虽然并不必然代表来自非英语国家，但Röyksopp的出处的确不是英国的团体，这只挪威二人组的成员的名字写起来要比读起来困难得多， Torbjørn Brundtland和Svein Berge创造了他们首张专辑《Melody A.M.》的佳绩，其中的单曲发行横跨三个年度。说他们的音乐是舞曲未免有失偏颇，电子乐最为一个大概念还是很适合他们的，你也可以说他们的音乐是chill-out，在许多chill-out的作品中你可以找到他们的音乐，新专辑的部分可以说是chill-out，但也有接近于trance等舞曲类型的歌曲。开场曲太过精彩，Triumphant是以钢琴起头，渐渐加入重量的配器和节奏，渐进式歌曲把人的血压也一直网上推，除了纯器乐的作品，专辑中的人声部分也是可圈可点，第一首单曲除了Röyksopp的声音，还加上了Kate Havnevik的声音，这是一首接近舞厅效果的电子歌曲，如果经过混音，一定是一首不错的舞曲，类似的搭配还出现在许多，比如“49 Percent”中的Chelonis R Jones。由Karin Dreijer领衔的“What Else Is There”是专辑中最有潜力的作品，无论是Karin Dreijer的歌声还是歌曲的节奏，都是用尽力道的结晶，同样是Kate Havnevik加盟的Circuit Breaker有着流行的节奏和曲调，而在Röyksopp的特别“掩饰”下，点到为止的感觉有些让人意犹未尽。
艺人名称：Röyksopp
专辑名称: The Understanding
厂 牌：Astralwerks
发行日期：2005-07-12
音乐类型：Lounge/Downtempo
【Royksopp-Only This Moment】
专辑曲目：1. Triumphant
2. Only This Moment
3. 49 Percent
4. Sombre Detune
5. Follow My Ruin
6. Beautiful Day Without You
7. What Else Is There?
8. Circuit Breaker
9. Alpha Male
10. Someone Like Me
11. Dead To The World
12. Tristesse Globale
ReviewsAmazon.co.uk Review
After the success of their debut album, Norwegian electronic duo Royksopp must have known they’d have their work cut out for them on The Understanding. After all, Melody A.M. was that rare electronic album that appealed to fans regardless of their musical tastes, with its catchy playfulness and well-crafted songs. The Understanding is less laid back than their previous album, but it’s no less catchy or clever. If anything, The Understanding sounds like Royksopp have spent much of the time since their last album soaking in the continental sounds of bands like Air. The result is a dance album that’s surprisingly heavy on vocals, most of them by the duo themselves. But, in time-honoured dance tradition, there are also a bevy of female vocalists on hand, including Karin Dreijer from The Knife ("What Else Is There?") and new collaborator Kate Havnevik (single "Only This Moment" and "Circuit Breaker"). The Understanding is a much more grown-up album from Royksopp--it’s not dance music for the kids, but an album for after the kids have gone to bed. --Ted Kord
