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Monday, February 19, 2007

Röyksopp info

Röyksopp (sometimes spelled as 'Royksopp' or 'Røyksopp') is
an electronic music duo based in Bergen, Norway composed of
Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge. The group formed officially
in 1998 and released their debut album Melody A.M. in 2002.

Despite the fact that Brundtland and Berge were schoolmates
in their hometown of Tromsø and experimented with electronic
instruments in the early 90's, Röyksopp only appeared years
later when they met again in Bergen. In the city was a vital
scene for underground electronic music at this time, and the
band worked with other Norwegian musicians such as Frost, Kings
of Convenience, Those Norwegians and Drum Island in what was
called the Bergen Wave. Their first singles were released by
local independent label Tellé, and their album Melody A.M. on
British label Wall of Sound. It spawned singles like "Eple",
"Poor Leno", "Remind Me" and "Sparks".