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Artist:	ROYKSOPP
Title:	The Understanding
Label:	ASTRALWERKS
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ASW 11352CD

"One of the most beloved and best-selling artists in the electronic genre, Röyksopp returns with their highly-anticipated second album The Understanding. Combining lush atmospherics with swoon-worthy pop, the Norwegian duo deliver a delectable follow-up to their worldwide hit Melody AM. Featuring vocal performances by Röyksopp, Karin of The Knife (signed to V2) and more, The Understanding is Röyksopp's most accessible and exuberantly tuneful musical confection yet, fusing otherworldly melodies, slinky rhythms and a cinematic sweep." This is the regular single CD jewel-case version.

Artist:	ROYKSOPP
Title:	What Else Is There?
Label:	ASTRALWERKS
Format:	CD
Price:	$7.00
Catalog #:	ASW 47546CD

"Lush and symphonic, critics and music fans agree that What Else Is There? is one of the most stirring and evocative songs off Röyksopp's acclaimed album The Understanding. Featuring a Björk-like vocal performance from Karin of Sweden's The Knife, the song's mysterious and nightmarish imagery combines with its uplifting music to create an almost cinematic experience. This deluxe single includes remixes by a who's who of top producers, including an epic and soaring remix by The Thin White Duke, a propulsive edit by Jacques Lu Cont, and a mix by superstar French producer Vitalic. Also check out the sleek minimal funk of Trentemoller and down & dirty DFA-style mix by The Emperor Machine."

Artist:	ROYKSOPP
Title:	Röyksopp's Night Out
Label:	ASTRALWERKS
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	ASW 52935CD

"Hot on the heels of their critically acclaimed album The Understanding, Röyksopp return with their first ever live record. Recorded in Oslo, November '05 in front of an ecstatic hometown crowd, this 40 minute EP captures all the spine-tingling excitement and energy of a Royksopp show. Royksopp's Night Out features highlights from throughout their career, including dynamic and radically re-conceived versions of 'Poor Leno,' 'Remind Me,' 'What Else Is There,' and 'Only This Moment,' plus a Queens Of The Stone Age cover. A must for fans and a great introduction for newcomers, this glorious and revelatory live set finds Röyksopp at the top of their game, setting another benchmark for the genre."

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Artist:	RÖYKSOPP
Title:	Melody A.M.
Label:	ASTRALWERKS
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ASW 91378CD

Originally released as a Limited Edition double CD, Melody A M. will now only be available in it's original single disc form. Röyksopp are the Norwegian duo of Svein Berge and Torbjorn Brundtland and this is their debut album, originally issued in Oct, 2001. The duo had Biosphere connections in the mid-90s, recording under the name Aadena Cycle for Apollo. Among the sources of inspiration for the band are Erik Satie, the porn music composer Francis Lai and the warm, analogue sound of the 1970s. "A thing of breathtaking beauty, bringing with it a new template for post club sonics. And, in the process, heralding Wall of Sound's move back into the premier league. 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. It does, however, have its fair share of Frenchness about it, which will inevitably bring comparisons to to Air's earlier work. Despite the comparisons Royksopp are far better than Air. Their melodies have more depth, the textures more rhythmical and, perhaps most importantly, they sound like they're in awe of the past, just in love with the future." -- Martin James.

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