lyrics well. The melody is slow, repetitive, and single-noted in certain aspects in a way the reflects the depressing, longing lyrics well. This is the first song in a bit that doesn't try any form on genre-blending. It solely uses aspects of electronic music to make its melody. This song's lyrical meaning seems to depict a man coming home after a long time away; however, after his arrival home, he finds that most of his life has left him behind. The people in his life have left him behind. He no longer feels important or loved by those around him. This song's lyrics seem to have a connection with the natural human need to feel connected to those around us, the natural need to feel like we belong. As stated before, the melody reflects this depressive tone in a successful way. Overall, this is a nice song that managed to have somewhat of an impact on me. Remind Me Score: 8/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 9: She's So - This is yet another song that felt too overbearing for its own good. It's another instrumental as well. The ideas presented on this song feel so loose and as if they weren't explored enough to make something cohesive and logical. It felt as if many different ideas came to the duo and they decided to act on these ideas. This song doesn't really have anything special that we haven't heard before either. If this had been placed earlier in the album, it may have gotten a slightly higher score from me, but I feel inclined to give this uncreative and unmemorable (Albeit still good) piece the lowest score seen yet. She's So Score: 6/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 10: 40 Years Back \ Come - Well, it's unfortunate that the duo had to pack the weakest two songs at the end of the album. This song is yet another instrumental, and one that I genuinely consider to be bad at that. The melody in the first half of the song feels so random and unmemorable while the one in the second half feels to unoriginal that literally anyone with a guitar and good enough production could replicate it. There really isn't much to say about this song besides what I've stated above. 40 Years Back \ Come Score: 5/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conclusion: For being my first album, I think it was a pretty good one. Up until this point, most electronic songs I've heard have consisted of simplistic melodies with even simpler lyrics. This album felt complex in almost every song. Even the weakest songs still felt as if they were attempting to flow with creativity, the want to experiment. The constant experimental blending of genres on this album helped propel its creativity and ability to resonate with me to a certain height that just electronic alone wouldn't have done. It's genre-blending felt well-executed in most parts of the album. Lyrically, the album is obviously lacking. Most of the tracks here are instrumentals with a few exceptions here and there; however, this isn't really that big of a drawback in regard to this album. The extremely well-produced and experimental sound alone is enough to have a pretty substantial impact on the listener. When a song does contain lyrics, while the lyrics are typically repeated a lot, they often speak of themes that have a deep meaning to them. They typically dive deep into human emotions such as sadness and love. These songs that contain lyrics are typically complimented well by the melodies too, only propelling the lyrical delivery into even higher regard. The lyrics presented in these songs are just vague enough to be up to multiple interpretations as well. You are allowed to make you ideal version of a song in this album. On a side note, I find the singer's voices on the album to be incredible, especially on Poor Leno. On top of all of this, the production of this album is absolutely incredible as well. Overall, I personally find this album to be an extremely pleasant start to this long journey. The amount of songs that I found myself genuinely enjoying for both casual and artistic purposes is far greater than I estimated. I went into this thinking that I was probably going to initially get a streak of terrible albums followed by one good before jumping back into trash. That did not happen here. I was introduced to an artist that seemed to have genuinely wanted to experiment with genres in an artistic and enjoyable way. I definitely do not think that this will be the best album I listen to on this journey by a long shot, but I do still find this work to be incredibly pleasant. There are a few tracks on here that I could see myself revisiting time to time as well. Great start to this long journey, hopefully I see more stuff like this on my way. (Reevaluated after encountering the seer and decided to move this album up from a 3/5 to a 4/5 while moving the album from a 7/10 to an 8/10. It is quite strange to see how far I've come though) ============================================================ Melody A.M. Score: 8/10 Song Average: 7.4/10

"In Return" by Odesza was a very formative electronic album for me in college, and this Royksopp record feels like that for a previous generation. It's beautiful, incredibly composed and I thoroughly enjoyed it. 5/5 is a stretch but solid 4 stars for sure.

Nice chill, ambient electronica. Very early 2000s.

Very rarely do I save songs from these albums but this one has multiple. Fantastic.

Perfect soundtrack to my day it made the world feel less noisy.

Atmospheric and hypnotic. I felt every song.

Listened to this one twice, and once on my way home from work. Solid album, some really catchy songs - and great music for working to. Absolutely a solid 4. I fully intend to listen to more by them.

I like this one. Really good

An electronic music album in this list that is below an hour? Wow, I am impressed by that. This is pretty good overall - nice background/working music.

I was surprised how much I enjoyed this. Ethereal yet catchy, this was a nice take on the chill eletronic vibes of the 90s / early 00s. Overall- 3.5 to 4 out of 5

I liked this. It was an atmospheric, electronic vibe. Not necessarily dance music, more like ambient techno.

Already recieved this album, my review remains unchanged

I will listen to this again. Nice, relaxing, but also complex if one actively listens. It's not just for background music!

Tracks read almost as lullabies, a mix of comforting instruments and soft synthesizers, with light vocals putting you to sleep. Disco, groovy bone rattling base, with an acceptable amount of head bobbing. Breathy vocals feeling almost like ethereal beings whispering right into your ear. Saxophone is a dominant instrument as it appears in the majority of tracks. Very unsuccessful transition between track 1 and track 2. Lo-fi. Would make a good background music for working or relaxing, of course in a very good sense. Unpleasant sound present in track 5 which sounds like a stone falling down and bouncing inside the metal cylinder. 90s synthesizer translating into 21st century music. The ongoing technological advancement pushing artists to experiment more with the broader range of tools or perhaps going back to the roots themselves. For some reason it induced in me a nostalgic feeling of the 80s and 90s personal computer boom and their 8-bit bleeps and bops and the iconic startup sounds. Everything so hands on, physical in form and shape. The cover brilliantly depicts that almost the dawn time when you are neither asleep nor fully conscious. A true state of in between. This album is hard to rate, some tracks feel overly long and repetitive in it's nature (like Röyksopp Night Out), but some fit just like a glove and are very pleasant to listen to (like Remind Me).

Lovely stuff that still sounds fresh today

Surprisingly quite enjoyed this.

A really enjoyable, serene project that I needed before game 7 of the ALCS today. Nice and soothing, very delicate at times, but still full of intent and ideas. “In Space” has that Four Tet sound going for it, before he was even producing such a sound. “Poor Leno” has a dancey, disco inspired groove that just goes over great. Certainly apart of the house + disco fusion of its time, but not an aged time capsule by any means. “A Higher Place” leans a bit more Aphex Twin, with some crunchier percussion and glitchy textures. Really like this song, but the best is yet to come. That title belongs to “Remind Me”. A super-sleek, utopian, loungey cut that is smooth as butter. Effortless and all around beautiful. This is a 4/5 for me. Mellow and subdued, but imaginative all the same.

Really cool

What a fucking banger!

Really good, really atmospheric, really interesting album.

I enjoyed this as focus music.

Poor leno..... What a jam, love those cowbells. This album has a lot of different sounds, but all very relaxed. Melody A.M. is the perfect name.

Damn!

Enjoyable

Really good atmospheric electronica. 3.5/5.0: Very Good

one of the more enjoyable albums ive had recently. interesting melodies and only one or two songs was long enough to overstay its welcome.

Royksopp’s Melody AM has got a mellow, new wave vibe that was perfect for a misty twilight (PM) meadow walk! It had rained all afternoon so everything was clean and smelled fresh. It started with a full arc rainbow and ended with a pink and orange sunset over the DeLuz foothills. Sparks and Night Out were most enjoyable, but it’s all good. I’m gonna listen to another one of their albums on my next long walk. (3.75*s) It’s dark out now…

84% Best: So Easy; Poor Leno; Röyksopp's Night Out; Remind Me Must-Hear? Sure

Best Song: Eple. It just feels like surfing through clouds. Worst Song: Sparks. A bit too slow relative to the preceding two songs, and I wasn't the hugest fan of the inclusion of vocals. The beats suffice on their own. Overall: Really fantastic, groovy music. I mostly preferred the vocal-free tracks, but altogether the album presents a great, relaxed vibe.

I feel like I’m listening to SOMAfm

This was a fun album to listen and dance to! And a kick to hear the music for the Geico Caveman commercial. :)

I've heard a few of these tracks, like their single Poor Leno, which is pretty cool with a unique sound to it, and Eple, on some DJ mix somewhere. The rest of the album is pretty solid and listenable. Spacy at times, futuristic sounds. 4/5

Классная запись! Очень нежный электронный саунд, трип-хоповые вайбы. Единственный минус - это все прям очень звучит устаревше. Прям чувствуется некоторый четвертьвековой кринж от прям явного и нарочитого звучания нулевых, он не стильный Y2K, он скорее звучит как заставка какой-то научпоп передачи по телеку с канала дискавери. Но это все равно гораздо лучше многого другого, и послушать такое приятно.

A beautiful flowing album with some of Rrrrrrrrõyksopps best tracks. The non-hits do linger slightly, but the bangers pick up the slack

The best kind of electronic music

Dust Funk Oasis where they serve cold mojitis every sunday along with a view of the the pearlescent Crystal lake. Sitting down you see awoman in swirly red eyeliner reads a french comicbook next to her is man in orange overalls slipping pineapple-shaped fish food into a seahorse aquarium. Youre expected back at 5 so you have no reason not to stay for a drink or two. Velvety butterflies drift on a wind of lavender and humidity, man-eating pitcher plants hang above your head suspended by hundreds upon hundreds of vines, out the eye-shaped window the glass city sparkles like diamonds in a sandbox.

Ziemlich gut, blind date, dann Erlend Øye, jeder kennt jeden, über mindestens sieben ecken...Ro?. c

Very enjoyable but not quite there

One of those albums where I don’t recall having ever listened to it and yet I know every track. So either I did put it on at some point, or I just absorbed it all through cultural osmosis at the time. Either through hip and happening mixtapes or because you used to get a lot of this lo-fi ambient beats stuff then in the background to Changing Rooms or whatever. Anyway, I never really embraced Royksopp at the time, despite being into that sort of thing. It was a bit TOO chill, if that makes sense. But I like it! Pretty good! Yeah!

Unique staple, rarely listened but a collection wouldn't be complete without

This is a wonderful album! So mellow! I first heard “Remind Me” when it was used in the famous Geico Caveman commercials back in the early oughts and it’s been stuck in my head ever since. Link to the commercial: https://youtu.be/9Ao8f4cQ-T8?si=p84uVPBcYIdtWTK3

not their best, they made great things

Nice vibras

Nice one, didn’t know it before, classic trip Hop/downtempo. All I know from Röyksopp is mich Note pop and „modern“

love this stuff

Very soothing, relaxed album feel. Classified as dance, I get it. But, it’s very ambient and more jazzy with the beats and vocals. Very upbeat coffee house vibes for most of the album. Definitely, up there for listening pleasure on my end. Favourite song would have to be “Röyskopp’s night out” a nice dark underground disco-ish vibe. I would also say it has a little Bond vibe as well. Liked the album, mixed all the way through. Definitely on the playlist now.

I enjoyed this a lot especially the middle of the album, it really hit around there. Good background music

Part of this album feels very in line of early 2000s techno (Eple, Poor Leno), but part of this feels like it predicts the trend of lo-fi music made almost two decades later (Sparks, 40 Years Back . It's an interesting album and I quite enjoyed it.

really enjoyed this one, the vocals are well placed and it’s a nice downtempo electronic record. lowkey similar to BoC. i listened to this while doing some homework and it really got me focusing so that’s great

Track 2 was absolute fire. Have I heard some of these in commercials before? Note to self: better review next time

Cool electric sounds

Strong start to the album, actual so peak but the later half though not terrible by any means and also very enjoyable just don’t end as strong as it begins. Overall amazing album and didn’t expect to like it as much as I did.

I wrote so much code to this back in the day.

cool atmosphere and synths, i liked it

4

Good while working

Better than 77. So close to being 3 stars.

This is ... good? So far, I haven't liked electronic much. This is different. It's got melody and rhythm. In other words, it's music, not electronic noise. Upbeat enough to not put you to sleep, laid back enough to work to without demanding attention.

I liked it very much

Yes, it sounds like the reception area of a (would-be) trendy city hotel, but it sounds good. Relaxing.

Lo-fi electronic beats to game/hack/write papers to.

Before listening I would say I'd heard of the band but couldn't name one of their tunes. While listening there were 2 or 3 tracks that I recognised and could say I'd heard before. The majority of the album was very good. It would be a great album to have on in the background when having a few drinks on a sun terrace somewhere.

Gear: HEDD Audio HEDDphone Two Artwork: 🌲🌄🟧 Production: 🎧😘🤌 Music: ❄️🪵🔥 Rating: 🌲🌲🌲🌲(🌲)/5

First impression pre listen: Music from my own country, how exciting! Being Norwegian I'm of course familiar with Röyksopp even if they're still kinda seen as a bit alternative even here. I've even seen them live. This album is a bit of a classic, though I'll admit that I've maybe heard it all the way through only once or twice. I'm pleasantly surprised they're on this list. Excited to get into it. There is however a risk that this will bring me to sleep. Individual track notes: So Easy Pleasing to the ear. Atmospheric with some good ambience. Really like the dreamy, cloudy feel in the background. The crunchy bass being front and center drives the track forward make it stay away from feeling aimless. Good. 4/5 Eple Love the almost hip hop sounding beat. The main synth sound is really clean. Simple and sweet with some interesting wavy effects to keep it fresh. Good. 4/5 Sparks It's got a calming slow vibe that works well in the background, but does nothing for me when actively trying to listen to it. Pleasant and inoffensive. I like the texture added by the background synths. Fine. 3/5 In Space Light and cheery with a fresh and airy atmosphere. Soothong and sweet. Decent. 3.5/5 Poor Leno Dancy and fun. Love the tonal shift from the previous tracks. Structured and purposeful. Decent. 3.5/5 A Higher Place Ambient. I like how they keep adding new elements as it goes along. Sounds vast and floaty. Love the switchup to a more dramatic sound. Great. 4.5/5 Röyksopp's Night Out Quirky and odd. Quite intense, especially with that almost alarm like synth. I like the switchup into a more rounded and smooth sound. It's a bit of an adventure, showing off different musical locations. The haunting synths building up to the song's hectic climax are quite striking. Great. 4.5/5 Remind Me The vocals are kinda boring honestly. I don't feel like they add much. The plucky beep boop synths are pretty pleasant though, but this is another one which works best in the background. Fine. 3/5 She's So I like the variety provided by the sax. Really ambient and slow. Has a disarming, calm quality to it which makes it feel meditative and kinda hypnotic. Love the ending segment with the strange compression. Adds an additional layer of dynamism to the track. Decent. 3.5/5 40 Years Back/Come Honestly quite abrasive. Has some horror-movie soundtrack like atmosphere to it. It's a cool enough idea, but not exactly pleasant. Continues into a very harmonic ambient section, which really brings back some of the meditative qualities of previous tracks. I really like the reverb. Decent. 3.5/5 Final Review: A cute little excursion into a vast atmospheric electronic sound, which priorities ambience and space instead of blistering dance beats and catchy hooks. It's music to enjoy in those quiet lonely moments where everything seems to slow down a bit. There's a certain level of patience required to truly immerse oneself into the warm and cozy soundscapes provided by this album. It's a great space filler for background listening, but also has some meditative and soothing qualities which makes it stand on its own. For whatever purpose you'd have for putting it on, you'll always find something that sticks out. The main attraction most likely being the fun beep boop synths that sort of signify the album's sound. In conclusion it doesn't exactly blow your socks off, but it does ground you, calm you down and set you up for a new adventure. 3.5/5 rounded up to a 4/5

Not as good as a whole as I remembered but still good.

This album came out the day before my 8th birthday, and the world as we knew it had hardly a week left. Great stuff.

I liked this. Not dance music as some advertised it, but good chill-out music. Some cool bass lines. Don't love the ones with singing throughout, but they're not annoying. Just sort of take me out of the vibe. So Easy is good and my favorite was Röyksopp's Night Out. (Even though it is a tad bit jarring at the intro) I can imagine listening to this while working on something tedious to get me through OR just relaxing with some vibe-y music.

Some great songs, not quite electronic but with a heavy foundation

Loved it! I'm going to keep an eye out for this vinyl. It feels like a perfect album for background record player music.

Another album and artist I’d never heard of. Really liked the first few songs especially. As the album progressed, thought it became a little weaker. Would be great background / studying music. Reminds a bit of Ratatat (but more mellow) or RJD2 etc.

Hipster music for couples home dinners where they sit and brag about their latest hipster holidays. But this album is much better than I want to admit. By the way, did I tell you about my last holiday?

A stunning album that I'd not listened to in an eon. Holds up.

Lots of different vibes — dance music, Blade Runner, Boards of Canada, Air — all of which they do well. A perfect album to listen to while working.

Lovely downtempo jams.

A chill but groovy ate 90's electronic album.

This is just really good chill beeps and boops, this album has always slapped, idk what to tell you

I was introduced to Röyksopp in highschool. I listened to a fair amount of trance and french house before, but this was different. First few tracks are mostly ambient adjacent, but Poor Leno takes that laid back vibe and adds a thumping bass line. Danceable but reserved. The percussion and reverb on this track is hypnotizing. Poor Leno is my favorite track on the album, if every song was as mesmerizing as that one track, this would be a 5/5 album.

Highly pleasant listening. Just about earns a 4

3.9 - Enjoyed, again a bit of a surprise

Really cool electrónica. Catchy beats and they don't overdo the synth like a lot of electronic bands do.

Fantastinen moderni klassikko. Ihana soundimaailma 4/5

Very good for what it was.

After the first 5 seconds, I thought I was in for another 1 star album. Thankfully, it improved very quickly. I was surprised to have recognized Remind Me, probably from a commercial or something. Poor Leno might be one of my favorite songs I've discovered from this list so far.

Another new one to me. I liked it. Good background music to work to. A bit chill. A bit funky. I could see putting this on for a long run or a daytime solo road trip.

One of my littlest brother’s favorite albums. I really want to give this one a 3.5. Groovy, easy listening, almost lofi.

its a chillish electronic album. went in with no idea what this was. very surprised at this album, solid from start to end with some good ones in there.

Really chill electronica, great moods.

This had a great groove to it and was a nice listen. Rating: 4

This was a pleasant surprise for me. I often am not a huge fan of this style of music, but I found this chill and a good album to listen to while starting my day.

Nearly a 5

Generally a fan of downtempo and chill, psytrance, and other related genres as well and this is no exception. Would love a half star to go with 3.5 - giving them the benefit of the doubt and calling it a 4-star release.

This was such a party, and I was very surprised by it

Good soup

Nostalgic!

Det är lattjo och bitvis rikgit bra "elektronisk" musik. På gränsen till bakgrundsmusik ibland. Men överlag grymt.

Mycket bra och fin skiva helt i min smak. Välproducerad och härlig trip hop vibe som är svår att inte gilla.

Finds that perfect (for me) balance between folk and electronica. Already a big fan of Erland Oye (from Kings of Convenience) so primed to enjoy this. Real catchy tunes.

This is good stuff! Good music to concentrate by or program to

Fantastic electronic album. The 96-04 era of this style of music when computers were first starting to be used was really unique and I miss it. The early releases of Fat boy slim, daft punk, boards of Canada and this. They just have a certain vibe and I’ll definitely be revisiting this one. Fairly random they were playing in Toronto the day that this album was generated.

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Great background album. Listened to a bunch of their stuff over the years and kinda cool to see where they started out. Would throw this on again if I was in the mood.

Nice and spacey.

Good music to chill out to....or navigate spreadsheets to. I guess 'downtempo' is a musical genre I like and need to explore more.

I enjoyed it.

I have this one. I bought if for Eple and Poor Leno, but most of the songs are very nice. Sparks is another highlight.

Cool d’album instrumental, mais plus il avance, moins je suis dedans. À revoir plus tard

This was a good album

Nú veit ég ekki hvað svona tónlistarstefna kallast innan raftónlistarheimsins en mér finnst þetta mjög skemmtileg tónlist að hlusta á í réttu andrúmslofti og ég set meira að segja ákkúrat þessa plötu á undir þeim kringumstæðum.

I’d never heard of this but ended up enjoying the chill ambient sound.

Nice surprise - not really in my genre but a very pleasant listen. Will listen again when I need something with some energy in the background.

Beautiful bleeps and bloops here.

House/trance, but more laid-back with indie elements. Pretty good! Best track - Poor Leno or So Easy or Eple

Quite wonderful! 3.9

Very enjoyable electronica. "Royksopp's Night Out" is what elevates this from a three star to four star album. That song told a whole story all by itself, with no words. "In Space" is an upbeat highlight, and "She's So" is a more slowed down beat that I enjoyed. This is in high three star, low four star territory, but I'm feeling generous today.

Everyone in my peer group was into this album in 2002, it was everywhere for a while. I've definitely overheard it as not listened to it for years. It was interesting to go back to it now. I can still see it's appeal, it's very accessible, and doesn't have to rely on adding vocals to tracks to do so, although there are a couple of good performances by Erlend Oye. Royksopp never reached these heights again. It tails off a bit in the last couple of tracks (especially the last one which wasn't on the vinyl version and so is sort of a bonus track really, and sounds like it).

Tempus Fugit. Sometimes in a good way.

Really good electronic music. This is the sort of hidden gem that makes so much else on this list worth struggling through.

Fun techno

Low key techno

Dit vind ik wel even lekker. Eventjes weg uit wat je normaal een beetje in deze lijst tegenkomt. Ik heb hier niet bijzonder veel over te zeggen, maar ik denk dat dat ook niet hoeft. Je vindt het prettig luisteren of je verveelt je kapot hierbij. Ik onderga het vandaag gewoon lekker en morgen klik ik op de 4 sterren. Ook als recensent kun je niet elke dag keihard pieken.

I enjoyed this. Dare I say: “boogie-inducing”? I did! I said it.

Brety goood

Some very good tunes.

Great vibes, and it's their first album? Nice. A few misses for me, but every song takes such a fun journey that by the end of a song it's usually... a different song

It's been a while since I spun this record, and I forgot how much I enjoy it! 3.5 so it gets rounder up!

I found this very enjoyable.

Very chill music.

Quite enjoyable. A good electronic record. I might come back to listen to it sometimes

I enjoyed the mellower beginning to the album, but the more uptempo it got, the less I enjoyed it. Still just about a 4 star for me.

Good electronic music

I was torn between a 3 and 4. I am going with 4 because I actually really liked some parts of this and could easily see this becoming a background, zone out, album. Reminds me a little bit of Entroducing by DJ Shadow which I enjoy as well.

Classic!! takes me back to 2ManyDJs mix of 9 to 5 with Eple

Background electronic music (mostly). The mood vibey tracks where you could turn your brain off where the best. Stand-out: In Space

4/5 DC drive

I have Eple on a work playlist, and every time it comes on, it's a standout, and it's on there with Tycho, Bonobo, Aphex Twin, a bunch of other great electronic music. So I was psyched to see this on the list! The album is joy. Röyskopp has a way with melody ("Eple", "Poor Leno," "Remind Me") and they create out of the ordinary sounds that remain organic ("Sparks," "A Higher Place"). "Röyskopp's Night Out" is outstanding, artistic and epic with a light touch. Great song. Typically I don't love featured singers on top of this kind of Electronica, but they make it work. The vocals are tuneful with out overwhelming the proceedings. Like French chillsters (huh? huh? OH COME ON!) Air, Röyskopp has a mood, like, grasping here for the terms, Brazilian Bossa Nova jazz - without being that. Sweet, dance-centric, positive, sunny, easy to listen to.

I liked the dreamy quality of this album. Not a go to but it was pleasant to listen to!

Did enjoy!!

Melody A.M. doesn't scratch that itch deep in the nerdiest part of my brain like Röyksopp's contemporaries on Warp Records but it does show off the bands cooler influences.

I had completely forgotten that "Eple" appears on this album. Very dreamy and catchy debut from the cold North. I would listen to this again before most of the other electronic albums on this list.

Pretty good. It's been forever since I was last recommended an album that wasn't from the UK or the United States, so I'm grateful to finally be given another. A lot of this music feels vaguely familiar, especially Eple. This band is surprisingly quite popular, so I must have heard them at some point or another. "Sparks" is very reminiscent of the Lo-Fi hip hop genre with it's sampling and subdued, muffled sound, which is one of the few hop-adjacent genres that I enjoy. "She's So" is my favourite song on the album, blending a spacy, atmospheric sound with a fantastic, ethereal sax. I've noticed that I've become quite favourable to "cosmic" music of late, and I think that this album captures that aesthetic very well. It's relaxed while also maintaining a deliberate, considered approach to the songwriting I'm conflicted on busting out a 3 or a 4 for this album. It doesn't carry an impactful, genre-defining kick to the music industry and I'm partial to this music without being crazy over it. It is, however, very watertight. There aren't many loose ends on here and I'm interested in listening to more Röyksopp as a consequence of hearing this album. In my heart of hearts I think I already know the answer, though I'm gonna bust out the coin of indecision to do the heavy lifting. Heads is me giving this a 4 Heads. In to the favourites list you go, lil buddy. I am downloading more Röyksopp as I am writing these words. I am officially a member of the ksopperhead army ksopperhead nation.

Noen fantastiske låter og mye nostalgi. Som album er det litt hummer og kanari men det treffer meg som regel godt.

1. She's so 2. So easy/a higher place 3. Eple/remind me

To be honest this would not be a good to listen, but then I guess that this is what the app is all about. Quite chilled vibes for most of it and enjoyed having it as background to reading. Glad I discovered it through the app as it wouldn't have appeared on my radar at all.

Fun album

It was pretty good. A few good ones I'd forgotten. Can't say it's an album I'll go back to though

Röyksopp - Melody A.M. Really cool album to listen. Has a combination of ambient but up-beat music to it, which makes it sounds really catchy to listen. For a band from Norway that I never heard before, this is great! 1.- So Easy = 8/10 2.- Eple = 8/10 3.- Sparks = 9/10 4.- In Space = 9/10 5.- Poor Leno = 7/10 6.- A Higher Place = 10/10 7.- Royksopp's Night Out = 9/10 8.- Remind Me = 7/10 9.- She's So = 8/10 10.- 40 Years Back / Come = 6/10 FINAL SCORE: 8.1/10

Great start, it tailed off a bit at the end but overall a nice listen

While I'm not giving this 5 stars, it might be the one I'm most interested in returning to. The ethereal sounds, sometimes bordering on the Daft Punk era of EDM, other times sounding like Angelo Badalamenti, and often tapping into the other Northern European sounds, it's a journey.

Look, I am not an electronica person. Not a hater, it just seems like something there's a lot to know about, and I never cared to learn. But I'm going to walk around all day listening to this on headphones.

Great electronic music. Poor Leno especially got its hooks into me.

Clean your house music, in a good way. Good beats, repeatative in the right ways not droning. Poor Leno reminds me of that cosmic russian yodeling video too much though. Not something I'd choose often but def worth another listen. Took me way too long to figure out where I always heard Remind Me from lol Geico commercials.

Chachi pistachi

7/10

good but not life-changing beep boop music. I wonder if my understanding of this music as whimsical comes from the fact that the sounds are so funny

Melody A.M. occupies a special place in time, when the late 90s turned into the early aughts and electronic music held a stronger promise than merely the unce-unce-unce of mindless techno sounds. Rock bands were experimenting with digital sounds, and DJs were becoming legit rock stars. What is remarkable is how an album seemingly created very much for its time has held up a quarter century (!!). In a former life I tried to sign Royksopp as a composer client so there is a bit of personal bias in my review.

Groovy and chill. This sort of electronic music is more my speed than 90's club bangers to do speed to

Elektronisk toppklasse

Very good electronic album, no misses, flows together very well too, chill atmosphere

Always a good listen. This one has definite Sunday Session vibes.

Repeat

Favorite Track: Remind Me

I was going to semi-ignore this one as another UK-centric album that maybe doesn't belong in a list like this. But I ended up really liking this album. It reminds me of Air and other chill/downtempo artists. I specifically liked 3 tracks: So Easy, Royksopp's Night Out, Remind me.

Very much an album that reminds me of a time and place. Ultimately background music, but excellent background music.

Norsku vinir okkar í Röyksopp klikka ekki. Mjög þægileg tónlist og gott að vinna við.

Fín vinnutónlist frá Bergen.

Nice work music

Great

The kind of music that I completely forget is still playing. I think that's the point, right?

Great album....

This was mostly a quite enjoyable listen. Some really cool sounds (for the time) and lots of great, chill grooves. The only problem I had with this album is that sometimes I thought I was listening to the Weather Channel's "Weather on the 8s". My son rates it 5 stars. I can't go that high, but I'll give it 4 stars.

Really enjoyed it. Great background music.

Really fond of this. Doesn't seem like much, but the more you listen, the more it gives. Goes well with relaxing, running, dancing, thinking, working. Bloody lovely.

"ah, so that's where those tunes come from" the album

Very easy to listen to, smooth synth stylings.

Surprisingly good. Very mellow. Easy to get lost in.

My biggest problem with good albums on this list is the fact that I can't just be one-and-done with them, I have to listen to them three or four times before I'm satisfied. Had only heard Eple prior to this but it wasn't even close to the best song of the album

had heard "Eple" and "she's so" in the background before but never really listened to Röyksopp before. I really enjoyed the sound. If you like late 90s electronica and trip hop then you will probably enjoy this or allready be aware of it. an unexpected track i hadn't heard was poor leno which i really enjoyed. As for personal enjoyment this really was a great album. It is probably just background music for most people and might be a bit niche to be in the must listen category but i feel this is better than most I've gotten recently on this list.

Surprisingly pleasant to listen to. Definitely dinner party music.

More like this please!!!

This was lovely. Felt like Air/Moby/Gidge and a lot of trip hop vibes. 7.5 / 10 Best tracks: Poor Leno, A Higher Place, Royksopps (hey that's the name of the band) Night Out

Wonderful to rediscover this one.

I have a hard time putting a finger on exactly what the Röyksopp sound is, but it's definitively recognizable and distinct. Has some mellowness to it, while still having some dance oriented tracks. 'Eple' and 'Poor Leno' are the best tracks of the album in my opinion, but the other ones hold their ground well too. Overall really cool album that still sounds fresh.

I feel like there are a lot of trip-hop adjacent electronic albums from the ‘90s on this list that I’ve never heard of, that time has essentially forgotten. Not that I’m complaining – I love ‘90s electronica, and I love trip-hop, so I’ve loved a lot of these records – I just can’t help but feel that the importance of this sound, aesthetic, and era are being over-represented by Dimery and Co. Melody A.M. really fits the bill for what I’m talking about here. It is, in some ways, maybe the best non-essential downtempo/trip-hop album I’ve gotten yet. It’s sonically diverse, it’s detailed as hell, and it flows in a way that always keeps me engaged without losing the vibe. It’s just solid as fuck ‘90s electronica. But it’s still not essential. And that’s obvious as I listen to it. No matter how good it may be, it’s not nearly as good as Dummy or the Massive Attack albums, or even lesser Everything But the Girl records and early Gorillaz tunes. That doesn’t mean it’s not great. I really liked this record. But it’s more for people into this specific scene, looking to find Tier-2 classics, I’d say. I’ll personally return to this a lot, because I like trip-hop and I need some good Tier-2 classics. But I get if someone waved their hand at this album. On a worse day, I probably would, too.

Was really good, but I was high af listening to it so might not actually be as good as I remember

First listen. Pretty good.

really cool techno. this is the kind of stuff i like, hinting at experimental but always nice to listen to

Really good! Lived Roykopps Night Out. Feel like the last couple of songs were filler

Surprisingly nice

Fun album. Some great fuzzy tunes on this, and I think there's little else that I know of that captures the same vibes as this. I do wish it was a little bouncier though, there are some banging tunes on this but I do think the album slows down a little too soon. Best Track: So Easy Worst Track: A Higher Place

Best Song: So Easy Worst Song: A Higher Place

Very nice chill downtempo album. The first two songs were bangers, the middle lacked the bit, but the end was again superb. It's definitely an album I'll come back to.

A hidden gem

I have recently listened to some of Royksopp ‘s later albums and enjoyed them so when this appeared on my list to listen I was quite excited to listen to the debut to see how far they had come. I listened to this while on a walk first thing in the morning and it suited that activity perfectly. Really enjoyed it.

I have never heard this before and I think it's really good. The first couple of songs are very catchy so it brings you in before some more experimental type songs. This is something that I will be listening to again for sure, I'm sorry I didn't get to hear it when it came out.

Eple So easy Remind me

First 2 songs are awesome. The rest is not that good, but still good. Great background music. Favorite song: Eple.

very nice

House. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

A really good album of chill instrumentals, fun dance tracks, and peaceful atmosphere that is (mostly) a solid listen from front to back. A few tracks were a little less interesting than others, but for the most part, this is a great electronic album I'll definitely be coming back to

Catch a vibe i guess.

Love it

Solid work. Very chill ambient electronic music, and much is hard to find.

I was a little cold at the beginning, as I usually really enjoy this genre and it wasn't clicking. However, the second half of the album really picked up. 3.5/5

Delightful

Bloops and beeps that tickle your brain in the best way possible.

I'm pretty sure I'm 0% Norwegian, but this record has me feeling most koselig; it's like sipping something warm and fortified at the edge of a formidable fjord.

I’ve always had a soft spot for Röyksopp, probably because I listened to a lot of electronic music back in high-school. This album brings a wave of nostalgia, but even setting that aside, it’s a thoroughly enjoyable dance record that’s definitely worth your time.

Wow this is so good

If you had asked me if I'd recognize a song on a Norwegian Electronic duos album, I'd say no. Electronic music already is hard for me to recognize or distinguish, but I do like to have it on the background, and some of these tracks were just what I needed to chill out after a long day on my way home. "Remind Me" was the track I had heard and had to cheat and look it up and it was another GEICO commercial. I think that's happened before on this 1001 journey as well. Overall, I added a few tracks to a couple different playlists from this one, so that's a win in my book. Favorite track "Remind Me" 3.5/5

I’ve never heard of this album or artist before, but my wife, who is apparently cool than me, had heard of them. As I was listening to this last night, I told her my album of the day was “some Norwegian band called… Roik-sopp?” and she knew them from their collaborations with Robyn (it’s a crime that there are not Robyn albums on this list by the way). My cool wife’s knowledge aside, I tend to enjoy electronica music and Scandinavian music, so I had high hopes going into this album. Of the electronica albums I’ve reviewed so far, this has been one of my favorites. I really loved the variety of sounds that were present, and each song was interesting and entertaining. I definitely preferred the faster and more upbeat songs to the slower ones, but even songs like “Sparks” were still nice to listen to, due to the vocals. The arrangements were really beautiful, and I enjoyed the overall sound of the album. “So Easy” and “A Higher Place” were my favorite songs off the album. “So Easy” was a great leadoff track, and got me in a good head-bobbing mood to start off the album. “So Easy” featured a lot of interesting sound elements, and there was some sort of crackling effect that made me feel like I was eating Pop Rocks, which I absolutely loved. “So Easy” reminded me of some of the songs on Jamie XX’s solo album, which I really love. Also, it turned out that I was familiar with “Remind Me” from its use in a Geico caveman commercial (kudos to Geico for making a commercial that I can still remember almost two decades later), which was a nice little surprise. Overall, this was a really good album, and I enjoyed listening to it. The wide variety of sounds on this album create a wide range of moods and emotions, and the end result is really enjoyable.

4/5. Has an interesting bossa nova vibe full electronic, creating a groovy and relaxing background sound. I think there are some slow tempo songs that do not hit the mark, but anything where the beat and drums are at the forefront, that is where this album shines and thankfully that is most of it. Some nice vocals as well, different for each song too so it feels more like a collection of hits versus an album. Best Song: So Easy, Royksopp's Night Out, Remind Me

Melody A.M. - bevorzugt am Morgen zu hören :-) auf dem Weg zum Beck um sieben Ecken in Rom. Cooler Klangteppich auf dem es beschwingt vorwärts geht.

Perfect music to work to. I know that sounds like a diss, but there is something to be said for something you can loop to carry you through the day. While there's nothing bad on here, Eple and Poor Leno stand out as especially good.

Uhh am I starting to like electronica music? This is darn good

Very nice sound. I'm sure underrated.

It's wild to consider that if you played this for most people, they would recognize its best song as being the soundtrack to a Geico caveman commercial

At any given moment, the percussion from "Poor Leno" is just rattling around in my brain.

This is a peaceful and fun album that is too catchy and boppy for ambient bt can still slide nicely into the background. Aptly titled - it was perfect for morning coffee.

just pure vibes throughout, love it

an experimental journey

A pretty good chill electronic album.

Shad also listened to some of this

Like visiting an old friend. This album marked the beginning of me getting into modern electronica, specifically from Sweden & Norway. This is a good intro to the group. They get better & I very much enjoy their stuff with Robyn & Karin Dreijer of The Knife & Fever Ray.

It was a good listen. I enjoyed it. Made for good background music.

I truly enjoyed this - was new to me.

4+ The beggining is a 5, the end a 4.

Thanks to 1001albums I started to appreciate a bit this kind of electronica. It's no masterpiece but it's pleasant to listen to.

Kind of interesting lo-fi feeling album. Some of the sampling fits well. I kind of zoned out some while listening but in a good way. I'll give this another listen sometime.

Chill vibe. Nice break beats Nothing that will lock into my brain, but I cannot complain. A nice album, cohesive but not repetitive. Favorite part was the second half of A Higher Place

Never heard this band before. I enjoyed it!

Inventive, lush, weird. The only flaw for me was that 2-3 tracks were just a little too long.

4- eple, poor leno, ...

So happy to see a non-UK, and even non-American album on this list. Great music, pretty understated but nice and atmospheric. A good album to have on in the background, which is one of the ways I enjoy music best.

I'm a little scared that I'm going to hate this as much as I hated that Silver Jews album. I guess we'll see. Phew, it's not what I thought it was going to be. It's nice so far. I do prefer lyrics with my music but this isn't bad. It's more of a background music album, which is exactly what I needed today. I'm really liking this. 4/5 Super easy to listen to.

eller Norges pojkar, norrmännen försöker något... ett folk nära havet, men inget Östersjön, inget litet hav, vi behöver ett stort stort hav för oss, allt för oss, och alla pengarna för oss, lust för oss, lust för oss... världens bästa land.. ja, jag har inte sett en själ där heller, Satans lutheraner.. Ahti tar dig... ahti takes you... to tuonelans gate... hell minions... so easy

Perfect album to work to.

This album always reminds me of summer. It's fun and puts me in a better mood every time a listen to it.

definitely the second time i’ve heard this. i like the vibe. little long.

Great background music. Upbeat. I enjoyed it.

Nice album. Had it on while cleaning and it made good background music. I’ve heard and enjoyed some of their music before. 4

Very of its time, but this actually hasn't dated too badly. A more aggressive and dance-oriented take on the chill genre.

The opening to track one is almost iconic but I have neither heard the rest of the track nor knew who actually made it. Röyksopp you say? Never heard of them, but their music is instantly familiar. Track 2 is another with an underlying beeping track that is instantly recognisable but I couldn’t tell you all the different times I’ve heard it. Finishing up the album, I really enjoyed it. Good load of chill out tracks.

A really nice, chill album with some occasional bounce and life. Worth revisiting next time I take an edible, I think. Favorite tracks: "Sparks", "Royksopp's Night Out"

Fun chill listen.

Soort elektronisch album? Nice man, ken deze groep ook helemaal niet. Het eerste nummer is ene beetje moody, maar Eple is heel leuk! Super vrolijk nummer ook! Sparks daarna is echt een heel mooi bijna lief nummer. Super tranquilo en moody, echt heel vet! Poor Leno is ook een heel moody plaat. Niet heel stevig, maar de vocals hitten precies good, de instrumentals swingen -> Lekker man! De muziek is spacey, trippy en soms ook gewoon vibey. Ik ga best wel lekker op eigenlijk alle nummers van het album. FAVO: Eple, Sparks, Poor Leno, Remind me, She's so

This debut album of upbeat, ambient electronic began a long career for Royksopp. The tracks experiment with a variety of sounds, providing variety in music that could be critiqued as repetitive. This album was clearly influential - there is a great deal of ambient and soundtrack music that sounds like Royksopp. In that vein, the tracks are fun, catchy, and danceable, but none of them stand out as particularly great.

I've always meant to listen to this one but never prioritised it. It sounds like trip hop with a heavy lean towards ambient music. Perfect for a relaxing Norwegian holiday.

I liked it. Very ambient. First half is stronger while the second half does fade. Still a nice discovery as I've never heard them before.

Great downtempo chill music.

Genres: Downtempo, trip-hop, chill out, house, ambient. A lot of nice sounds and great variety of styles. Standouts: Remind Me, So Easy, Eple, Sparks, Poor Leno, Others: A Higher Place, She's So

I remember hearing "remind me" in a GEICO commercial in the early 2000s. It was so catchy and I thought I'd never figure out what song it was. Great album, love the jazz and downtempo house vibe. Will actually listen to this again for sure.

Pleasant surprise

I don’t think I’ve heard of Röyksopp before. It feels like a name I would remember because it looks Icelandic (turns out they’re Norwegian - close but not close enough). Wikipedia says their genre is downtempo, and I’m not sure exactly what that means other than slow. Songs I already knew: So Easy, Eple Favourites: So Easy, Eple It turns out I was wrong in saying I didn’t know this artist, as I was at least familiar with a few tracks. This is exactly the kind of music that I love to listen to when studying uni work. I don’t know if it boosts my production, but it certainly makes things more fun. There are minimal lyrics here, with chilled out electronic music playing, and I find it all very comforting. This will definitely be an album I’ll be returning to.

One of the rare beast of albums that I have actually bought. ‘Eple’ was the hook, but every track stands on its own. It gets thrown in with that mad time when Chill Out was an everywhere, but there’s too much bass, and too many good beats for it to be tarred with that brush. It’s held up really well over the past 22(!) years. I still like it. It’s full of charm, warm hygge and Nordic cinematic sweeps.

This is your morning downtempo, giving you the most soothing beats for your early rise.

different but good a bit backgroundy. blue on blue stands out but will listen again to the whole thing

Moody, scandi, very mid-noughties BBC drama: think hustle. Moogs and groove galore. Sexier than I imagined. Really good to strut to too. Goes very well with a tiny lump of hash and your girlfriend. It's a teeny tiny bit passe but really satisfying and complete.

I haven't listened to electronic music, except for that one Enigma CD that every GenX college student had in their dorm room, but I enjoyed it. To call it "background music" is not an insult. It's a vibe.

Lovely chill album

Sparks 🥰

💆‍♀️

Clean modern beats on a breakout genre album from Europe.

just some really solid downtempo. a lot of downtempo doesn't properly nail the vibe(tm), but this one does. props.

Upbeat downtempo

It takes a few listens, but i definitely found the low key vibe and groove taking hold. So Easy and Eple are great starts and it flows very naturally from there. Evey Poor Leno, which is a strange detour works for me after a couple of listens. Definitely interested in hearing more.

Relaxing vibes

Chilled out trip hop, yeah I dig this

Great album! I like the combination of relax music, dance music and film music. Perfect atmosphere on this album!!

Downbeat, makes the mind drift away... My kind of jam. Highlight: She's So

Yeah baby quality stoner sounds.

So chilled. Very background music, but lovely nonetheless.

So chill… och jag menar det….

2 great songs at the start then a pleasant album of its time

This was cool, I want to remember this one. Straight up psychedelic electronic music.

I'm digging this dance record this morning. Yea I dug this.

I know nothing about these guys but enjoyed the album a lot

A few songs on here I've heard but didn't know the name, but either way the whole album is transport you to a far away land where the aliens with silver heads recreate using sheep wool. Another one of those albums is great to listen to whilst waking across the Common and the sun shines across the earth. Poor Leno is a secret banger, I'm saying 3.5

one of those albums where you know all the tunes but had no idea that who made them. Lovely.

Completely new to me, and I enjoyed it more than I expected! Primarily instrumental with a very chill vibe. It made for an excellent soundtrack for a laid back, cool Friday evening on the back porch. I should've had a glass of wine to mellow the vibe even more. A solid 4 stars. It would have been 5 if all the tracks were instrumental. The ones with lyrics took me out of the chill zone a bit. I'm sure I'll be checking out more from them.

Melody A.M. is the debut album by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp. This downtempo/trip hop/house/ambient/techno album performed well commercially around the world, but primarily in Europe where more than half of its sales were. This album was able to showcase the best aspects of electronic dance music from the past three decades before the new millennium. These being the 70's warmth, the 80's bumping beats, and the 90's electronic devices' sounds sampling. All of this was bundled into a cocoon of sonic senses that comforts the listener. I loved this album and will have to check out more from this Norwegian artist. Chilled-out EDM can be some of the most soothing music imo, and Melody A.M. may be one of the best albums for this music.

JNCOs and goggle sunglasses 3.5

The chillest of chill-out music. The perfect vibe for the coming spring.

Catchy, beautiful trip hop. Hate skits in albums. Last song isn't good.

So many genres here, from house ("So Easy"), techno ("Remind Me"), DnB ("In Space"), downtempo ("She's So"), and trip hop ("Sparks"). Can clearly hear Daft Punk in "Poor Leno" and Air in "Eple". These styles are all over the place yet somehow they don't sound completely out-of-place, overall contributing to this chill vibe. First few tracks entice you, the middle segment has the highest energy songs, then the final stretch is a relaxing finish. I quite like it's diversity; they were able to perform all their different styles well.

Kind of enjoyed this one. Good vibes and transitions. EDM remains not a usual choice of listening, but I might give this one a listen for while I’m working.

Slow to warm up for me, made me want to listen to The Understanding album, but track 7 pulled me in completely.