Melody A.M.

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.

Chill anime beats to study to 15 years early LOL Was so busy today so was nice to have some slick work music to just VIIIIBE TOOOO Feels like a video game platformer soundtrack

If hold music sounded like this I’d call my insurance company every day.

I really enjoyed this album and I will listen to it again. Poor Leno and A Higher Place were my favorites. Would really give it a 3.5 but rounding up.

Pretty sure I've reviewed this album before, still it's a great one and I really liked it both times. Super chill ambient like music. Saved tracks: So Easy, In Space, A Higher Place, She's So

Solid electronic vibes. Would take molly and listen to this again.

- didn’t know what to expect (metal?) but this is chill and a bop - really great work/study background music

Still a great album

Does it remind me of ringtone music? Sure. Do I still like it? yup

每首都各有特色，让人沉浸

Actually nice background, lounge-like electronic music. 3.5/5

fucking hell this was massive and i was a part of the reason it was massive because i listened to it fucking loads.

This is an electronic music album I really like. It has varied, interesting sounds to each track. I love how house meets easy listening in such an effective way. A delight.

Well, I didn't get anything special or noteworthy out of this album. It was likable, but I don't know that I am any better off having listened.

Pleasant, unobtrusive electronica.

8/10. muy gueno nose como nunca habia escuchado de estos wones.

I found this album very hard to rate. I really like it, especially the early tracks. I don't have a huge amount of context for what was happening in electronic music in 2001 to know how groundbreaking this album is, but it's great and I had no awareness of it before now 4/5

I love Royksopp, and I really like this album. That said, I would have chosen some different electronica albums to be on the list over this one (Daft Punk, Discovery, obvs), so that was a bit tough for me. I like this album but I'm just not sure it is groundbreaking enough to be on the list. But, but, I really like this album! Soft, mellow, downbeat electronica with strong 70s influences - in other words, one of my favorite sub-genres! A great album that I love, even if I'm not sure it's one of the 1001 best ever (but of course, there are a lot of albums on the list I find questionable).

Fantastic album

it's been a long time since i listened to this. Certainly from a early nought time and place. Great and easy listen though tbf

Sounds like if Daft Punk and Portishead teamed up to make ambient-inspired music. Listen at night for best effects

Oh hey, it's that song from the Geico commercials! Kinda far out trippy melodic electronic. Pleasant.

Not a fan of electronica, but I kinda dug this. The vocals in some of the songs worked. Not overly obtrusive. It was good background music.

Unique - and ideal for cold winter days and nights.

Great ambience! Has that song from Caveman Geico commercial

Another favourite from my times working in Virgin megastore.

Great album. Used to listen to it all the time, probably haven't listened to it in 10+ years. Still good!

Genietbare sfeermuziek

House. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

Ces demeurés auront vraiment profité d'un moment de faiblesse pendant lequel je digérais mes pâtes aux poivrons pour s'en tirer avec un 4 certainement très cher payé.

- First listen - This is the kind of thing I want from this website, good albums from genres I probably wouldn't listen to - More than nice background music - Fav songs: Remind Me, Eple, Poor Leno

For its time it seemed like a revolutionary, wii menu, nonsensical low fi soft feel good melodies. I enjoyed it, I, living in the future, have heard it’s influences for years now though.

Not usually a fan of chill out type albums but thought that was really good.

Very listenable house music. Good groove

Oh come on. I'm starting to think that nobody at Cro Metrics likes music. If you can't at least vibe to "Eple" or "Royksopp's Night Out" you are terminally uncool

Dang, another cool album, I'd say we're off to a great start this week. I think I've seen or heard this name before, but never their music. I really like it though, it's funky and electronic, but with some more concrete song structure than the usual house/EDM fare. In some ways it feels like a precursor to stuff like UMO, Tame Impala, and/or the Avalanches (though this actually came after that one Avalanches album)--alternative style music with a lot of electronic style and instrumentation. I really dig it, and I hope we get more from Royksopp if it sounds like this! Favorite tracks: So Easy, Eple, 40 Years Come Back. Album art: A really cool cloud shot. Nothing too crazy, but it's nice to look at. 4/5

Enjoyable, relaxing. Some songs too much on the relaxing scale though.

Brilliant dance record 👍🏼

A modern classic

Anyone who enjoys electronic should listen to this album. Any younger person who enjoys the Lofi genre should listen to this album

Excellent advert music 4/5

Loved this 4.5 stars

Erland Oye, the singer on this album is a musical genius. The song Remind Me is a huge earworm from the early 2000s due to Geico caveman commercials and I still love it to this day.

This was great!

Good, chill album with some good beats.

I'd definitely heard of this group before (and I obviously knew the song from the Geico commercial), but I'd never actually listened to any of their stuff. Honestly, it's exactly the kind of downtempo electronic music I need when I'm trying to do something that requires me to have music on, but not be distracted. Will definitely revisit this one later. Standouts: So Easy, Eple, Royksopp's Night Out

The geico cavemen commercial! This album was really fun even without that song

THIS IS WHERE POOR LENO CAME FROM my heart is happy Pretty fun album! Interesting melodies and synth beats, kinda reminds me of Entroducing and early Daft Punk (Homework/Discovery). 4/5 cause it brought me back to SSX3. Miss that game.

Easy listening, lot of grooves and bops, chill and relaxing. Lovely to listen to. Lives up to it's album name!

Cool sounding album.

An album I am quite familiar with. So many strong tracks on here and this album was quite influential in its time. Worth a relisten.

Now this is good German electro

Like wet Tacos on a moonlight patio. Smooth, sultry, suductive fruit smoothie with a splash of MDMA.

Gostei muito! Não conhecia e adorei. Achei bem bom pra usar como som ambiente, ótimo para fazer atividade física, se alongar e usar em ensaio. Melhor música: Sparks

Good catchy inviting stuff. A bit whimsical too

I went into this blind, not knowing anything about the band, only having seen the name. I was surprised that I knew the first two tracks, though I'm not sure how. I'm not all that knowledgeable about electronic music, but I really dug this album, start to finish. Very organic, bubbly sounds. Nice melodies. Sounds like a sunrise, which has nothing to do with the album cover art. Good music to work to. 3.5 stars, but let's bump it up to 4.

This is my go-to vibe. I was not familiar with Röyksopp prior to this listen but I definitely got into this type of jam in the early 2000s with Groove Armada, Air, Different Gear.

I'm a sucker for circa 2000 trip-hop

Great!

Dreamy

Hörte Mbw C. damals™️. Mochte ich, besonders natürlich Eile, aber nie mit beschäftigt. Warum eigentlich nicht? Schlechte 4.

Superb chill out album.

Para estar clasificado como Dance, este disco de hecho me pareció muy agradable. Momentos bailables, sí, pero también a raro un algo melódico que lo hace entretenido y alcanza la 4ª estrella.

Completely forgot to rate this one so I’ve kinda forgotten everything about it but I remember liking it a good amount

A pretty enjoyable electronic, samply, disco, trip-hop album, but I think some ideas run thin over the runtimes in their respective songs. Other than the highlights, I don't see myself coming back to this album as it feels pretty average. Although, I really do like Royksopp's Night Out. Highlights: 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8.

7/10. Cool.

This album has a pretty eclectic mix of sounds and styles. There’s some experimental stuff and also some more pop-friendly (even clubby) jams (like “Poor Leno”). Some are in between like “Eple,” which has those weird little off-key notes in its hook. There’s also some chill, blippy-bloopy electronica (like “Remind Me,” “A Higher Place,” and the spacey “In Space”) and even some jazzy numbers (“She’s So”). This is an album worth listening to closely but it can also slip into the background for hangouts, smoking, studying, or writing. There’s a newer electronic artist I like called Caribou that a lot of these songs remind me of. No question Caribou counts Röyksopp as an influence. Cool to hear that connection! Also “Sparks” sounds like Portishead! Highlights: “So Easy,” “Eple,” “Poor Leno”

I tend to find Röyksopp‘a music a bit of a hit or miss affair (including their very latest 2022 release). However, this one is definitely a hit, and Eple is one of those hits that transcend time.

i liked some of this, but i shouldn't have tried to listen at work - more of a put on your headphones and zone out album.

Bangers, men vissa svagheter

Det är så bra! Mycket bättre och low key än junior, som även om det är fint, är det lite väl glättrigt ibland.

Such a fun, yet relaxing listen. Not a single "bad" song, just some are better than others. I'd happily add this to my collection.

Very enjoyable. And very early 2000s. It feels nostalgic even though I can't remember any of this being played, since I was born 2 months after the release, but it feels familiar. 4

Beautiful soundscape of an album - ebbs and flows.

weird and interesting i really liked

I'm sucker for this sort of downtempo chillout post-club electronica, and I liked this album when it first came out. Fave track - "So Easy" and "Eple" are both pretty iconic. Love the guitar trill in "A Higher Place" too...

interesting electronic music. "She's So" is very reminiscent of Vangelis and Pink Floyd

Loved this.

Still stands up more than 20 years on.

Didn't recognize the name, but ended up recognizing a couple of the songs. I realized at the end that I didn't closely listen to the album since I had it on while I was working, but it did set a nice mood for doing said work. Will probably bookmark this one and play it as work music again.

Хороший альбом. Чувствуется гармония между обычными инструментами и вокалом, музыканты использовали вокал только там, где это необходимо. Возникло ощущение, что альбом был очень своевременным и современным по звучанию. Мне понравилось.

Valeu por mostrar novas referências de trip hop.

Remember when this hit in the pre streaming days and so was a bit harder to just give a listen without buying it. Listening to a few tracks in the CD shop didn't do it justice as I feel it needs a few solid sessions before it becomes ingrained. I didn't 'get it' back then but it has become a stable that I return to quite often nowadays. sits somewhere between a 3 and 4 for me listened to is on a plane just last week

Relaxing. Pretty good. I would definitely listen to his again.

Loved it!

This album was hyped a lot around its release date. Great album overall but perhaps a bit too loungy for me and some of the vocal tracks are so so.. and perhaps not everyone will agree but: just listen to the Mandy remix of "Sparks" how much the album could have been further improved if they had upped the electro bits.

This was pretty good. There are similar albums that I would give 5 stars without hesitation, but this one is just a little bit too loungy for me to give it full marks.

great background music. Fun easy dance pop

Flew by, fun album, nowt mind-blowin but I like it.

beep boop and also bleep bloop

it was pretty good

nice melodic trance album that doesnt get boring somehow

Lowfi for the P.M.

easy listening, def hear some daft punk influence but may be tripping poor leno was not a hit with sarah

I'd forgotten how much I love this album and artist in general. A nice reminder and nudge to listen again!

I loved this. Perfect music to work to in my opinion. Listened to it twice.

Good electronic music. Perfect to put on and zone out (and I mean that as a good thing.)

Very smooth and relaxing

pretty good

Really good album of its genre.

Saved Prior: None Off Rip: So Easy, Eple, In Space, Poor Leno, A Higher Place, Remind Me Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Portishead that you can play at the hang out without attracting the freaks

Pretty damn good! Will chill to that stuff at some point. Also, "40 Years Come" gave me BOTH Blur AND Earthbound vibes, which is phenomenal.

Some big hits on this.

Very electric, nice for listen while working

Mjög næs dilli-tónlist

I don’t seek it out, but like it when I listen to it. Nice chill club or after party music.

Good level of bangers

Chilled

This is weirdly chill. Kinda reminds me of Blank and Jones and in a good way. I like it.

Mellow gold.

very smooth, very enjoyable, flows great

Full of bops

Funky and chill, good background music 8/10

6/10 not my style, but still good. Very good while working and also good spotify radio with it

wow echt van genoten! zeer cool met headphone. Zeker iets wat ik nog ga opzetten.

Eple is an all time classic and the rest stacks up just behind it.

It's pretty good.

Great atmosphere

Fun album! Interesting electronic duo.

catchy ephemeral downtempo lounge beats. A familiar and nostalgic album for me, but it's aged well. 4/5

I had heard of this artist before but had never listened to anything of theirs (except maybe snippets). Still pleasantly surprised. This was chill work music, and I did enjoy it.

De fondo. Sin mas

Nice work music

Wouldn't turn it off, wouldn't pick it off the shelf. It's fine, just done better elsewhere.

Pretty good beeps and boops. 3/5

Good background and that's about it

me surpreendi de ter gostado, visto que quase não tem letra e é só instrumental, mas achei interessante. ‘eple’ foi a que mais gostei.

It’s not really my genre and I found it tricky to stay focused on it, but as background music I actually really enjoyed it. There are definitely moments where I found it too repetitive and there are some harsher sounds at times that I didn’t enjoy, but for a genre of music I don’t normally get anything out of, I was pleasantly surprised. Fav song: Poor Leno Least fav: So Easy

I liked the calmness while I was working, although I admittedly tuned out a lot. The songs that beeped and bopped more were less enjoyable (and harder to tune out) but overall a pretty calm album- inoffensive. Favourite song: So Easy Least: Eple

6/10 - good electronic album, not a lot of filler and tried something different for the time

Chill, low-key vibes, nothing terrible, just not something I'm going out of my way to listen to.

on its own wouldn't have any interest in listening to this but perfect for studying reading etc. definitely saving

Oh I have definitely heard "Remind Me" before. It's a good chill electronic album.

Better than I expected, still not great though.

No se prodiga Noruega con bandas conocidas en el mundo musical, no al menos al nivel de su vecina Suecia. Con los gemelos Olsen al margen, solo A-Ha (a los que quitaron el record de puesto más alto en el Billboard) y Erlend Oye, de los magníficos Kings of Convenience (que participa en este disco) lograron cierta repercusión. Este debut es fundamental. Música electrónica excelente, mezclando chill-out (In Space), ambient, pop, entre Portishead, Tangerine Dream (She´s so) y Moby (In space, A higher place) pasando por Goldfrapp (Sparks) Air (A higher place) o Zero 7 . Abre con So Easy, y un sample nada menos que de Bobby Vinton ( Blue on Blue, compuesta por Bacharach) Uno de sus mejores temas: Eple, manzana en noruego, sirvió para anuncios de Apple. Poor Leno es otro de los mejores del lote. 40 Years Back\Come es un cierre que remite a DJ Shadow. UN disco muy disfrutable. Night out, un viaje de más de 8 minutos, con una percusión que se apropia del tema desde el inicio y deriva en ritmos jamaicanos. Remind me es junto a Eple su tema estandarte.

Chill electronic music. Pleasent listen.

I remember this being better. I still like it, a lot, but not as much as I thought I still would.

Remind Me was the song I had by Röyksopp and recognized instantly when it came on. This was a fun listen and I enjoyed learning about how several of the songs were featured in popular media and advertising.

Felt quite refreshing, which is more a reflection of the biases in the album book than pioneering originality from Röyksopp. It was enjoyable listening for both doing the dishes and writing my little reports. The duality of man (me).

I'm not the biggest fan of moody electronica w/ little to no vocals but this was a pleasant surprise. It's very relaxing and put me in the mood to work on a puzzle

This is a hard one to reviews, because I really enjoyed it, but I'm not sure if it deserves a place on this list. It's low tempo dance music that is best served as background music, which after a long day today was exactly what I needed so I could zone out a bit. But does that make it a good/great album overall? I'm not so sure. 3.5 conflicted stars, rounded down to 3*

Better than most of what I've been hearing.

Fun instrumental

Roykslopp 😭 Jk this is just if weather channel music was made for the club (not derogatory).

Pretty good

This album must have done wonders for waiting room, elevator, shopping centre toilets and yoga studios background music. I’m sure this was revolutionary for its time with the sampling and sounds, but it does sound somewhat dated and I can’t hear it without hearing the generic synths of a yoga studios retail section.

Decent to listen to and has nice chill vibes, but does start to get stale as the album goes on. Solid for a couple songs, but not something I'd ever revisit on the whole. Top tracks: So Easy, Eple, Sparks

I am not a fan of electronic music. I normally find it repetitive and dull. This album was repetitive but not dull and was perfect to listen to while I ran 5miles after a stressful day.

Nice, but not supernice

This is ok, but it does drag on a bit. Background music, really.

3.3

I am a huge röyksopp fan and have been since first hearing their trembling hearts remix of clocks by coldplay (a song seemingly sadly lost to time or a least absent from streaming services today). However I much prefer their later albums to this one (Junior and The Inevitable End especially), which definitely sits at the more chill ambient end of the spectrum (I believe quite a popular place to be in the early 2000s) and so while some of these songs sounded nice, they didn't grab me. I think it also is because they went heavily into dancier and synthpop kinda sounds as well as collaborating which such a roster of amazing Scandinavian singers later on. Eple is kinda cool and the remixed version of Remind Me is enjoyable. A little listening list of key Röyksopp moments (for me all significantly better than anything off this album): What Else Is There (original + Thin White Duke remix) featuring Karin from the Knife Do It Again featuring Robyn!!!!!! (all time fave) Running To The Sea featuring Susanne Sundfør (another all time fave) The Girl and the Robot, This Must Be It, You Don't Have A Clue off the Junior album Anyway they are so cool as a duo and I'm glad they're on the list

Nice stuff. Will be used in the background while I’m at work.

Not bad, but are we sure this needs to be on this list?

It was chill.

Did initially think from the first track I might actually quite get into this but I don’t really feel like it went anywhere that much, wasn’t bad though 3

This was pretty funky and fun

3.0

Never listened. Expectations: None - Verdict: Good - So Easy sets the vibe nicely and Eple continues in a very similar vein. Nothing too crazy is going on but it's music that you can comfortably nod along to. Sparks and In Space are decent as well. Poor Leno has some vocals that I'm not overly keen on but the instrumental more than makes up for it. A Higher Place is nice but Röyksopp's Night Out was a bit dull. The album peters out a little towards the end but it was an enjoyable listen.

3.5! Solid.

Interesting release date Anyway, today marks the two year anniversary for my musical journey. I'm sad I only have a year left(until the bonus round of user albums that is). Well, what better way is there to celebrate my anniversary than with *another* Electronica album that generated on a weekend? The pattern continues! Apparently, I will spend my weekends jamming to mid tier techno music that belongs in a dance club. Favorite Track: "A Higher Place".

Boring, repetetive, slow

It wasn't bad... but I don't see if/why it's significant.

Mix of solid ambient and dance electronica. Pretty good.

A nice surprise. I remember when royksopp appeared and the song poor leno and I hated it at the time. I was not looking forward to this but my ear has developed and actually enjoyed the listen. I still did not like poor leno but the album as a whole is good

very nostalgic, and this is the first time i've ever listening to this record. Definitely recognise a few tracks that really remind me of a particular era

it's chill but not very interesting

5/10

It’s pretty good - I knew of the first couple of tracks (So Easy and Eple) and Poor Leno, as they were played everywhere back in the day. The tracks with the female vocals are nice. I am not really into electronic music but this is quite okay. I do not like it when things get too repetitive though.

A vibe (3.5ish)

Music reviews are a wierd thing. How does one gauge someone elses art? I see a lot of reviews on here talking about how something being influential is incredibly important or how it is critically admired and using those metrics to influence their own review. Often times I see people write a review of something they clearly did not like but 4 or 5 star it based on other peoples opinions.... Poppycock, these reviews are MY opinions based on what I just listened to and what it made me feel/think and in this case this shits boring. I hope whomever this influenced they made something better. This isnt bad by any measure, its just boring.

"Eple" "Sparks" & "Poor Leno" are the stand out tracks, but this album suffers from what many (mainly) instrumental albums face, multiple songs serve as forgettable generic background noise. Some good moments on the album, but a bit unbalanced.

Huh, this is an interesting one. I quite enjoy it, the laid back energy of it is quite engaging for most of the songs and i like the textures they create, though the first half was much more alluring to me. I just oddly do not like the tracks with vocals, i think they are subpar and don‘t add anything to the listening experience. Especially on Poor Leno (which i find a bit out of place on here with its neo-disco beats) they are a detriment to the overall song.

Who doesn't love a bit of Norwegian electronic music? Röyksopp have always felt like a slightly unique proposition, so I was looking forward to finally giving Melody A.M. a proper listen from start to finish. There are moments on this album that are genuinely beautiful. It's peaceful, atmospheric and evocative, creating a mood that is easy to lose yourself in. One of its greatest strengths is that it works equally well as background music and as something you can sit down and properly engage with. At times it drifts along gently in the background, while at others it grabs your attention and pulls you into the emotion and feeling of the music. The production is excellent throughout, with warm synths, subtle melodies and grooves that feel timeless rather than dated. There's a calm confidence to the album that makes it a very easy listen, and it never feels like it's trying too hard. Instead, it creates its own world and invites you to spend time in it. That said, by the halfway point some of the tracks do begin to blend together a little. The atmosphere remains consistent, but the individual songs become slightly less distinct and memorable than those that open the album. Overall though, this is a great electronic record and one that has definitely made me curious to explore more of Röyksopp's catalogue. Favourite tracks: The opening two tracks, "So Easy" and "Eple", are absolutely superb and set the tone brilliantly for the rest of the album. Least favourite tracks: Around the middle of the album things become a little samey. Tracks such as "A Higher Place" and "Röyksopp's Night Out" are enjoyable enough but don't stand out in the same way as the earlier songs. Album artwork: Cool album cover that fits the album's chilled, understated atmosphere nicely.

we're fairies floating through the forest.

The first two tracks were excellent, but the rest was pretty forgettable.

Look, this album is very ambient and chill, which may not be some people's forte. For me, the interesting but subtle sound works really well. I've been a massive Lo-Fi fan, and this is nowhere near as good as that, but it's a great interruption from all of the psychedelic rock we get on this list. Good on you, Norwegian lads (even though your country's food is awful).

Quirky Norwegian electro-pop. I wasn’t familiar with these guys apart from a few remixes they had done of other people’s stuff. This is a pleasant listen, nothing too outstanding but nothing offensive, either. Good background music for your retro dinner party, perhaps.

eh

When I saw that Röyksopp was described as an "electronic duo," I expected to have to sit through an album of repetitive EDM-style music. I was pleasantly surprised. Their sound actually reminded me a bit of Angelo Badalamenti’s Twin Peaks soundtrack.

Nice and chilled. Couple songs with good ideas dragged a little long. Rather listen to Portishead.

Aggressively pleasant music. As far as the techno/electronic stuff I've heard on here, this is one of the better ones. It's good music to zone out to while working. That said, I also zone out to a lot of other types of music while working so I doubt I'll be coming back to this. It gets a 3...liked it, respect it, glad I listened to it but probably won't come back to it.

it was okay but unmemorable

I've been listening to a lot of soft, electronic at work lately and have heard several albums that outclassed Melody AM. It's definitely not bad, but I think there are some better albums to choose from.

Liked a bit of this but pops and fizzles a lot more than I'd like. Chill but not extraordinary

This is the kind of lo-fi music I put on to get work done, but not something I would sit and listen to on its own.

Started strong but my attention was drifting by the end.

# Playlist Track - So Easy # Notes - Really enjoyable, but does not have momentum to carry an entire album. The first few tracks are great tho!

It’s a much better listen than the other techno record I listened to this week by Fatboy Slim. Solid Background Music

Para renacer

Yeah it’s fine. Electronic music in general is not really my thing. I find it all very similar and forgettable. 3/5

Nicely produced, easy listening, but probably won't listen again

Very good

heel chill, ook echt vaag

Best een leuke listen, maar niet super boeiend, denk dat ik dit vrij snel vergeet

Hypnotic and chill

Well enough ok.

Moderately enjoying this vibey album when suddenly I am hit with the song from the first GEICO Caveman commercial. Iconic. Yeah, it’s fine. Pleasant enough. Listened to it a couple times. Doesn’t inspire a lot of excitement because it’s so kinda chill.

Interesting and a little weird. Oddly relaxing. I preferred the funky-er stuff. Really, it makes you feel like you're in some futuristic noir film. Like a soundtrack to something you can't place. "She's So" was my favorite track. The added saxophone set it apart.

Very fun and somewhat odd electronic album. I really like the twinkling sound design in some of these tracks such as "Eple". They just bring a joyous a playful energy to the table that is really infectious. Key tracks: So Easy Eple Poor Leno

Q Magazine yet again. Epie popped up on one of their amazing cds which led me to the album. While the rests is probably not as good in terms of melody, it is still a very good listen.

I found this more enjoyable than a lot of the electronics I have generated but I liked it less the second time I listened to it. I think I’ll give it a 3 and see if it starts growing on me. I added “Epie” to my playlist.

Another one I do not agree should be considered a T1001 album, I'm basically at an 80% No ratio right now. I am convinced I will create my own T1001 list when I retire and have the time to dedicate, I hope you all will join me and provide biting feedback and the occasional praise. It's got a decent listener count and tracks like "So Easy" and "Eple" top out at 44M and 70M respectively but did this break new ground in 2001? No, but it's an enjoyable album. Must hear before I die stuff? Nope. "Eple" is the catchy highlight, I had it on an electronica sample disc back in the day so it's one I know. "Röyksopp's Night Out" is fun, but it's about 3 minutes too long. Songs like "Sparks", "In Space" and "She's So" have no soul, it's just bland background music and the boring factor drowns it out. The rest is enjoyable background music but you won't hear anyone saying "dude, throw that killer Röyksopp album on again". 3 stars for vanilla-ness but with a few decent grooves added in.

Unfortunately suffering from way too strong a start. So Easy and Eple are classics. Once again though this is an album with well known songs and then 'the rest'. It was interesting to give it a proper listen but I don't think I'll be revisiting it. Remind Me does make think of (might even remind me har har) Cascade by Floating Points so I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't at least partly an inspiration. Highlight: Eple (with the intro from the end of So Easy). Honestly those two songs are twinned in my head. Also Impossible by Royksopp is a banger but that's just as an aside.

A little bit lofi beats, a little bit of dystopian jazz, a little bit of Geico commercial, but all vibes.

Nice to listen to in the background while working but not something I would necessarily choose to actively listen to. That being said it sounded nice!

This was alright. The vibes were cool, but not really my genre. Three stars.

Good chill disc, except for the songs with vocals.

Pretty solid for chilling.

I mean its pretty decent downtempo but its hardly a revolutionary, genre-defining must-listen.

This took me a few sessions to get all the way through but it wasn't bad, just not compelling to me personally. Fine. Wish it was a bit More.

good album has a folk dance kinda vibe

3.5

Приємний альбом. який залишає приємні, але не сильно яскраві враження. Сьогодні ранком переслухав. Спокійна електронна музика, яка іноді заходить на територію фонової музики і все одно якось з неї вдається вирулити. 3.5.

Коли я був малий, то дуже не любив коли кліпи Röyksopp показували по ентер мьюзік чи ще десь, бо мені не подобалось, а крутили їх часто. Зараз от послухав - нормальна музика наче. Без якогось захвату, але норм.

Vaikka bändi on nimenä tuttu, ei oo ikinä tullut heitä kuunneltua. Toka biisi ”Eple” olikin jo enemmän kuin tuttu ja suosikkini. Hienoja äänimaisemia.

Seemed cool but I wasn’t in the mood for dance music

i've listened to this in full years ago, and have definitely heard Eple dozens of times over the years. still, it's been a while. i'll listen again for rating purposes So Easy - 4/5 Eple - 5/5 Sparks - 4/5 In Space - 4/5 Poor Leno - 3/5 A Higher Place - 3/5 Röyksopp's Night Out - 3/5 Remind Me - 3/5 She's So - 3/5 40 Years Back / Come - 3/5 Average score: 3.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ meh. it's alright. personally, the momentum kinda dies down after the first 4 tracks, but it's not the worst music ever. i really only come back to this for Eple anyway so most of the other tracks are just underwhelming in comparison

Oddly, was listening to a lot of electronica at the time but never got this. Starts very strong.but does descend to bog standard downtempo. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Some Owned: No 75/300 (25%) Will I get: Maybe

I’m not into electronic music as a rule but I like techno-influenced pop music like Moby and Fatboy Slim and trip hop like Portishead and Massive Attack and and down-tempo electronica like Air, so this could have worked for me. I think the line for me is that - while I like an album to have songs that repeat themes and mesh together somewhat - the album has to have songs that I can tell one from another. Even with jazz with no vocals where the songs are called “Jelly Roll Blues” or something, I don’t need to know the song name, but I need to be able to go “Oh yeah, this is the one that goes “Ba Ba ba BAH ba Ba ba” and be able to differentiate that one from the other songs on the album. The album can’t just be 45 minutes of hold music. I need songs. But because I’m a Goldilocks, the songs have to mesh and be connected somehow if I am going to love the album. But that is extra. The first job is for the album to have songs that I can tell one from another in some way. You do that and I may like your album. Then turn those individual songs into a song cycle, while still maintaining their Individual distinctiveness, and I may love it. I am glad to have made this realization about my preferences and to have articulated it. Oscar Wilde probably didn’t say “Self-discovery is the secret of life.” But the internet says he did and I didn’t take even five seconds to verify whether that quote was accurate but I’m out here doing self discovery. I like songs and now I know that about myself. Good job me. This album is alright.

Enjoyable listen. Great background music while I work, just a bit boring.

Decent album, easy to listen to, though nothing at all stands out on this one to me. Not a complaint, I actually like it, and if I'm looking for something in the relaxing electronica genre this fits the bill.

3.5

Continues the very U.K.-centered nature of the 1001 albums list in that it seems only people in the U.K. were interested in this when it came out about a quarter century ago. Still, a nice electronica album that I'm not sorry I've now heard. Doubt I'll be coming back to it anytime soon, though.

good electronica album

chill like that

Pretty solid electronic album. Favorite track(s) A Higher Place Remind Me

Good. That first song has a killer bass line I should learn. Listened at work and didn’t pay a ton of attention

Totally fine Euro-pop. I have no further statement at this time. Except for the fact that Royskopp and The Knife are two different musical acts, which is one thing I learned from this list.

I fully enjoyed this. It was a nice break from the rock-bands-I-know-I-should-appreciate-more-but-mostly-just-sound-like-the-music-that-came-just-before-the-stuff-I-actually-like. It was just weird enough to sound like it didn't come from the US, which I also appreciated. I've added this to my library and plan to come back to it.

I mostly know Röyksopp from their work with Robyn, and that's apparently how it should be, because I think this album is...fine. Like a lot of chill electronic music, it quickly fades into the background for me, which is why I prefer bangers like "Eple" and "Poor Leno." I added those to my running playlist, but I don't anticipate revisiting this album. Hit me up if they work with Robyn again, though.

Interesting album. Parts of it definitely felt like I was listening to a movie soundtrack. It was easy to listen to while I worked, but little caught my attention.

Pleasant, unremarkable. Disposable.

It's fine. Surgery music

Enjoyable but not outstanding

Kinda funky electronic. I liked it

Album 183. Melody A.M. (https://open.spotify.com/album/4WOZU9evfEO7eI6ICsoGN0?si=RY7CR14kRUWfm4JyM_Jcyg) — Röyksopp (2001) Nice and mostly calm electronic music. Nothing was added to the playlist, but I enjoyed the listen. 3/5 No liked songs

Had moments of shine and moments of mundanity. More interesting and engaging than some of the trance albums on this list. Definitely feels foreign. I may or may not come back to this kind of unsure at the moment.

In the land of electronic music, it wasn't bad. But again, it's electronic dance music and it only get so good I'm afraid. But this sat in the background and didn't beg me to turn it off.

thought the name sounded norwegian n yep it is! älskar norge, mina grannar<3 pretty good, rly interesting, not rly my taste tho

Festlig

This is what's playing in my local dimly lit speakeasy.

Not bad, some good hits, like the one from the Apple commercial.

Nothing wrong with it, just not my thing

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

I thought this was boring. As each song ended I hoped it was the last.

Interesting genre pick

7.5 / 10

kinda feels like budget daft punk

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

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!

A descent effort, but sounded a bit too much like the other trip-hop artists that came before them to stand out.

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.