Röyksopp
Melody A.M.

THE REVIEW

So, what on earth is in the water in Norway these past few years?

The Röyksopp are Svein Berge and Torbjorn Brundtland, and their debut album is a stunning example of that "human-faced" electronic music that captures followers from all four corners of the world.

Graceful melodies amidst typically pop structures, then immersed in a bath of sweet, dreamy sampled sounds, wrapping you in allure from the first to the last moment.
In the two singles released, their work features the unmistakable voice of Erlend Øye, half of the "neoacoustic" Kings of Convenience, also Norwegians [Note: present on de-baser with the reviews of their CDs "Quiet Is The New Loud" and "Versus"], and you can feel the touch of class.
If "Remind Me" is even in rotation on MTV, then something is truly changing in this world going adrift, even if deep down we're not quite sure whether to celebrate or not, as it's nestled between Christina Aguilera and Pink.

But trust me, this little disc won't be easily forgotten, with its perfect symbiosis of pop and electronics, like Lamb without angels to invoke, or like a slightly dazed Notwist. Listen to believe in "Eple", where what seems like an effective refrain reveals itself to be a mesmerizing harmonic loop, so mesmerizing that you practically don't notice that the whole song is just a refrain.

Then you get a fright when you hear it as the background to Solaris on Rete4 (devil... the mainstream with a thousand arms!!).