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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.
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.
volveria
Tolerable while sober (this is high praise for electronica from me). Probably enjoyable while high.
Interesante...como soundtrack de película o background
This album came dangerously close to the dreaded EDM line for me but I can definitely see it as a useful background track for when I'm in need of such
Though I’d never knowingly heard this album before today, this sounds like the early part of the 2000s, because it feels like you could hear this kind of downtempo electronic music in a lot of places. It’s pleasant sounding with warm analog synths, beats ranging from subdued house music to electro-dub, to hip hop/trip hop. The compositions have enough going on that it’s not just aural wallpaper, but it also feels like it’s never so far from that either. I’ve certainly come across far less enjoyable things on here, but there’s not much about this that stands out either.
Lofi beats?! aight lets go Sparks is super soothing and good this was cool. glad I listened to it, nothing ground breaking tho
Ideal para tejer o scrapbookear
The album was a vibeeeeee. I'm not really into the electro genre but it was definitely fun to listen to in the background. I normally try to focus on the album but I just let it play while I was busy and really liked the atmosphere created by the sound. Would I listen to the songs as singles? Maybe... Would I listen to the whole album while doing chores? 100%. I might rate it higher on another listen but for now i'm okay with a 3. Rating : 6.8 Favorite track : A Higher place
I have listened to this album, but often accidentally because it was everywhere- adverts, inoffensive hotel bars. Atmospheric bleeps and bloops soulful vocals and low key beats are the heart of the album, and whilst it doesn’t really drag you in it’s engaging
2.5/5
I liked the "instrumental" tracks better than I liked any of the vocals. Overall, I enjoyed this album and would definitely put it on as background music again in the future.
It has some good vibes but falls under the same problems with most electronic music with repetition. I do like the production, I think some songs has some pretty unique elements and there’s enough from this group to stand out from other electronic artists. This is probably a “listen to it more than once” kind of album. I did enjoy my time with it.
Background music
Royslop...thought it was interesting
Lots of unique production choices and interesting samples.
There are moments I really like this album, but only moments, and only really like. This has turned out to be one of the albums with the most recognisable tracks on the list for me - I recognise the opening track So Easy, it was everywhere back in the day as a bedding track. Same for the second track, Eple. And Remind me is familiar thanks to the its great music video. However, do I like Remind Me or do I just like the music video for it and the association is strong enough? Also, is the suitablility of these songs as bedding tracks a point in their favour or against it? Are they chill, or just wallpaper? For me, the answer is that they are chill, but I don't think that I am going to spend a lot more time listening to them.
musique de con mais a du bon
Un peu bizarre assez planant mais y'a un truc qui m'a dérangé
God plade, en af de mest æble-relaterede vi har haft jo.
Pretty chill! Especially while on Oslo 🇳🇴
It's not bad, but think it's really held up by one song.
Decent album with 2 big tunes on it. A few other solid tracks, and then some filler.
Rating: 6/10 A decent entry in the genre of electronic that follows the mellow and calming sound and atmosphere which 90's Downtempo and trip hop influences perfected. It's good, but doesn't hold up to the giants of albums that preceded it. Reminds me most of Boards of Canada but almost with this synthpoppy feel, and clear smooth vocals in the songs
Serviceable but unexceptional. Part of the 1001 albums to be uninspired by before you die collection
As someone with very little exposure to electronic based music, this was quite an enjoyable listen. Perfect music to put on in the background while building a Lego set or doing chores. While not as exciting as some albums on this list, I still felt it was solid. 3/5.
Okie Dokie, not entirely looking forward to this one, but let's see how it goes... overall, this is just fine. Fun production but nothing really pulling me back to listening again
If it's from Norway and it ain't Metal or Lene Marlin, I'm not interested. This is, at best, chilled and fine.
Wholly forgettable ambient house.
First I've heard of this group. Pleasant enough background music
This has the vibe of an AI generated playlist.
Saw these 2 live once. Loudest concert I've ever attended. But I do like their work.
Overall Rating - 2.70/5 (5.40/10). Not bad, but I probably wouldn't listen to it again.
Står i vissa sammanhang betecknad som ambient. Det tycker jag att dra det lite väl långt. Däremot är beundran för och vänskapen med den Tromsöbördige ambienta technopionjären Biosphere obestridlig. Stilmässig bör man snarare placera in Røyksopp i det samtida downtempofacket bredvid Air, Boards of Canada och Inte minst Groove Armada. Ljudmässigt har det åldrats väl, möjligen bortsett från "Eple" som låter lite plojig. Jämför t.ex. med Prodigys väldigt daterade sound. Jag blir glad över det här och har rätt så kul. "...night out" låter som en prototyp till den sk. fjorddiskon som skulle komma några år senare med namn som Lindstrøm, Prins Thomas och Todd Terje. "So easy" med sampling av Gals & Pals blir man ju hejdlöst munter av. Den mjukt drogiga housen i "A higher place" är utmärkt chill-out och i den loungen kan vi sitta kvar med "In space" också. "Sparks" låter som Potishead, inte minst med Anneli Dreckers sång. Drecker som sjöng i nämnda Biospheres 80tals band E-man. Med lånad Daft Punk-bas och diskogitarr leder "Poor Leno" t.o.m. ut oss på dansgolvet, i vad som är så nära en banger vi kommer på det här albumet. Och när man lyckas förena alla dessa olika element i "Remind me" får vi skivan starkaste spår, en kalaslåt. Skivans två sista spår hade man dock gott kunnat stryka och därmed gjort skivan kortare. Det är bra, jag har kul och det är hyfsat egensinnigt. Superstark trea
Hade Grieg skrivit Bergakungens sal vid millennieskiftet kunde den ha låtit lite åt samma håll som Röyksopp’s night out. Man hör de skandinaviska bergen och fjordarna. Krispiga melodier. Ambience från de stora bergrummen. De hade kunnat skippa sången på ytterligare några låtar.
Hüt morge um Melody A.M. het bini vode sanfte, nostalgische Kläng vo Röyksopp gweckt worde. Au wenns nüm so ganz die elektronisch Musig isch woni verfolge, hets mer doch no recht gmundet. 3 A.M. by Göytschopp
Toffe liedjes, kende er een paar van
You’re at the beach, sitting on a terrace having a drink. It’s 2 a.m. and you don’t have to work tomorrow. This record is playing in the background. Life is good.
An okay album, I liked Poor Leno the most.
'So easy, a caveman could do it.' 'So Easy' is my favorite track on here. My friends and I used to listen to it and quote the dialogue at the end to each other. 'Four hundred? I'm coming over.' It runs nicely into ‘Eple’ which is another good track.
Very good vibe music. Poor Leno and Remind Me were highlights. I can't imagine giving this my full attention, but it gave a nice wash of comfort on a chilly day.
Rating (out of 10): 7.5/10
Here is yet another electronic album I have really been wanting to hear and unfortunately I was a bit let down this time around. Melody A.M. is a bit all over the place sonically, but when this album hits it goes absolutely insane to the point where it is some of the best Electronic music of the 2000s. This project isn't as tight as I would have liked, especially when looking at the few but extremely memorable peaks of this album. It seems like Röyksopp was sort of throwing ideas at the wall to see what sticks and sometimes hit an utterly perfect bullseye in the midst of the chaotic album tracklisting. It is a pretty enjoyable project for someone who isn't as nitpicky as I am with electronic music, but all in all this thing really throws you around and hopes that all the bumps are enjoyable when really they leave you a bit dazed.
Album de musique électronique qui nous embarque dans un super voyage. Sans connaître, on reconnait le style de musique électronique scandinave. On se surprend à passer un agréable moment en leur compagnie. Note : 3 A réécouter : Oui
Not sure how to rate this one…it’s pretty nice, there are a lot of sweet and groovy moments. It’s kinda like Portishead a little bit with the slow and lo-fi ish grooves. But it’s a little techno with some warm and warbly synths. There were some ear-catching moments, but I had a hard time staying engaged with it overall. I think the whole thing is kinda meh, even if there’s a standout song every now and then
Nice ambience. I enjoyed it enough
5/10
Music interestingly built. Nothing very interesting happening with lyrics.
I'm slowly starting to understand ambience/dance music. While listening to new music, I've been playing PowerWash Simulator to relax but also to understand the lyrics and instrumentals a lot better than if I were to play a game that deals with a lot more mechanics. I've enjoyed a little of this album, so I will give it a 3 for right now as it was average for a listening experience.
Pre listening thoughts: Eurgh.. Röyksopp… creators of TV ad music. Post listening thoughts: Oh.. Röyksopp… creators of the worlds best TV ad music.
I've had opinions on British electronic music and French electronic music for some time now, but now it's time for me to form an opinion on some Norwegian electronic music! How fun! I've got to say, my first impressions are fairly positive. Melody A.M. is a good album! Röyksopp ride the line between dance music and ambient music on this album and the results aren't half bad. Well, I'd say it's less like riding the line and more hopping back and forth between both sides every so often. I feel like the jump from song to song is a little jarring at times. Going from the more atmospheric "In Space" to the pure club music of "Poor Leno" is the clearest instance of this. I do think that this hurts the album's flow a little, but it's not that big of a complaint in the grand scheme of things. It could be much worse. I mean, at least the album's songs sound different from one another! The production here is pretty good all throughout. It's not flawless. I think the closer "40 Years Back Come" is a little wonky, but other songs like "Eple" are rock-solid. Melody A.M. isn't, like, amazing or anything, but I had a good time with it. It's the kind of album that works pretty well as background music, but isn't really the best for focusing on. It is a-okay in my books. High 3/5.
Nothing terrible, but also nothing grabbed me
Pleasant but unremarkable. Probably better than the three I'm giving it here, but I just can't really bothered to wax poetic about their musical capabilities when it's still zone out music. It feels like a precursor to RJD2's deadringer, if he had restraint. Better on headphones when you focus on it, but still, zone-out music.
Is this kind of music intended for the foreground or the background? I typically judge this kind of music by asking the following question: If this were playing in a record shop, restaurant, or cafe, would it make me feel better or worse about my decision to spend time and money there? In the first few minutes I thought, I would probably buy more records than otherwise if this were playing when I walked into the shop. But after half an hour I was thinking, this restaurant is trying too hard. So I dunno. I'm giving it three stars because it sounds more deliberate than just some stoners goofing around with the special effects knobs, but I don't know that this kind of music could ever get more than that because I can't take it seriously as foreground music.
It's always hard to know (for me, at least) how to rate an album in the context of this collection that's more or less designed to be background music. But even if this isn't really a must-hear album, I still enjoyed listening to it, especially once "Eple" came on and I realized that I now had a name to go with that catchy hypnotic track, and then later the same realization with "Poor Leno". Other highlights for me were the Portishead-inspired "Sparks" and the semi-funk "Royksopp's night out" . It's not really music made to stand out, I know, but Royksopp definitely found a solid groove to kick off the 21st century.
Okay
Meh. 3 stars
Interesting! Pleasant to have on -- not sure anything really grabbed me from it
Yea okay!
I like their collabs with other artists (like Robyn) better.
Nice stuff. Will be used in the background while I’m at work.
Lekker hitje, voor de rest leuk maar niet super geweldig ofzo
Not my jam usually, but I enjoyed the melodies on this one.
ok
I was familiar with the opening track "So Easy", but nothing else. I found the album a bit bland and boring, perfect for background music or for chilling-out.
Good album but not my style always but I enjoy it
Marriott hotel lobby vibe.
Dude enough with the average electronica
It floats by
Interesting but not Bjork. Not sure if that is good or bad
Bra med nostalgi, men kanske inte så bra album som jag kom ihåg
Bon mood, musicalement intéressant, l'absence de paroles me gênent cependant
Interesting but not really my thing
I would return to this for like studying. I didn’t mind it. Thoughts it was chill!
Sneaky little three-star, so I can see what today’s album is, and I will come back and listen to this one later.
Easy listening. Not very special, but nice!
6/10
I recall hearing the first track a lot, around and about. An atmospheric, electronic, dance kind of album. This is EDM I guess. Not my thing. Not bad. But not my thing.
Morning, tranquil European vibes make ‘Melody A.M.’ a strong listen for background music. Top tracks: “Eple,” “Remind Me,” “Poor Leno,” “A Higher Place”
Really expected to hate this, euro pop generally not my thing at all, but this is lovely. Nice ambient sounds, great in the background, glad I got to spend some time with it. No real "bangers" but that's fine by me, as Europop + Banger usually means yuck. But this is solid..
--So Easy...nice opener --Eple...fun sci-fi instrumental --Sparks...lyrics! I was not expecting lyrics based on the first two tracks. Portishead vibe to this one --In Space...a pleasant sound collage --Poor Leno...don't love the autotune. this feels like a typical euroclub stuff --A Higher Place...another fun collage with a great beat drop --Röyksopp's Night Out...wonder what they got up to. sounds funky --Remind Me...more generic euroslop --She's So...nice background music --40 Years Back Come...first half seems weird for weirdness' sake. I like the more ethereal second half
A nice electronic journey. Wish it was a bit more uptempo, but it was enjoyable nonetheless.
Poor leno was my favorite by far, pretty good ambient/housy grooves otherwise, nothing too crazy but enjoyed regardless
Liked it on first listen. Started fading on me as I peeped more, I need to find a version of Sparks without the singing cuz that beat is a vibe.
Quite good, 3 1/2, so once again I'll rate either too low or too high, eh, what are you gonna do? Fav: Eple A Higher Place Poor Leno
*Melody AM* This album is definitely a mood. I'm glad listened to this after the Christmas rush, because a relaxed headspace it's easier to take this in. There are parts of this I really enjoyed. Most notably "So Easy", "Apel", and Röyksopp's Night Out. The first two along with the closer "40 Years Back Come" though closer to Soft Jazz meets Electronica, I coukd see myself use in ways I'd use New Age music. Meditation and relaxation. "Night Out" has a different theatrical spy vibe. If say the best on the album. The biggest thing that pulls blme out of the peaceful vibes is the trio of songs from "In Space" to "A Higher Place" they are far bringer and feel brighter, colder more mechanical than my Mir fav Warm grove over a cold beat. (6.85) ★★★
"Eple" and "Poor Leno" are classics, the rest hit-or-miss. 3.5 stars
I thought this album was okay. I didn't dislike it, but I think there's a ceiling for my enjoyment of these largely instrumental electronic albums. 3 stars.
Remind me is a heck of an ear worm. I enjoyed it his background music but for me I don’t think it’s genre will ever rise above that so well enjoyable it’s not gonna be one of those perfect albums.
This album and its constant repetition reminded me of a song I heard on a local radio program like 20ish years ago. it was a content block at 1am or something and the host played the most obscure stuff. I distinctly remember being in my car and the song lyrics going "no matter what you do, its always the same. its always the same. its always the same." and the entire song repeated that until it finished. Thats what this whole album felt like. Sure, some interesting sounds here there, but its always the same.
This is an easy album to break down. First: Make a fairly basic sounding trip hop beat Second: Take a vocal sample. Any vocal sample. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. And then repeat it. Done! Nothing terribly offensive about this listening experience but absolutely nothing essential either. You’ve heard this done before and done better but hey 1001 is a lot of albums
This album is good at what it does, but it's missing something for me. I found myself appreciating a lot of segments of songs, but rarely an entire song. There was some great stuff on here but I thought the album was oddly back loaded as well.
Fine
Quite pleasant.
That's what I call human music volume 3
Inoffensive, gentle beep boops. I didn't hate this.
Like their ambient/ electronic sound. First time listening to. Good relaxing music. Thanks
Beeps and boops. Can’t help but think of Geico commercials
Feels like it's pretty effective at what it's trying for, which I think is neat.
Another Miami Beach hotel lobby bathroom soundtrack although surprisingly enjoyable. Initially inclined to rate a 2 but feeling generous to encourage me to come back someday. 3/5
Its decent isnt it, it makes me long for a kind of music that doesn't exist anymore. Eple threw me back into early 2000's and gave me whiplash. No one makes chill out music any more, and maybe that's what the world needs. Not really, chill out music is boring, a bit like this album.
Röyksopp's "Melody A.M." initially held promise. The opening track, "So Easy", immediately appealed with its lovely, mellow tone, pairing charming vocal melodies with a subtle, pulsing electronic rhythm. However, by the third track, a low-key vibe had firmly established itself. While pleasant, this sustained relaxation verged on the inert, lacking an essential edge needed to sustain interest. This absence caused a sharp dip; by the time "In Space" arrived, the album was drifting into dull and uninteresting territory. The mood shifted decisively with "Poor Leno", which delivered a much-needed jolt of energy via its catchy, driving bass line and accelerated tempo. The album's dynamic potential was finally realized around the 2:44 mark of "A Higher Place," providing the track with a vital, soaring lift. This upward trajectory continued brilliantly into the danceable and funky "Röyksopp's Night Out", a clear highlight and the album's strongest moment since the opener. Unfortunately, the latter section of the album, comprising "Remind Me", "She's so", and "40 Years Back\Come", marked a return to the preceding mellowness. "Melody A.M." began with genuine promise but, save for these sporadic exceptions, ultimately sank into a sea of placid soundscapes, narrowly achieving a three-star rating 1 "So Easy" (4/5) 2 "Eple" (3/5) 3 "Sparks" (3/5) 4 "In Space" (2/5) 5 "Poor Leno" (3/5) 6 "A Higher Place" (3/5) 7 "Röyksopp's Night Out" (4/5) 8 "Remind Me" (2/5) 9 "She's So" (2/5) 10 "40 Years Back\Come" (2/5) Total - 28 Average - 2.8 175/1001 96/175 albums reviewed were new to me.
3.5/5
Was fine to get thru a workday full of staring at a computer screen. 3/5
I remember Eple going to number one, or at least I think it was number one. It’s a memory bound up with Beaumont Rise, specifically the side access passageway. In my mind’s eye I’m hearing the song play from a radio in the kitchen, which is odd because I don’t think there was a radio in there. I don’t remember the radio playing much at all in that house, actually. The house before? It was never off. The top 40 was a appointment stuff and entirely formative – “The Drugs Don’t Work” pulling me into a novel melancholy; “House in the country” bouncing my bath-warmed body around like a ball bearing in a washing machine; the three lions ‘98 edition propelling me into such a richly realised back garden fantasy that the joy of scoring the winning goal feels like a real memory. But yeah, which radio, not sure. And really, it’s likely just the sheer ubiquity of Royskopp in the early 00s that I’m really recalling. It isn’t an album I’ve ever sat and listened to, and yet it takes until song six of Melody AM for me to hear a song I’m not already somehow familiar with. And even then – I’ve listened to enough Caribou, Bibio, Bonobo, Golden Panda, Mount Kimbie, Ratatat etc. in the past 15 years to make me feel like I had in fact heard “A higher place” (a bit of a highlight, funnily enough). Now it shouldn’t necessarily be a revelation to me that one of the most popular records of the 00s might have influenced electronic artists a mere 5–10 years later, but here we are. Melody AM is about as influential as it is chill, which is … extraordinarily. All that to one side, though, it’s a record that sounds just as accomplished, confident and comfortable in itself as it ever did. Eple – and Melody AM generally – is fresh and unmistakably Royksopp, whether it’s coming out my kitchen radio in Western Australia today, or one in North Notts 25 years ago.
*Unique entry in a genre I do not like.
am i chilled out or am i a little bit bored
Eletronic nice to listen to...
This was decent. I'm not an overwhelming fan of electronic music, but there was something here that was better than other e.m. albums I've listened to. It was more diverse, less repetitive, more melodic even. A solid effort.
Good techo
It's warm and peaceful but at the same time not a single song stuck with me. I normally don't agree with the critics but Pitchfork says it perfectly: "Röyksopp are, ultimately, too beautiful to hate and too harmless to really love." 8/10.
This one is kinda cool, good flow in most of it Will I listen to again: 55%
I struggled to listen to this whole album, not because it's bad, but because it kept making me fall asleep. It was really good sleep too, I'll be using this again in the future for guaranteed slumber. It's all very dreamy and floaty. I was surprised at how much of it I recognised. Highly recommended for insomniacs.
good yummy brain grooves. for when your brain needs a soft interruption. Will visit again. 3/5
Music to strip mine at Y=13 to.
These really did ride/pioneer that early 00s chilled electro type sound. It’s canny, but after the nostalgia wore off it got quite boring for me. The interesting bits are good, but there’s also a lot of filler
I went through a phase of really liking "what else is there" by royksopp, but wasn't sure how much more I actually knew.... Turns out quite a few! Eple and poor leno were the highlights. It's decent enough, but can't really see myself wanting to listen again 3.5