- Audio CD (Sep 23 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Astralwerks
- ASIN: B0000CBL96
- Other Editions: Audio CD | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. So Easy |
| 2. Eple |
| 3. Sparks |
| 4. In Space |
| 5. Poor Leno |
| 6. Higher Place |
| 7. Royksopp's Night Out |
| 8. Remind Me |
| 9. She's So |
| 10. 40 Years Back/Come |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
Arguably one of the best releases of 2002 and unquestionably one of the most original, the filmic, dreamy and mostly instrumental Melody A.M.--from Norwegian duo Svein Berge and Torbjorn Brundtland, or Röyksopp--finds uncommon beauty in the study of contrasts. At once frosty and lush, austere and joyful, ambient and wildly detailed, Melody A.M. is equal parts classical, electronica and film score, but with way better optics. Yes, optics--or at least that's how it feels. Opening track "So Easy" lulls with a gently whispered chant casually draped over what sounds like plucked harp strings while technicolor gurgles and bloopy keyboards sputter in the background. The sweeping, beatbox-damaged "Eple"--its cascading piano notes exploding into tiny white flashes of light--is as panoramic as the Nordic vistas that inspired it. Cinematic strings flood through "In Space," creating a real sense of velocity. Like Philip Glass or Boards of Canada, Röyksopp are minimalists who wring every bit of juice out each note without ever losing sight of the emotional core. Melody A.M. is music as painting, in watercolor, and destined to be a sleeper classic for the ages. --Kim Hughes
Album Description
2001 debut album from the Norwegian Electronic duo. Songs from this album have been used in television adverts and computer games; "Remind Me" was formally featured in an advertisement for GEICO Insurance in one of their popular Caveman ads, while "Eple" was licensed by Apple and used as the introduction music for the Mac OS X v10.3 setup assistant. The Silicone Soul remix of "Poor Leno" was featured in the soundtrack to the 2003 snowboarding video game SSX 3.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The best CD I've ever bought.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Melody A.M. (W/2 Bonus Tracks) (Audio CD)
This CD is simply the best CD I've EVER bought at any CD store anytime in my life. Each song has a distinct feel, and each song engrosses you even more. If you listen to the first CD, you may think their just good, but if you watch the video and listen to the second CD of the song REMIND ME (SOMEONE ELSE'S MIX), you will be blown away and will clutch the CD to your heart for the rest of your life. It will never leave your CD player. The lyrics are just fantastic, and so is the background music. If there's such thing as heaven on earth, this is definitely it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Album,
By A Customer
This review is from: Melody A.M. (W/2 Bonus Tracks) (Audio CD)
Aparantly Norway knows how to groove! I listen to alot of electronic music, and am generally a tuff sell, but its hard not to like Roksopp's melodic and unique sound. Recomended.
2.0 out of 5 stars
not good,
By Amberic "Amber and Eric" (Baltimore, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Melody A.M. (W/2 Bonus Tracks) (Audio CD)
I bought this album because of Epie. I thought since that song was so bubbly and fun to listen to that the rest would be similar. I was wrong. I can admit it. The rest of the songs are boring, uninspired, and lifeless. You might like that sort of thing, so be sure to listen to it before you buy. I played it 3 times. Once for the first listen, twice because I thought I may have been ingoring some subtlties, and 3 times just to make sure it sucks. It won't get played ever again.
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