Album Of The Day

Nostalgic!

I don't think I've heard the name Röyksopp before. From what I gather, they are a Norwegian electronic music duo, consisting of childhood friends Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland. Their music is often categorized as downtempo, featuring vintage synthesizers and multiple session vocalists. There's a very analogue approach to their style, and I think it paid off in dividends on their debut, Melody A.M.. The beauty of this album is that there's enough variety in composition track-by-track, such that it doesn't drag or overstay its welcome at a reasonable 45 minutes. For some tracks like opener "So Easy", "A Higher Place", and "She's So", the focus is placed on samples that are rarely used but purposefully utilized in context. Other tracks make the most of the session vocalists, such as Anneli Drecker's restrained delivery over the slowed-down trip hop of "Sparks" or Erlend Øye's easy-listening hooks over rich grooves on "Poor Leno" and "Remind Me". In some instances, organic instrumentation is given the time to shine, such as the cascading harps over sampled strings on "In Space", or the swooning saxophone play on "She's So". Finally, there are the tracks that go for broke with the synthesizer flair, from the tickling keys over a laidback drumbeat on "Eple", to the dreary chords over a stinging guitar loop on "A Higher Place", to the modulated lines over a squelching beat that fade into a spare melody on closer "40 Years Back/Come", and the centerpiece of this record "Röyksopp's Night Out" that's a free-flowing techno-funk experiment over an extended runtime. This album kept getting interesting as it went on, and not once did it feel tiresome or uninspired to me. I was genuinely impressed with Röyksopp's debut here. It was an eclectic electronica experience to behold, and it makes me curious what they've done since.

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

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

I'm ready to be crucified for not 'getting' this album, but it does feel like a CD you'd get with an early 2000s hip-hop magazine.

Smooth groovy electronica that may be good to zone out to or have in background while painting or something.

Geico song slaps, some others are groovy, some more atmospheric. A little too tame for the most part.

Really like. Probably 4 or 5. Had forgotten about it.

Sounded like that one episode when SpongeBob went to the future

Better than most electronic on the list. Maybe it's growing on me a little, or maybe I've just gotten better at tuning out during these albums.

Different. Kinda of cool, but somewhat expressionless and no really engaging. Not sure if there is supposed to be some type of story coming through, if so I think I missed it.

Repetitive electronic instrumental music. Some of it is ok as background music, but as a whole, hard pass. Poor Leno was repetitive but at least it sounded nice. Best song: Poor Leno

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

Did not enjoy this album. Struggled to finish it.

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

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

Standout Songs: So Easy In Space Remind Me I’m not big on electronic music. Really hoping I don’t get any more albums like this, already the second one within a few days. This one was tolerable but still not good. Just not my style.

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

Nice and spacey.

Solid from start to finish

This album is dogshit 1001 album worthy: no 81/148

Hubiera querido vivir en Noruega por lo menos una semana, quizá comprendería un poco algo más que no sé

Another decent but not life changing electronic album.

Another one that’s just fine, inoffensive but I just don’t care about it or care to hear it again

Oh, great another fucking EDM/Techno album 🍑💨

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

I enjoyed it.

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

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

Esch jetzt I minere Meinig halt work nüd speziells. Ech has rächt langwiilig gfonde ond ohni gross tüüfi. Zomdem esches halt ned so mini Musig (was au de Grond chönnt si, wieso echs ned so verstoh). Es esch aber losbar, drom was öppe s einzige positive esch.

This was a good album

Not bad vibing music, but not something I'd go out of my way to listen to. I debated between 2 and 3* for this one, because it was actually pretty good for what it was, but as I doubt I'll ever listen to it again I'm going to go with 2*.

Blind album and artist. Interesting style for sure and it peaked my interest, but not my typical music or style and not something that blew me out of the water. Glad I tried something new I never would have before for sure!

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

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

Fine background music

This album gave off "Please hold while we connect you to a representative" vibes.

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

Similar to yesterday, the whole electronic sound is just so boring. I found nothing to truly latch onto and enjoy and instead felt that I was just waiting for it to end the whole time

Beautiful bleeps and bloops here.

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

Very boring.

Overall pretty boring. Elevator music at times. SOME songs I enjoyed partially, but mostly, no. Just boring. Don’t think I’d do much with it. Maybe after a relisten I’ll like it more. But yeah, for now, a 2.

342/1001 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑

Needed more electrons

Pretty chill vibes.

Quite wonderful! 3.9

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

More fun than I thought it would be

bela música de elevador

AGUARDE MAIS UM POUCO! NÓS DA EMPRESA TCHUMBLIOUS TECHNOLOGIES JÁ VAMOS TE ATENDER! *toca esse album como música de espera* piadas a parte, num eh ruim não. background music bem decente!!

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

Tempus Fugit. Sometimes in a good way.

Another fabulous piece of electronica.

Meh. Kinda forgot it was playing.

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

Fun techno

Low key techno

These songs sound like all the weird levels of Dr. Mario and/or the music that plays in the background of the time lapse video of people refinishing a deck or converting a school bus into a camper.

Beep boop did not finish

Eple Poor Leno Röyksopp's Night Out Remind Me

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

not a fan turned it off after 3 songs

5) божественно

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

Another electronic dance album. At least this one had a little more substance. There were a couple of songs I genuinely liked. But not enough to give it more than 3 stars.

Nice. Cool vibes and pretty good music and beats. I was very worried this was just going to be an hour of boom-chick beat drops for da club. You know, the electronic music I don’t like actively listening to. But it wasn’t. It had more substance and even had some four star moments. I’m not mad I listened. I probably won’t revisit, but who knows. I could see just chilling with this on in there living room.

An okay electronica album, not a great one. Just revisits mostly great ideas by other people while not creating any of their own. Quite a bit overrated and probably does not belong on the list.

Surprised to see a primarily trip hop/lo-fi record on this list. Maybe this was the first of its kind to really hit the mainstream? I can't confirm that. But what I can confirm is my reaction to what I just listened to. It is as advertised: ambient, downtempo European electronic music. Most of it blends together and there are some vocals here and there. A wave of nostalgia hit me upon hearing "Remind Me", as many will recognize that from that GEICO caveman ad from the mid-2000's.

Chilled, downtempo dance music. It is very good, very listenable, but very much passive, background music. I have heard, and enjoyed the album before, but didn't recall an awful lot of it.

Brety goood

Some very good tunes.

Standout album first listen I was too busy but gave it a second try and understood the mastery

One of my fave albums <3

Was kinda weird but ok.

Decently fun ambient electronica, I don’t feel too opinionated about it

Good but not for me

This was not for me. I think it suffered coming off the back of Everything But The Girl, which was a vaguely similar thing that I liked a whole lot more.

8. Right off the bat I love how this sounds, basically techno like beats with unique sounds thrown in. The songs have this kind of warble and mutating groove to them which sounds really cool. This is a really relaxing album with sounds that kind of sparks your imagination. If I had to compare this album to something, I would compare it to a similar sound like the Metroid Prime soundtrack, where they both have this downtempo sound with these unique space like sounds creeping up in your ear. Overall this is a really fantastic album, I loved it and will add it to my collection / playlist. And I think everyone should try to listen to this album at least once. Favorite Song: So easy, Sparks Least Favorite Song: Royksopp's Night Out Overall Score: 9/10

I don’t like electronica, but this is the one exception. I found this album years ago; it was the first time I heard something playing overhead in a record store that I had to ask the clerk what it was because I wanted to buy it so badly. Melody A.M. is what I consider fantastic chill out music. Each track is distinctive, but they also blend into a laid-back whole. They put some of my favorite songs at the top, “So Easy” and “Eple.” Both feature a fantastic sense of balance where the song moves through these complex sections without any one part overpowering the others. They also avoid the intense repetition I find grating in other electronica. There are some songs with lyrics, such as “Remind Me,” but that tends not to be the focus. Instead it’s about the moment to moment sounds.

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

A fine album for background music, but nothing really stood out to me. High 3.

Few great songs, others just felt like they were doing too much. Be low key/chill or super upbeat but doing both is jarring

Lofi hip-hop radio beats to chill / study to. I dunno, I’ve got nothing against it, but I’ll never listen again.

Its fine. Competently produced, some real songs. Not sure why it was such a hit with the bri'ish

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

Yeah, not my jam.

I found this very enjoyable.

Nice.

Very chill music.

Not really my genre. It's pretty pleasant and atmospheric for the most part but I find it a bit boring. 3.

Pleasant and tasteful. I could work to this and let it sink in more. Recognised a couple of tracks but a 3 feels right on a first listen.

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

cool electronic album.

A pleasant enough sounding album. However, nothing particularly groundbreaking on offer here

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

Good electronic music

Really enjoyed this. Gave it two spins and used it as work music as well. Something sort of innocent about this type of electronica. This is from twenty years ago. Makes me nostalgic.

Electronic music... I'm not always opposed, I like some. But this was not for me.

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

Better than most of the "electronic" albums I've listened to so far, but still didn't thrill me.

Didn't think I knew this one, but it turns out I had heard three of the tracks before. The music varies a little between Portishead and Moby. I think 3 stars?

I remember when I got a few genuine nerds at a dance night on the floor for the first time in their lives dancing to EPLE, because that was the music that played when they installed their Mac OSX

danceable but sonorous, enough unusual sounds to keep you dancing while confroming to the language off music. Spectacular all around.

I love this band, I don't think I've listened to this album all the way through though. It feels a bit shaky compared to their later albums. All the elements are there, but it just feels timid? I don't know about 2/3 the way through it seems to kick in though. Not what I was expecting but good. Hopefully this isn't their only album on here because I don't quite think this album gives them justice.

I liked this

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

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

Good not great. But Paper Planes is a jam.

4/5 DC drive

Weird, decent

Not so noticeable, at least not for good

Nice enough

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

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

Spacey, electronic soundscapes. Minimalist vocals. Not really catchy or anything but had an interesting vibe. She's so had a jazzy, pink floyd style feel I liked

Oooouuughhhh… I love electronic music so muuuuch

Did enjoy!!

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

Super cool! Heard parts of this album when it first came out, but never listened to the whole thing through. Such a treat 🍬

Scandinavian chill-out techno is better than non-Scandinavian chill-out techno.

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

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

This was a first listen for me and I enjoyed quite a bit. Chill electronica with some interesting elements sprinkled throughout. I’ll definitely listen again.

Remind me og poor Leno er noen av mine favorittlåter generelt. Albumet flyter relativt godt og kan gjerne spilles i sin helhet. Noe av musikken er litt heismusikk. Det er litt kjedelig. Sorry Norge.

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

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

I wasn't expecting much from this, as I don't generally like electronica albums, but this was pretty good. Atmospheric, but with melodies. Pleasant surprise.

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

Boring electro crap 3/10

This is some incredible electronic music. I'm speechless. Great production everything sounds clear and beautiful

I know some other Royksopp tunes and collaborations, but I've never listened to one of their full albums before. Good, chill, electronic tunes abound.

elettronica ambient spacca

Not quite Jarre

I tend to dislike core electronica/techno but I didn't mind this. Tracks like Poor Leno drove me nuts, but there was plenty of what seemed like hip hop / break beat influence to make up for it. Dig it.

I doubt I’d ever listen to this again but it was largely inoffensive with a few interesting hooks and melodies.

Snooze fest

Boring old techno

It really is mainly the first two songs, rest of the album isn’t bad but it does fall off a bit. Think it also suffers a bit from those songs being so well-known, that it was an album of songs I was either tired of or just wasn’t that into. First album that I’m not really sure why it’s on this list, if Drukqs or Selected Ambient Works II isn’t on there, or The Knife. No-one needs to hear this, it’s not good enough or challenging enough, and it’s already been on adverts. Don’t hate it, but I could have happily missed it completely.

It was alright

Está bien, pero me gusta más Junior.

Some okay songs on here. I can see where they had some influence on indie electronic music but it’s so varied and yet…kind of forgettable? Definitely not bad listening or offensive but a little all over with the quality

Very average album, quite subpar electronic sound, that is not showing anything new or exciting. Boring and disappointing.

I was surprised to really enjoy this album. Very contemplative and introspective. Thanks!

Not my usual style of music- it was a pleasant enough listen I guess but just not to my taste.

Chilled happy dancey vibes akin to early air. A lot of it is really vibes and pleasant. Some of it is a bit wishy washy.

I <3 Royksopp -- I discovered them way after the fact, but I'm excited to listen to an album top to bottom; it's really what I need to get today going. Easy 5*, but I agree with others that it peaks early on. Highlights: poor leno, so easy (catchy and understated), eple

Great vibes. Glad I listened to this one. Loses some interest toward the end but will be listening to it again

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Chilled out dance 3/5

De la musique d'ascenseur, ou de bar lounge dans le sud de la France au début des années 2000.

Fun album

Haven't heard of them before. A really chill album, even too chill I'd say. Good as background music but not much else 2/5

Boring but not good or peaceful enough to put me to sleep.

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

This was cool. I listened to it while washing the dishes and found myself grooving along to it. I thought it was going to be darker but it was light and playful. I had heard lots of these songs before and they were all stored somewhere in my subconscious. Is it one of the greatest 1000 albums of all time though? Not sure

On par with the Beatles

Enjoyed how the album seemlesly transitioned between tracks like the first fee track but the rest wasn't my bag

Pretty cool

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

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

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

Ambient music I will not relisten.

Roy Kristoff Sopp - session musician for Houmous & Chutney and all round lovely guy. 3.0

Funky, dance trip. This was a pleasant surprise. Awesome downtempo dance music with some very unique sounds.

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

Za długi. Momentami monotonny. Dwa-trzy dobre, klimatyczne utwory nie rekompensują trzydziestu minut przeciętnej elektroniki. 6/10

I enjoyed this, dark electro euro pop that was a different sound than I’ve come to expect here. Definitely will listen again.

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

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

Chachi pistachi

Listening to "Melody A.M." is an experience that few albums can provide. It's magical. It's ethereal. It's enchanting. It's all of that at the same time mixed with the beats of the synths. An amazing moment of my life was spent listening to this and i have no regrets.

Pleasant background music, but that's all it is.

Playing around with some electtronic equipment from the waste - box, adding some auto-generated gently tr-808 drums and put all together to an album. maybe nice for elevators or stylish hotel lobbys. Please wake me up - when the album ends

Great chill vibes to have on in the background, already added some of the songs to a playlist. The vocals, when used, matched the atmosphere of the instrumentals well especially on Sparks and Poor Leno.

Decent PS2 music

Just get on with it

Boring.

7/10

Chill, down-tempo record with interesting, electronic soundscapes. Standout Tracks: She's So, In Space, So Easy, Eple

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

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

I enjoyed this, a genre of music i like, some good tracks i recognised and no massive drop iff into the album tracks.

Easy listening. Very electric. Elevator music.

dance. down tempo, 2001 -> 3

Bored

Not bad

Another album I was happy to see. I would listen again

Not from this world.

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

I'd give this a 3.5 if I could. Some standout tracks ("Remind Me"), and an overall consistent vibe that I give a good to great.

I always thought this would be one of those slam dunk albums where I'd love the sound of this one but in reality... it's just cool downtempo without much more for me to bite into, it sounds nice and the more house songs in this are great but I can't say I care much about this one on the whole. Something about the sound of these guys is just not as interesting to me as other downtempo type stuff I've heard really, it can feel a bit too measured for what would be a cool album otherwise. I think it may grow on me but I'm not entirely sure

Elektronisk toppklasse

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

A surprising listen, the songs were different enough from each other it kept me interested all throughout

Dull, bland and fucking boring

Another trip hop record. Not my favorite by any means, but not the worst. Just kind of meh background music. Too much of this on this list.

A little too atmospheric for me, but a good vibe.

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

Repeat

Good instrumental beats, but not much to chew on. Got boring after a while. Songs that do have lyrics still direct focus to the beat in the background. I would have liked this a lot more when I was younger. Not my thing nowadays. Standouts: Sparks and Remind Me.

Als würde man mit Noise Canceling Kopfhörern nackt in nem warmen Bergsee liegen und sich den Sternenhimmel anschauen - 5 Sterne

Danke für die Editierfunktion. Wirklich schönes Album von vorne bis hinten.

Chillige Low Tempo Elektromusic, gefällt mir gut. Songs der Playlist hinzugefügt: Keine

2,5

This is pretty boring. Maybe downtempo isn’t my thing, but almost everything here sounds plasticy and unexciting

3.5⭐️/5 [11.29.2024] 01.08.2026

i don’t know, is this special? it doesn’t seem that special to me

Favorite Track: Remind Me

Groovy interesting and cool synthesized sounds and beats. Varied moods between tracks. Cool album, I’d listen to it again. Probably quote original for its time.

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

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

I have a fair amount of nostalgia for this one (especially 'Remind Me') but found this was less captivating listening all the way through - and feels very much of a Stereolab / Groove Armada / Zero Seven moment that isn't bad, but definitely not timeless. Junior might be the better album - poppier but also more songs that hook you.

So relaxing and so catchy. It's a while since I've gone back to this album, and I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed it.

Good background music

Chilled, some nice tunes, wouldn’t put it on

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

Fín vinnutónlist frá Bergen.

Nice work music

Mid house music.

1.3

BS

No idea what I was getting into here, but did not use a private Spotify session. I did take a clue for the album's title and listened to in the morning, maybe AM part meant after midnight when all the cool kids are just starting to head out.

Norwegian electronica > French electronica. Slightly higher 2 star rating

2.2 I think the winters in Norway might be a bit too long.

Great

Fine. Very much of the time. Just a little dull when you listen to an entire album but beautiful background music

Not bad tbf recognised the first two

Good selection of tracks and enjoy having in on while driving or working.

Decent but boring in terms of "must listen before I die". It doesn't feel like anything on this record made big enough waves to give it that title.

This album is the song Mr Krabs wanted to hear again. There are some interesting things going on here. Would probably just come back to the highlights. Favorites were Poor Leno, Remind Me, and She’s So.

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

Great album....

1. eazy - 1.5 2. eple - 1 3. zparkz - 2 4. zpace - 1 5. leno - 1.5 6. place - 1.5 7. night - 1.5 8. remind - 2.5 9. zhez - 2 10. come - 1.5

There are enjoyable moments but this is weightless

A heady slice of early 2000s nostalgia this one. Remind Me is one of my all-time favourite songs, and tips the balance on this solid album from 4 to 5 stars.

Pretty mellow and chill downbeat vibe today, kind of reminded me of Air. It wasn't too bad, I think this was a 3 for my mood today.

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

Very pleasant, and evocative of a particular time. Great for background while working, and some fun tunes here. Having said that, I have this on CD somewhere and haven't played it since the year it came out, I think. And may not play it again for another 20-odd years.

Music for wine bar wankers.

Some songs sound like it could be from a forgettable 90s video game soundtrack. Maybe 1 or 2 of the songs are fine but everything was very boring for the most part

Really enjoyed it. Great background music.

More bleh 90s electronic

Nice chilled album

3.5

Not bad as background noise, ahead of its time. Overall not for me

Couple of good ones on here, but don’t need to hear it again

Groovy and mellow. Good background music.

It was fun, but for the most part it faded into the background for me.

Not bad but it’s not like I’m gonna listen to this ever again.

This is groovy background music for work

Such a surprise entry! Had a lot of fun with this. 3.5/5

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I like most of Melody A.M., it sits halfway between trance/edm style and electronica and hits the right spot in general. The first two tracks are the strongest, so the rest of the album feels a bit disappointing and a few times where it creeps into music you'd hear on hold calling the doctors or something, but it's a fair 3, not one I'd go out of my way to listen to again but would happily hear when it comes on.

Some familiar bits to this, particularly at the beginning, and it's quite a nice vibe. A little too gentle in the most part for me, really - the opening couple of tracks plus Poor Leno are just about able to retain my attention but much of the rest of it fades into the background all too easily. Scrapes a 3.

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

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

Very easy to listen to, smooth synth stylings.

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

Apart from my initial disappointment that it wasn't post-rock, it was nice

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

Nice for easy listening, but that is it really

Has a couple good songs but most just became annoying.

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

Surprisingly pleasant to listen to. Definitely dinner party music.

还是不太喜欢电音…

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

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