Royksopp

2011-12-05 Röyksopp is an electronic music duo from Tromsø, Norway. The members' names are Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge. Interview quotes Svein "What first caused you to think to yourself, man, this is a great fucking job?" "When me, Han Solo and RoboCop had our first gig on top of the Great Pyramid of Khufu in front of 6 billion people. I was in the middle of my guitar solo when Wolverine shouted to me from behind his drum kit, “Man, this is a great fucking job!” http://www.playboy.com/articles/royksopp-rock-the-rabbit/index.html "I think someone should make a pair of jeans made of banana peel; that’s what I’m thinking. Instead of washing them, you just throw them away and they will decompose. Ideally, it shouldn’t be lots of banana peels – you should be able to make it in one piece so it’s one big seamless thing. They would be yellow, which is the colour of the insane" http://www.timeoutdubai.com/nightlife/features/7972-royksopp "You see, it's part of the process you go through: the longer the hair and the beard, the more Beaujolais you drink. It's stage three of the seven stages of songwriting." http://www.contactmusic.com/new/artist.nsf/artistnames/royksopp "I feel so unattractively enthusiastic about the new album". On the Junior release at Pete Tong's Friday night show on BBC Radio 1 9th of January 2009. "People have certain expectations of how a festival concert will be, with a vocalist, bassist, drummer and two guitarists. When the singer screams "Woaaaaaaaa", the audience must respond "YEAAAA". When we play live, we try not to be too clever and "arty". There shall be an element of party in what we do." http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=66768 Torbjørn "Seriously, who was supposed to add the pressure? The record buying public? I don't think so. The critics? We're not afraid of them. Our mindset, even on Melody A.M., has always been to do our own thing." http://www.contactmusic.com/new/artist.nsf/artistnames/royksopp On making the album The Understanding. "Röyksopp is more than a band. It's also a transport system." http://www.metroradio.co.uk/Article.asp?id=1219948&spid=21849 On being confronted with Röyksopp's ability to take people to a state of mind. "Where would your ideal place be to listen to one of your own songs?". "I think, in a blimp. Over Antarctica". http://www.metroradio.co.uk/Article.asp?id=1219948&spid=21849 "I get angry when I have to read...Like if you put a DVD into a DVD player, and you actually have to read, that thingy, where it has the copyright control. And if that's on for like half a minute and there's no button that you can press that gets you through it. That fills me with double rage." http://web.archive.org/web/20060112002931/http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/news/interviews/2005/07/01/20339.shtml "I had this bow and arrow that my uncle had given me, and I found a knife and sharpened the arrows. It was a deadly weapon. And I killed birds, I killed a lot of polar bears. I went on a killing spree for days, killing every animal I could see in Northern Norway." http://web.archive.org/web/20060112002931/http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/news/interviews/2005/07/01/20339.shtml Making a sick joke in a BBC interview. This actually made PETA criticize him in public http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/peta%20attacks%20royksopp%20star%20for%20slaughtering%20endangered%20bears, unaware that polar bears does not habit in continental Norway. "The most annoying [pop star]? Well, that's gotta be 50 Cent. Why? I mean, because of the story that goes with him. This story, the story that sold him to a lot of newspapers. I just imagine a reader who's like 50 years old and who's really not into hip-hop... "But this guy, he's been shot 7 times then he must be good", and that story is just so crap so I instantly had a dislike of the whole package." http://web.archive.org/web/20060112002931/http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/news/interviews/2005/07/01/20339.shtml "When you do interviews it's not like you're a politician that people are going to say "Ahh, he didn't really answer the question". If you're an artist it's good to just not answer the question sometimes." http://web.archive.org/web/20060112002931/http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/news/interviews/2005/07/01/20339.shtml "What's next for you? We are going to start a farm where we trying to make nothing grow. that's really difficult. That's gonna be a heavy work. Together On asked by KCRW about things that influence their creative process: Torbjørn: To be very dull, I would have to say scenery and nature and the world itself. Growing up in Tromsø, as we did, we had a lot of space and a lot of scenery. And without being too New Age about the whole thing, I’m just noting that that is in us, and definitely colouring whatever we do.Svein: I think people and humour also has to be thrown into the bowl. Torbjørn: Well, not so much humour. http://royksopp.com/listen-back-to-the-kcrw-session On their album The Understanding: Svein: Yes, there is meaning, but we believe there's room for your own interpretation. Listen to the album and see if you can come up with your own.Torbjørn: It's like a classical painting like the Mona Lisa. When you tell people what they should look for, they only look at that thing. http://www.contactmusic.com/new/artist.nsf/artistnames/royksopp On being asked about their favourite album in Röyksopp's discography: Torbjørn: That would be like comparing my children, not that I have any.Svein: It's like trying to compare two testicles. One is not better than the other. Both are vital to the Röyksopp anatomy. http://www.contactmusic.com/new/artist.nsf/artistnames/royksopp "Tromsø is a city with crime and dope, and with the nature right beside. You can sit by the sea, eat ecstasy, surf on the internet and eat seagull eggs. We have a half-naive love relation to the midnight sun and the nature in Northern Norway. Old people aren't the only ones who can claim that." http://www.dagbladet.no/magasinet/2002/03/09/329483.html Said about Röyksopp "Röyksopp's album Melody A.M. is one of the best records ever made" http://www.nrk.no/p3tv/tror-du-det-kommer-til-a-vareevig-royksopp-remix/ Chris Martin of Coldplay to NRK. "This is the one that puts them firmly and officially up there in the top tier of the dance-music crossover-album crowd, up with the Daft Punks and, umm, Basement Jaxxes. Really: Good for them." http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6861-the-understanding/ Review of the album The Understanding in Pitchfork. "This is genius – it is no wonder they are laughing." http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/sftw/article2329258.ece Review of the album Junior in The Sun "Apparently the original title of this striking debut was For Kids and Elderly People, and you can hear why: cornerstone hit Eple is likely to beguile any age." http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/nov/21/1000tohearbeforeyoudie4 The Guardian chose Melody A.M. amongst the 1000 albums you must hear before you die. “I always listen to new music. I get new CDs every week from England and America. I prefer listening to new things rather than old, and so at the moment I’m really enjoying listening to the band Röyksopp.” http://www.thedailybeast.com/beast-board/item/829/sir-elton-john/music/ Sir Elton John is a Röyksopp fan. "There's a new Röyksopp record out which is called Senior which I'm really looking forward to hearing." http://www.tv4.se/1.1841188/2010/10/02/elton_john_jag_tvingas_ha_livvakter_nar_jag_gar_ut Sir Elton John says he's looking forward for Röyksopp's Senior album. Lyrics So Easy Hello?Yeah it's meI wanna give you some good frequencies170, 2.6, 2245...Yeah3032, 400Four hundred?Yeah.I'm coming over.Do that.Hehe. I'll be there in two seconds. Sparks No matter gray or grimIt's those tiny little sparksDaily life that makes meForget my wounded heartIt doesn't matter whenIt may rain or it may shineBlurry memories of usCome back from time to timeNo matter gray or grimIt's those tiny little sparksDaily life that makes meForget my wounded heartIt doesn't matter whenIt may rain or it may shineBlurry memories of usCome back from time to timeNo matter gray or grimIt's those tiny little sparksDaily life that makes meForget my sulky heartIt doesn't matter whenIt may rain or it may shineBut you will always be hereStored inside my mindCan I give you all my loveSuck some airTell me what I'm dreaming ofOh, whoa, oh...Maybe within a thousand yearsYou'll be hereMaybe within a thousand tearsOh, whoa, oh...Can I be so alone?Can I be so alone?Oh, whoa..La la la la... Only This Moment Only this momentHolds us togetherClose to perfectionNothing else out thereNo one to guide usLost in our sensesDeep down inside I know our love will dieOnly this momentHolds us togetherLost in confusionFeelings are out thereScared of devotionDoubting intentionsDeep down inside I know our love will dieStay or forever goPlay or you’ll never knowWhat heaven decidedYou can't deny it’sAll you’ve been waiting forStay or forever goPlay or you’ll never knowYour spirit’s dividedYou will decide if I’mAll you’ve been waiting forClouds in my head have been parted with graceBy the voice of an angel revealing her faceAnd her words they make sense and I do understandFalling in love isn’t part of a planForces within me mix reason with lust, butI’ll try to accept it and not make it worse'Cause I know I might lose it by taking the chance,(But) love without pain isn’t really romanceOnly this momentHolds us togetherClose to perfectionNothing else out thereAlways beside herTrusting my sensesDeep down inside I know love will surviveOnly this momentHolds us togetherClose to perfectionNothing else out thereAlways beside herTrusting my sensesDeep down inside I know love will survive 49 Percent Forty-nine percentOne percent short of halfAnd less than halfAin't really much of nothingForty-nine percentOne percent short of halfAnd less than halfAin't really much of nothingI won't try to dent your nightOr stop your flightI've known our plightYou know I'm rightI know about your little flingHow you hide your ringYou senseless thingI'll cut this stringThe heat has simmered for a whileIt's not my styleSo versatile and with a smileAt anytime, I could explodeWhen you kissed your toadYou killed your princely episodeForty-nine percentOne percent short of halfAnd less than halfAin't really much of nothingForty-nine percentOne percent short of halfAnd less than halfAin't really much of nothingBit off more than one could biteAnd the taste is slightIt leaves this dullish appetiteAbout time I've finally seen the lightAnd said goodnightFor the sling is tightWe'll lose this fightIn a corner painted whiteAs you fly your kiteI shun the sight, i've seen the lightAnd now i've got to say goodnightYou know I'm rightForty-nine percentOne percent short of halfAnd less than halfAin't really much of nothingForty-nine percentOne percent short of halfAnd less than halfAin't really much of nothingI won't try to stop you flightOr chage your night or nothingLess than halfWhy won't you tryTo make this damage betterMath and imageryEquates cacophonyMultiplies mutenessA sum better disturbedFor silence subtractsAnd shadows divide lightLess than half is slightMath and imageryEquates cacophonyMultiplies mutenessA sum better disturbedFor silence subtractsAnd shadows divide lightLess than half is slightThe heat has simmered for a whileThe heat has simmered for a whileThe heat has simmered for a whileThe heat has simmered for a whileThe heat has simmered for a whileForty-nine percentOne percent short of halfAnd less than halfAin't really much of nothingForty-nine percentOne percent short of halfAnd less than halfAin't really much of nothingI won't try to stop you flightOr chage your night or nothingLess than halfWhy won't you tryTo make this damage betterForty-nine percentOne percent short of halfAnd less than halfAin't really much of nothingOh forty-nine percentOne percent short of halfAnd less than halfAin't really much of nothing, yeahThe heat has simmered for a whileThe heat has simmered for a whileThe heat has simmered for a while What Else Is There? It was me on that roadBut you couldn`t see meToo many lights out, but nowhere near hereIt was me on that roadStill you couldn`t see meAnd then flashlights and explosionsRoads end getting nearerWe cover distance, but not togetherI am the storm and I am the wonderAnd the flashlights, nightmaresAnd sudden explosionsI don't know what more to ask forI was given just one wishIt`s about you and the sunA morning runThe story of my makerWhat I have and what I ache forI`ve got a golden earI cut and I spearBut what else is there?Roads end getting nearerWe cover distance, still not togetherIf I am the storm, if I am the wonderWill I have flashlights, nightmaresAnd sudden explosion?There's no room where I can go andYou`ve got secrets tooI don`t know what more to ask forI was given just one wish (Why) Notes Category:Norwegian bands Category:Electronic music Category:Synthpop Category:MTV Europe Music Award winners