Melody A.M.

Meh…

Nice easy listening album

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.

Cool

was ok

So Easy // Eple // Sparks // A Higher Place // 40 Years Back \ Come //

Lovely chill album

Sparks 🥰

💆‍♀️

As a casual Röyksopp fan this one left me a little high and dry with all their characteristic flair frontloaded info ‘Eple’ and not much else. While enjoyable, the back half was giving low key Boards of Canada vibes, and I think I was hoping for a more upbeat listen today

A rather enjoyable album here. No grating noises that could be found on other electronic albums to be heard here!

overall rating: 9.9/10 favourite song: in space ( 10/10 ) runner up favourite: eple ( 10/10 ) least favourite: poor leno ( 7/10 ) album cover: 9.5/10 vocals: 5/10 instrumentals: 10/10 would i recommend ? : definitely if i knew they liked this genre other: oh my god its a norwegian duo im learning norwegian. kinda reminds me of aphex twin.

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.

Haven't heard about this group since like 2000. Feels like they could easily be in a bond movie soundtrack. It's hard to describe, their music transcends a genre pick, cause theres a bit of electric, bit of jazz, bit of rock. No vocals. this is the group that did the geico commercial caveman music

Never getting old although being used as background tune to some afternoon telly Shows …

The first record in this genre so far that I haven't outright hated. It's still not something you're gong to put on your turntable and actively listen to, but it works reasonably well as background noise. I don't know if that could be considered a high compliment really, but at least it didn't leave me reaching for the Excedrin.

Pleasant but didn't like it enough to buy the album

Upbeat downtempo

It has a few tunes, but its quite a 2 dimensional album

vond het niet heel leuk. alleen een paar pokoes maar sowieso niet lijst-waardig

Kinda hypnotic and toe tapping. Not too shabby.

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.

Ambient cool audiophile BS

Interesting sort of jazzy fusion type album. I’m probably around a 3.5 for it. Not my usual listen but you can basically hear all of the Lo fi genre

I was initially skeptical about this record as I had assumed it would be more like late 90s/early 00 trance music. However I was completely wrong. This album seems like it would have been a big influence on Destroy Rock And Roll by Mylo (which i rate), but i think this album does what that album does, but does it better. The vibe is ambient and chilled out, the songs are familiar, especially So Easy and Eple, the two songs that kick off the record. It is the perfect background music, but it's too good just to be in the background. It's relaxing but always interesting and it's no surprise the album has sold as many copies as it has. I don't think i could fathom the idea of someone thinking this album was bad, it does what it does to a such a high level. It's fantastic. I'm between a high FOUR or a FIVE, but I think it's closer to a FIVE. I will revisit this album for sure.

Definite relisten potential. Smooth grooves that are great to put on, let your mind drift off or focus on a particular task. Prior to listening to the album, I think my only exposure to Röyksopp was "Remind Me", which is a killer down-tempo track. I really liked "She's So" and "So Easy" but honestly the whole album is a treat.

Instrumental nope.

This wasn't too bad. I remember that song Remind Me being used in a Geico caveman ad back in the day. Not especially exciting but I'd be willing to give it another go

it was ok, I guess. It just kind of played in the background and I barely paid attention. That's not a good thing is it?

Good background/working music.

Premium electro

Must hear? Not here.

bland - like advert music

It's hard to make longevity's case for chill electronica of this sort, as it's designed to be background music and/or non-obtrusive (so one can, you know, chill). And while this is likable enough and was ubiquitous in its day, it feels very much of that day. "Eple" is, for the most part, epic and retains its major hookiness; indeed, this was heard everywhere and often for a time and is a signature tune of the time. "Poor Leno" is disposable and plastic, and annoying in a way that only club music can be. One wonders how editors feel compelled to continue including this one; their own review is unconvinced. On the other hand, there is some soul ("Sparks"), legit melancholia ("She's So") and a bit of loveliness ("In Space"). Second half gets into a generic sort of mode and the vocal tracks are easily the least effective. Still, a decent – and not unenjoyble – artifact of its time.

Nice. I can see how it would have been an influence to other artists

Not for me, can't bring my self to listen to it. Sound is good and it's interesting somewhat.

Liked this more than expected, will listen again. Reminded me for a moment of that Lemon Jelly album I like.

Rating: 9/10 Best songs: So easy, Eple, Sparkle, Poor Leno, A higher place

Fun listen but got tired of it

it gives you what you expect from an album called "Melody A.M." It's a good way to start the day. Did I enjoy it? Well, "So Easy" is a pretty good track. So is In Space and Remind Me. Except of Poor Leno all the tracks are somewhat enjoyable and I don't think anyone would hate this album, rather think that it is boring. It sounds like a Brian Eno album by two scandinavians but it works. It's not terrible and I think that it is pretty good. The instrumentals are better than the ones with lyrics but yeah: 6.5/10 (3/5)

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!!

Non-offensive but rather generic electronic music. I did like Eple, but found the rest somewhat forgettable.

Rokysop - some interesting stuff going on with textures but it gets less interesting quickly. Pace seems a bit slow to me and songs seem long. Maybe I would like it more if it had more live or lead elements? It does have vocals but super boring ones on songs like remind me. Songs with verses, choruses or more contrasting sections would be cool. Favorite songs: So easy, Eple, Higher Place

It’s like AI generated music

This was insignificant to me. I neither hated it or liked it. Sparks was my favorite.

6/10

Not for me. I’ve never been chilled enough for this kind of music.

Genericised EDM that barely registered a pulse, except in *checks notes* the UK - the location that the author(s) seem to believe all must-listen music originates from. Meh. 2.5/5.

I like the Oye tracks, 'Remind Me' is great. Rest of it just bleeps along. Downtempo music like used to be interesting for me, but I lost interest somewhere along the line and I now find this sort of thing a slog.

Van Röyksopp draaide ik in een grijs verleden een ander plaatje grijs. Die was iets kleurrijker.

Mwah

Ik vind dit wel een fijn, relaxt plaatje.

Ik had iets hogere verwachtingen, maar prima plaatje hoor.

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

So Easy i Eple spoczko, reszta taki trance-dance

I’m still quite new to the genre, so I’m not sure what happened to electronica around the late 1990s, but my impression from the 1001 list so far is that EDM, rave and techno gave way to something lusher and prettier: whole landscapes of sound delicately crafted and shaped. “Melody A.M” is up there for me with Air’s “Moon Safari” or Goldfrapp’s “Felt Mountain” as some of the most ethereal of the genre I’ve heard. Röyksopp hail from Norway: their name translates as “puffball”, either referring to a mushroom or atomic explosion. I’ve really struggled with a lot of electro/house music on the list so far, but I can acknowledge that this act manage to stand up above many of their contemporaries for multiple reasons. For starters, it’s a reasonable length! 45 minutes is much more manageable than, say, Goldie’s “Timeless” or Roni Size’s “New Forms”, and generally the tracks here don’t outstay their welcome: there’s a nice sense of pace. The ten pieces making up “Melody A.M” are also stylistically varied, from the jazz-influenced chords of “In Space” to the sleepy vocals of “Sparks” to the shapeshifting, shuffling funk of “Royksopp’s Night Out”. Most importantly, though, it lives up to its name by being very melodic. Right from the beginning of the album when “So Easy” kicks in with an easygoing singalong refrain, we’re placed in an atmosphere of calm, tranquility and exoticism. It comes to a head with the penultimate track, “She’s So”, which almost picks up where “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” left off with its breathy sax and sweeping synth pads. “Remind Me” is a little dull and doesn’t particularly benefit from a non-committal vocal, while “Royksopp’s Night Out” becomes perhaps a tad too repetitive for me. But this is a solid album and I’d be keen to give it the benefit of a little more time. Perhaps by the end of my 1001 journey, this will stand among the very best electronic albums and I’ll have much more of a taste for it, but for now I’m happy placing it squarely in the middle on a 3.

really spacey, honestly not that bad it all does just blend together though

Yeah baby quality stoner sounds.

Chilled background vibes but it has had its day and things have moved on, doesn't stand up so well any more

So chilled. Very background music, but lovely nonetheless.

I was going to say that I'd never heard of this, but I then vaguely recall hearing many of these tunes at late night cafes and clubs. I'd might feel more nostalgic if this was playing whilst copping off at said night club, otherwise it's good low-fi vibes.

One of those albums you go "ohhhhhh THAT'S who wrote this song" all the way through. Fantastic backing music to your day

Why is this something I have to listen to. Who picks the junk. It's a no for me dawg.

Main menu music ass album. It’s not a dance album, I wish it was a dance album, but this is the kind of music I’d expect at a hotel bar that was built in 1995 and still trying to appeal to the masses in a hip and cool way. 2.5

Hell yeah this my jam. Filed directly into the albums you could put on in any context or setting and have an excellent time (same draw where Groove Armada is filed). Poor Leno really drew me into the full experience. Only thing that could have made it even better would be some smoother track transitions but no biggie.

melody a.m. is an album that stands out on this list. it felt like a film soundtrack in many parts. like, i swear one track sounded like it was from a forties noir movie! or another song would be something out of a horror flick. röyksopp is definitely wide ranging in their electronic music. when there were vocals in the songs, it seemed so out of place. it was, for what it's worth, easy enough to listen to, but it wasn't of too much interest to me.

Relaxing in places and a bit more exciting in others, this still ultimately came across as a bit boring. That said, it was fairly diverse from track to track. This probably clocks at around a 2.5 or so for me, but I don't know if I liked it enough for it to be a 3. It wasn't bad, but I didn't find it engaging. I could honestly leave this album and be just fine.

So chill… och jag menar det….

So chill. The songs blend together a bit but “Poor Leno” was a standout.

Bra!!! Stark 3

Nice and relaxing. Enjoyed. Nice work music

It just wasn’t interesting enough to give it 3

Very pleasant

Very chill

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.

Klassieker, jaar geleden herontdekt. Prachtig rustig album, met een hele fijne licht melancholische sfeer.

Meh. I don't know who listens to this. It's basically background noise.

Pretty nice laid back music, nothing too ground breaking, but good for what it is! I liked Erleyd Øye's contributions, has a remarkable voice. The soundscapes are pretty, warm, lush and funky. Favorite lyrics: - No matter gain nor grain. It's those tiny little sparks. In daily life that makes me. Forget my sulky heart. - Brave men tell the truth. The wise man's tools are analogies and puzzles. A woman holds her tongue. Knowing silence will speak for her. Favorite tracks: - So Easy - Eple - Sparks - In Space - Poor Leno - Remind Me 7,5 out of 10

3.25

Light 7/10

Already liked this album

Aside from a track I realized I already knew, this didn't connect with me. Maybe another time. Just felt a bit bland and generic.

Etwas experimentell 👨‍🔬

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

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

Was an OK listen on the way to work at 5 a.m. not sure when else it would work. Maybe could be setbreak music

Was liking this but it really fell off halfway through. Really a 2.5 but I’ll round up to keep my 3 streak alive.

this was boring and I honestly don't know who it's for. I'd genuinely love for a fan of this to explain the appeal to me.

Love this album!

Some songs I instantly recognised here, which was kind of surprising, but a nice listen.

3.5

Was I waiting for AXA to process my insurance claim throughout this? Seemed so.

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

Good start and decent end, but a lot of forgettable guff in the middle. Doesn’t take long to find interesting electronic music these days, so the deeper tracks were a big old chunk of ‘meh’, but not terrible.

Enjoyed this

I'm sure I've probably heard something from Röyksopp, but all of the music on Melody A.M. was new to me. I was reminded of Moby, and Everything But the Girl as I listened to the alum. There aren't a lot of vocals, and fewer lyrics. The music is chill, and the album was an okay listen. I might not remember the experience enough to be called back for a re-listen to this album. I would be open to hearing more from the band.

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.

This was a really pleasant album to listen to, with a mostly chill, late night kind of vibe. The vocal bits don't always land as well as they could, but I enjoyed it. Fave Songs: Eple, A Higher Place, In Space, Remind Me, Röyksopp's Night Out

Those trip hop vibes are always welcome, but it didn't have much to make it stand out. Just a nice little thing.

Nothing super special, but not bad. Definitely enjoyable electronic stuff.

You definitely need a decent speaker to appreciate all the textures in some of the tracks. Wasn’t my kind of music though - very electronic

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.

nice chill and funky downbeat electronic music. Will be listening to again.

This was the most cool album on here so far. It sounded great, though it dragged on a little as most records of this kind do.

pas tant mon style, mais quand même bon. bien aimé Remind me

JNCOs and goggle sunglasses 3.5

as with most music in this genre, redundant and boring.

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.

Enjoyable tunes with some recognized

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.

Not a classic

This was a really cool and weird album! I almost went with four stars just for the fun change of pace it provided, but I don’t think I’d add most of these tracks to me regular rotation.

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.

Good for writing to!

God I really dislike dance music. I just could not get into this. Irritating pulses and beats that are akin to a vasectomy permeate throughout this slog of a dance project. Not enjoyable to me at all.

Lofi before lofi. Easy listening beats that will make you nod your head.

Awesome :) Right up my alley

Love it! With some epic tunes on there. Sometimes trippy, sometimes calm and sometimes beautiful. Great album!

No.

Solid downbeat electronica, the music industry listen to when I don't want to to pay attention to what I am listening too.

The music isn't bad, it's just really not my style...

this really appealed to my thoughtless brain. I’m not sure what makes this album revolutionary or historic, but I’m vibing. I liked sparks. Won’t go out of my way to listen again but it was a pleasure to be introduced to Röyksopp today :)

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

Inoffensive lobby music.

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Elevator music it's OK to like, and this even if you're going from the ground floor to the top of a skyscraper. But elevator music nonetheless! Don't get me wrong, Röyksopp are talented beatmakers and composers, and they're sometimes quirky enough to be interesting, at least once in a while. Yet the overall "feeling" I have from listening to *Melody A.M.* is that it's a little too bland and/or unobtrusive to elicit a strong response from me. In a close genre, an act like Boards Of Canada makes a far stronger impression. They're more poetic, more conceptual, more evocative, more off-kilter, more surprising... Eeerier and weirder, in a good way. That's how they hit the mark. And Röyksopp are definitely not up to that level. Now let me use this review to point something out when it comes to the general philosophy of my personal "grading" here: 95% of the artists and bands that managed to be included in Dimery's book actually deserve to be noticed--whatever your tastes are, and whatever your personal feelings about their music is. Making it to this list proves you're not an "average" musician. It shows that you did a good thing for you and others when you chose a career in music. And that you were right to persevere. So in that sense, you probably need to add 5 points to the grades given in here. It's not because you didn't make an essential album most people "should" listen to that you're a bad musician. Take Röyksopp, for instance. I'm giving them a 2/5 grade. But "objectively", given the amount of work, skills and imagination they put into this record, they probably deserve a 7/10 grade (2 + 5 for being talented artists nonetheless). It's just that for the purpose of this list of "essential" records, you can't do such benevolent gradings--otherwise the end picture would be quite unclear, even confusing. And I feel like most people using this app have the same philosophy, whether they consciously realize it or not. You have no choice but to be quite severe. That said, there are two or three exceptions to this rule of thumb. Examples: those horrid turds pooped by Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock, inexplicably listed in this app. To be clear: those turds can't deserve more than a 3/10 mark. Personally, I would even give them a 1/5. Being "subjective" is OK, and trying to be "objective" is fine as well. But then there's just common sense. And when you combine being an absolute moron with an obvious lack of talent, and add the bad taste factor to the equation, all that you deserve is contempt. Hope fans of those two acts are offended, because they need to wake the f*ck up. I can be nice and tolerant, but there's a limit to the sheer amount of idiocy I can put up with. About Röyksopp's *Melody A.M.*: Number of albums left to review: 633 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 182 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 85 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 107 (including this one)

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

Not my thing

Pretty good, but nothing to wow 3*

A pretty good album, though it gets a bit slow towards the end. Not sure I would recommend this to others, though the music was inoffensive and enjoyable.

"Melody A.M." is the debut album by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp. A good description of this music is "an across-the-board mix of bleepy synths, crunch beats and ambient, dreamy vocals with even a bit of disco mixed at times." The musical genres include downtempo, trip hop, chill-out, house, ambient and techno. Yep, all there. Röyksopp consists of Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland who met when they were younger. The album received universal acclaim and topped the UK Dance and Independent album charts. There were five singles released with the first being "So Easy." Eerie synths. A dance beat. It samples Bobby Vinton's "Blue on Blue" with a vocal chorus. OK. Good start. "Eple" has more of a groove and is chill. It picks up with synths and a melody. "Sparks" has a slower R&B beat. Female singer Anneli Drecker gives it a soulful feeling. Dreamy and is Portishead-esque. The third single "Poor Leno" is in the chill category. A male singer now with Erlend Øye. This is easy dance. A nice flow. Erlend Øye continues the vocals in "Remind Me " my favorite song on the album. More a dance "club" vibe. 60's keyboards. Nice bass. Catchy chorus repeating "Remind Me, Remind Me, Remind Me." The variety of the songs kept this interesting for me. It reminded me of the Air "Virgin Suicides" soundtrack. That's a good thing. This is a decent album and one if you're into chill-wave and dreamy music, you probably will like.

HL: Eple, In Space, Poor Leno

Sorry folks, this is right up my street. I love it. Scandinavian name, mellow relaxing cover and sweet chilled melodies. What is there not to like?

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.

It’s just fine

I liked this album! Warm and summery.

Too basic, couldn’t get into it.

Herlig!

This is just muzak, surely - why is it on the list? I played the whole album back-to-back four times and one track (So easy) has given me an earworm, but I wouldn't ever recognise the rest of the album if I heard it again.

I really don’t like ambient music, so this was pleasantly surprising.

Fine album, not sure why it is on the list.

9/10 super chill, but also very creative and experimental

Not my favorite album by them, but there were a couple of tracks that stood out. "Eple" and "Poor Leno" were the only two I saved. Röyksopp offers better albums from this discography.

Easy listening electro hiphop.

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

Sounds like the shitty royalty free music used on so many YouTube videos.

Boring to the point I forgot it was on. 2 stars because it was not actively offensive.

Nothing really stood out. I just got bored with it. Pretty low energy for dance music.

This was terrible. No reason to listen to this at all. So boring, I had a really hard time finishing it.

Soundtrack to the days in hip cafe's before they discovered charging a tenner for avocado on toast

This wasn't unpleasant at all. It would be a great album to use for falling asleep. However, other than "So Easy" being a take on Bobby Vinton's "Blue On Blue", there wasn't much to remember this album by.

Nice background music, and some stand-out tracks. It can all blur together a bit though

Bra grejer det här.

This album was my first proper electronic music album alongside Aphex Twin when I first began exploring the genre. The downtempo trip hop beats are expansive, hypnotizing, and very spacious. There’s enough room to hear every little detail and the music is soundscape like in its depth. Listening to it today reminds me why and how electronic music began to click for me thus opening a wider array of music.

Disc d'electrònica d'ambient, l'anomenat downtempo. El primer, més conegut i recomenable de la banda. De la mateixa manera que amb altres artistes similars com Air o Boards of Canada, els millors moments, com l'inicial 'So Easy', excel.leixen, però hi ha molt minuts de pura ambientació; que transcurreixen de forma agradable però gens essencial

Dull light weight electronic, few lyrics

Quite a fun listen, I know nothing when it comes to that style so I'll keep my analysis to myself. Nonetheless I had a good time listening to that album.

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

Un poco rarillo la vdd, no me va molado mucho.

Yeah nah

I had this back in the day. 3 CDs for £21 at HMV. You felt like you had to own it to be cool. But really you weren't. And now it just feels tired.

I don't get it. It feels like the ambient stuff that any number of amateurs could make today.

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

Still a great album

yeah this was pretty cool. fun to branch out into other genres that i'm not super well-versed in

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

Pretty indifferent on it. I slept like 4 hours last night so this thing kind of put me to sleep. 4/10

Pretty good

Nice little Scandinavian sounds

cool idm. nothing too crazy but a fun listen nonetheless.

Enjoyed listen to it, but not sure I would return to it.

Belfast - Birmingham flight. Just okay, sounded very safe nothing too game changing. Couple of good songs which I’d already heard.

What a delightful album. End to end warm, interesting, fun and gentle - and even if I remember clearly the time it was released - it has a timeless nature - in the vein of Air's 'Moon Safari' and Kraftwerk's 'Man Machine', for some reason. Lovely.

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

i don’t know — maybe my genre bias is showing (it’s not), and i’ve fallen out of step with what’s considered cool (i’ve not), but i don’t know that i buy into Melody A.M. as being anything more than a collection of vibey nothings that blend into the background; a footnote in the story of the endless youtube stream “lofi beats to relax/study to”. it’s not innovative enough to stand out from the rest of the wave of downtempo hip hop instrumentals (though tracks like “In Space” and “Röyksopp’s Night Out” make a valid enough argument for the existence of the record altogether, who are then followed immediately by nondescript low points like “A Higher Place”). Melody A.M. is not boring enough to hate, but is not interesting enough to truly like.

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

Oh yeah remember when everyone had a right lob on for Eple?

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.

I got this album within a few years of its release and enjoyed the chill vibes. It’s fallen off my radar for the last 15 years or so, but I enjoyed hearing it again. I love it!

So unmemorable I didn’t even notice it had finished.

It might be described as downtempo, but it sure is uplifting. Great to have an excuse to listen to this one again - always delivers the kjøttboller.

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

Nicely boopy.

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

Chill beats for zoning out to.

Middle of the road, pleasant sounding but boring

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).

Funny music

Loved this - An amazing mix of Downbeat dance, synths and ambient vocals. A truly outstanding album that I will return to again.

I really enjoyed the song Sparks. Static LP vocals with soft, urban beats behind. In Space, according to Amazon Music, is the most famous track from the album (the most listened to) but it was one of my least favorite tracks. Melody AM reminds me of Moby's famous album, Play.

Fantastic album

Some of the songs added in the last few tracks were pretty cool but overall this is largely forgettable.

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

Was hoping for a Christmas album, but this was fine. Ended up exploring electronic Christmas music as a result and wasn’t disappointed.

This might be the most boring album I've ever listened to.

I really like Röyksopp, but this album didn't resonate with me.

Good electronic sound

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

idk not my cup of tea. Maybe on a second listen. I know ben enjoyed it tho

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

I got about a third of the way in and decided I needed to go and listen to some mclusky

The sound of wallpaper.

Felt like a soundtrack to a secret agent PS2 game. Was like "how do I know Remind Me" and it's the freaking Geico caveman song 😂 unfortunately ambient albums just haven't caught me right yet. Always just feels like credit to a movie for 45 minutes

Really good chill hop. Definitely will keep this in my rotation for background music

It was an interesting kind of music , something that I am not used to listen every day , but I enjoyed it ,I found a song that I like .my overall experience was a trance like one ,the album have more tones and songs to get lost in ,something that I liked because I am an occasional classic listener ,and I could see where the sounds can get me ,and the landscape that they produce , it was nice , something new that I enjoyed

Cool vibes. Why don't you kill me?

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.

Before listening I thought "ugh, not another electronica album". I still haven't figured out what makes one so interesting, innovative, or ground-breaking from the next. Like others before it, it's good background music. But except for the first track, which I kind of dug, the rest truly is just background noise to me - nothing stood out from the rest.

Electronic background music, simple as that. There is one notable track, but nothing too crazy to write home about. Like other entries on this list, this is a definite example of a British/European perspective. While fine, it is hard to label this as an "album to listen to before you die".

Unique - and ideal for cold winter days and nights.

Too slow, had a hard time keeping me interested. Not a fan of songs that are both slow and don't have a strong vocal melody, they just feel forgettable in the end.

Great ambience! Has that song from Caveman Geico commercial

Getting over my initial disappointment that I’ve mixed up Röyksopp with Sigur Rós and I’d been really looking forward to a dose of Hoppípolla. I realise that this album must’ve had an awful lot of AirPlay because I knew almost every track and I’ve never consciously sought out Röyksopp. It’s a loungey loafy kind of vibe. Nice to have on in the background.

Downtempo ei yritä liikoja.. Yrittää ei tarvitse ei.. ehei NORJALAISILLE SAATANA EI SAA ANTAA YHTÄ ENEMPÄÄ VEI SUOMELTA ÖLJYN JA SUOMINEIDON HATUN PERKELE!

I liked it enough that I'm going to give it another listen or two.

decent muzak, but not my style

Looks like a phoney album cover for a CD you’d see on a Hemnes in the IKEA showroom. And I thought all the French electronica was bad. Do not want.

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.

Well I remember when Eple and Remind Me were trending back in the day, not my favorite record but I like it, only thing is it is so looooooong

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.

On commence à en avoir assez des hipstereries de Robert, envoie nous l'album de Nirvana bon dieu.

Groovy

Alkaa kivasti ja vahvasti ja hitilläkin vielä, mutta loppua kohti taantuu ja tylsistyy. Harmi, muuten voisi olla todella hyvä levy.

Omenabiisi on onnistunutta poppia, markkinointipotentiaaleineen kaikkineen, ja levyllä on muutenkin erottavana tekijänä toimivaa melodisuutta. OK, kaikki ei ole ihan minun makuuni, enkä henkilökohtaisesti näe tälle suurta välineellisestä arvoa, mutta menköön.

had some OK songs but didn't gel for me

- 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

Some WII Fit music

This is one of those albums that was on and I didn't even realize it. I just worked away and at some point the album changed to another Röyksopp album and I didn't even know it. It's one of those albums that just is.

Nice electronic music album, I really liked it. Saved tracks: So Easy, Roykskopp's Night Out, Remind Me, She's So, 40 Years Back / Come

3.4 - Sophisticated lounge music for a tastefully furnished hotel bar. Some interesting sonic distortions to tickle the ears.

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.

Had never ventured down the Royksopp rabbit hole. Was a pleasant 2001 era electronica vibe. Decent vibe to get some work done to. Wasn't especially noteworthy for me though.

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

Very interesting grooves.

I agree with the other reviewers - starts off OK, but then becomes a bit boring. With that name, and coming from the Arctic, I thought they'd be more interesting

Bobby Vinton has entered the chat! In the interest of full disclosure, if every song included a Bobby Vinton sample, I'd be compelled to rate this a 5. As it stands, this is as close as we're going to get to having Mr. Vinton on the list, until the Goodfellas soundtrack becomes eligible. Plus it turns out Ol' Bobby is still alive, so perhaps Röyksopp can do right by him and produce one final album and give Mr. Blue a Johnny Cash-Rick Rubin swan song.

Alright

Ei ehkä ihan mulle ominaisinta genreä. Silti omal taval diggasin täst. Hyvää taustamusiikkia mut ei ehkä myöskään optimaalinen kuuntelu ja arviointikokemus kun tekee töitä samalla. Paras biisi: Eple Huonoin biisi: 40 years back \ come

Very listenable house music. Good groove

To be honest most of the listening for this album was done in the background but I found it to be very enjoyable electronica, the album contains little vocals which isn’t really my kinda thing and I don’t think that the album gets any better than the really unique opener so easy with all of those awesome textures added on to the track it’s nowhere near perfect and can be fairly uninteresting at places but it’s good background noise! 3/5

JAKO dobar album, svidja mi se pocetak jako te uvuce i intirigira i ostatak je opuštajuć i bas kako smatram da bi elektronika treala biti(ili sub zanr elektronike lol), podsjeća me jako kao da bi bilo u nekoj fashion igrici ili jednostavno u pozadini neke flash igre uglavnom JAKOOOOO je dobro, svidja mi se i definitvno ću više slušati Royksopp

Good background music. Interesting

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

This one had some highs and lows. At times I really enjoyed it, but at others I wished it would would just stop.

Zzzzzz

Ehh...nothing special...and I typically like this type of music.

wow. loved it. had heard of the band before but never really listened. great house sound

Fun little Norwegian dance album. Not as crazy as the dance album sof today but was enjoyable especially in the morning. Nice wake up music. Week is starting off on a good album but I just hope we get some standouts this week after last week.

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.

Loungiger Eletrosound. Geht gut rein um runter zu kommen!

Musique surtout électronique, lente, un peu monotone. Me rappelle la télé italienne dans la nuit au collège canadien.

I'm not big into electronic music but this is pretty nice. Some cool sounds. I especially liked Röyksopp's Night Out - it had a very nice groove. 3 stars.

Brilliant dance record 👍🏼

Decent listen. Do really like Poor Leno but a few of the tracks plod a bit

A modern classic

Not my taste of music

Ok.. this is chill. I'm into and it's wild that they released this in 2001. Music still sounds like this today, it's that future is now vibe. I liked the vocal tracks more though the instrumentals but those were solid, gave me Dam-Funk vibes. I'm not sure I'd come back to this album often but would definitely keep it on when shuffling and appreciate the groundwork re: dance music, indie club dance sounds.

I remember thinking the beginning was cool, but I also had google maps bitch telling me I was missing turns so the vibe was kinda killed. For how cool and groovy this sounded at points, I’m ultimately kinda forgetting almost everything about the record (expect the Geico ad song)..and I think that’s a bit telling. Still enjoyed nonetheless

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

Started strong but definitely lost its way.

Dull. Sounds like adverts.

Excellent advert music 4/5

Ultimate music to relax, beeps here, bleeps there and the sun shines

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.

I remember when this one came out and it was a pretty good time.

Hey look, it's that song the was on everything in the early 00s! I'm also getting a strong whiff of nostalgia from So Easy. Simpler times... Roughly half of this is bleepy bloopy Nordic magic and the other half is just-ok background stuff. Potentially would listen again in future.

I've heard Eple before. So easy is a good opener. That's it to be honest.

Dated and dull.

Nice but not that memorable

This was great!

loved it! I've never heard of them before, amazing recommendation

This is a great album if you're looking for something to fall asleep to.

Good, chill album with some good beats.

It's a very good album, a couple of the tracks have had so much exposure that their impact has been diluted.

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

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So average!!!

Excellent album.

Love this album

Way ahead of it's time. I think this might have started lofi hip hop. I did listen to this while I went on a walk and some of the horns in songs made me think i was about to get hit by a car. Best Songs: She's So, Poor Leno Worst Songs: Remind Me

-"Poor Leo" is kinda catchy -"Röyksoop's Night Out" is cool -Just barely interesting enough to get a 3. But overall kind of repetitive electonic music

Really liking this. It's hitting all the right spots for me. I can work to this and likely will often.

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

ass

Wanted to not like this album, but I didn't hate it. Good background sounds while I worked.