Royksopp - The Understanding

Malt Refund · #1 07-07-2005, 07:53 AM

What a pleasent album. Flows nicely from track to track but no single tracks really stand out like the last album, which had a few. Not that it matters. I love 49 Percent but when I play it for people they can't stand it. ;(

groovypanda · #2 07-07-2005, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Malt Refund

I love 49 Percent but when I play it for people they can't stand it. ;(

that's my favourite track too

"49%, 1% short of half, but less than half ain't really much of nothing..."

quite often find myself driving home from work singing along loudly (and probably badly) to that track...

matt

holden · #3 07-07-2005, 08:47 AM

i've only heard a montage of the album on Astralwerks' site, and also "Only This Moment", which is lovely. Sounds much more lyrics-driven and a lot like Air in spots. "Melody A.M." had such a great feeling (it reminds me of autumn for some reason), so i'm hoping they recapture that magic here.

Leon · #4 07-07-2005, 08:52 AM

It's very easy listening and listening to Only This Moment got me in the same vibe as Orbital's Halycon On On got me: Staring into space for half an hour, completely in trance. Lovely! I got the album and at the moment "Boys" is my favourite, really sweet! There were some songs that really didn't grab me though.

//\/\/ · #5 07-07-2005, 08:57 AM

"Staring into space for half an hour, completely in trance"

that's my new favourite image of leon!

holden · #6 07-07-2005, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Leon

It's very easy listening and listening to Only This Moment got me in the same vibe as Orbital's Halycon On On got me: Staring into space for half an hour, completely in trance.

Especially impressive since it's only a 9 minute song

!

Very easy listening? Hmmm...i thought this was supposed to be more danceable? Not that "Poor Leno" and "royksopp's night out" didn't make me move, but i hoped for more beats on "Understanding".

Leon · #7 07-07-2005, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by holden

Especially impressive since it's only a 9 minute song

!

Very easy listening? Hmmm...i thought this was supposed to be more danceable? Not that "Poor Leno" and "royksopp's night out" didn't make me move, but i hoped for more beats on "Understanding".

It has tons more beats than Melody A.M. I mean easy listening as in ''easy to understand'' melodies. It's not like Underworld, where you have to listen to a song over and over and over before you finally get it.