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- Summary: This is the debut album for the downbeat electronica duo from Norway, which has drawn comparisons to bands such as Air, Groove Armada, and Boards of Canada. Erlend Oye (Kings of Convenience) provides vocals on several tracks.
- Record Label: Wall of Sound / Astralwerks
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 21
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Mixed: 1 out of 21
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Negative: 0 out of 21
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Quite unlike any other chill out album you're likely to hear, 'Melody AM' takes low rider funk and splices it with 80s synth-pop ambience and analogue dub techniques to create a truly inspiring epic pop landscape which neither strays into questionable light classical territories, nor worrying prog rock terrain.
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Wildly experimental and unique, Melody A.M. belongs in the collections of fans of lush keyboard instrumentation, '70s soul, new age and Boards of Canada-style strangeness alike.
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Like debuts from Zero 7 and the Avalanches, Melody A.M. is well-situated to sit pretty in many critics' annual top 10s come December.
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Blender[They] channel post-adolescent despair into 10 groove-centric tracks that will gladden anyone who misses Play-era Moby. [#11, p.141]
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Q MagazineWithout a single piece of filler here, this is the musical equivalent of meeting a stranger you feel you've known all your life. [Nov 2001, p.128]
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Entertainment WeeklySettles into a stream of pastoral, boutique techno that's both soothing and derivative. [1 Nov 2002, p.70]
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Royksopp show a debt to art rock, but they replace Pink Floyd's paranoia with a mood of late-night sorrow.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 14
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Mixed: 1 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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MagneK.Oct 28, 2002Excellent
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Jun 18, 2012
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philaMay 19, 2003
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ashmindAug 4, 2005One of the best electronic albums I had ever listened to.
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josifdAug 10, 2005this is a great album
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LawrencePAug 17, 2004dance music for people who don't like dance music.
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drewmJan 3, 2003Not bad - the singles stand out but the rest is on the verge of being dull - Zero 7's Simple Things much more accomplished.
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