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Melody A.M.
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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 21 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 47 Ratings

  • 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.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Playlouder
    90
    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.
  2. Trouser Press
    90
    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.
  3. Billboard
    90
    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.
  4. Blender
    80
    [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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  5. Q Magazine
    80
    Without 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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  6. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    Settles into a stream of pastoral, boutique techno that's both soothing and derivative. [1 Nov 2002, p.70]
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  7. Rolling Stone
    60
    Royksopp show a debt to art rock, but they replace Pink Floyd's paranoia with a mood of late-night sorrow.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. MagneK.
    Oct 28, 2002
    10
    Excellent
  2. FeatherBlade
    Jun 18, 2012
    10
    A beautiful and harmonious blend of sounds from past and present. Eleven years after its release can be said that this album remains asA beautiful and harmonious blend of sounds from past and present. Eleven years after its release can be said that this album remains as current as it was in 2001.… Expand
  4. phila
    May 19, 2003
    10
    This is one of the greatest albums I have ever heard - and I've heard a lot. At first you'll love the singles, then you'll This is one of the greatest albums I have ever heard - and I've heard a lot. At first you'll love the singles, then you'll eventually grow tired of them, and you will discover the 7 other GREAT songs on the album.. I was completely drawn into the soft, mellow universe.… Expand
  5. ashmind
    Aug 4, 2005
    10
    One of the best electronic albums I had ever listened to.
  6. josifd
    Aug 10, 2005
    10
    this is a great album
  7. LawrenceP
    Aug 17, 2004
    9
    dance music for people who don't like dance music.
  8. drewm
    Jan 3, 2003
    6
    Not 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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#41 Best Album of 2002
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#64 Most Discussed Album of 2002

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