Röyksopp

  • Tromso, Norway
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  • Dance/Electronic
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  • 1998
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About Röyksopp

Official Site: http://royksopp.com/ | @royksopp | facebook.com/Royksopp


Norwegian duo Röyksopp compensated for the cold climes of their native Tromsø by making some of the warmest, most inviting downbeat electronica of the new millennium, exemplified by early tracks like "Eple" and "Poor Leno." The pair, Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge, both grew up in Tromsø and began recording in the early '90s. Local-made-good Geir Jenssen (aka Biosphere) provided tutelage and almost convinced the duo to record for R&S sublabel Apollo. After a few years apart, Brundtland and Berge met up again in Bergen and re-formed Röyksopp in 1998.

The group released a few singles on Tellé, then signed up to the big beat label Wall of Sound. The Röyksopp debut was 2001's Eple single; both "Eple" and another track ("Poor Leno") earned slots on over a dozen chillout compilations that year or the next. Their first full-length, Melody A.M., appeared in late 2001. After spending a few years performing live and remixing artists including Beck and Annie, Röyksopp returned with new material in 2005; the single Only This Moment heralded the summer release of the duo's second album, The Understanding, which featured more traditionally structured songs than their earlier work. The live EP Röyksopp's Night Out appeared a year later, and the third album -- Junior, their most upbeat set -- came in March 2009. It was followed, appropriately, by Senior, a relatively sedate album of all instrumentals released in 2010. ~ John Bush, Rovi

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    New Royksopp album Junior features Lykke Li, Robyn
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    Royksopp Announce Details of Strictly Instrumental 'Senior'
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    Watch: Röyksopp Performs New Track, "Running to the Sea", with Susanne Sundfør
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Tour Dates

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  • Jun 1 Saturday
    Stockholm, Sweden Stockholms universitet
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  • Sep 6 Friday
    Berlin, Germany Flughafen Tempelhof
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Discography

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  • Senior (2010)
    Röyksopp
    Senior (2010)
    MB3 Records
  • Junior (2009)
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    Junior (2009)
    Wall of Sound
  • Back to Mine (2007)
    Röyksopp
    Back to Mine (2007)
    Back to Mine
  • The Understanding (2005)
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    The Understanding (2005)
    Wall of Sound
  • Melody A.M. (2001)
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    Melody A.M. (2001)
    Astralwerks
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