Melody A.M.

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studio album
First released:
2001

Overview Edit

Melody A.M. is the debut album of Norwegian duo Röyksopp. Songs from this album have been used in television adverts and computer games, "Remind Me" was formally featured in an advertisement for GEICO Insurance in one of their popular 'Caveman' ads, "Eple" was licensed by Apple and used as the introduction music for the Mac OS X v10.3 Setup Assistant. "Poor Leno" was featured in the SSX 3 soundtrack. Three editions of this album were released: the standard version released in Europe and UK in 2001; the Limited Edition for North America in 2002 with a bonus disc containing 3 remixes and 3 music videos; and the Special Edition for Japan in 2003 with a bonus disc containing 9 remixes (including the 3 from the Limited Edition) and 3 music videos.

The album has been chosen by The Guardian as one of the 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die. It is also listed in a similar selection, called 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, in a series of books by Quintessence Editions Ltd.. On November 24th 2009, Melody A.M. was named the best Norwegian album of the decade by Norways largest newspaper, VG.

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Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
7243 8 13240 0 4
Release dates:
  • Sep 23 2003

Genres

Chillout, Electronic, Experimental, Trance, Downtempo, Electronica, Synthpop, Trip-hop. Vote on Genres

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5 stars REMINDS ME OF...PERFECTION
Where do I start with this wonderful little gem? This may be trite by now, but I too was introduced to Royksopp via the Geico Caveman commercial (those joints are funny, right?) Like a previous reviewer, I instantly flew to my computer trying to find the song ("Remind Me"). It wasn't long before I tried to buy the CD, but there was a problem: it was no where to be found within 70 miles of my location. I literally travelled to the capital of my state and still couldn't find it. I despaired, and t…
Written by Antonio Shaw "SHAWAM!!!"
3 stars Above average light techno
This CD came out some six years prior to this review and the only reason I have decided to review it now is because one of the songs on this CD has gained new life thanks to the Martin Advertising Agency of Virginia, which handles the GEICO insurance marketing account. So Royksopp is now getting a royalty check for the song "Remind Me." Lucky them.

That's not even the best song on the CD. Actually I have always liked how the duo sampled The Bobby Vinton crooner classic "Blue on Blue" in the son…
Written by Jeffrey J. Lyons

Track listing Edit

  • CD 1 : Melody A.M.

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    1
    So Easy - Röyksopp, Bacharach, Burt
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    2
    Eple
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    3
    Sparks - Röyksopp, Drecker, Anneli
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    4
    In Space
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    5
    Poor Leno - Röyksopp, Oye, Erlend
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    6
    A Higher Place
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    7
    Röyksopp's Night Out
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    8
    Remind Me - Röyksopp, Oye, Erlend
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    9
    She's So
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    10
    40 Years Back/Come - Röyksopp, Bacharach
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Other versions Edit

Melody A.M. 10 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Astralwerks
catalog number: ASW 13352-2
release dates: Oct 15 2002 in United States
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Melody A.M. 10 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 7243 8 13240 0 4
release dates: 2002 in Canada
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Melody A.M. 10 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Labels
catalog number: 7243 8 13240 0 4
release dates: 2002 in France
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Melody A.M. 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Astralwerks
release dates: Sep 23 2003
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Melody A.M. 3 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Labels
catalog number: 7243 8 13240 0 4
release dates: 2002 in France
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Melody A.M. 9 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: EMI Europe Generic
release dates: 2003 in France
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Melody A.M. 3 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Astralwerks
release dates: Oct 15 2002
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Melody A.M. 14 tracks format: 2 x CD
record label: Astralwerks
release dates: Oct 15 2002
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