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    Listening to sombre detune, such a lovely album, perfect soundtrack to my life. I could walk around listening to this and feel like I'm the subject of a wonderful movie. Catchy dance beats and... more
    
    Listening to sombre detune, such a lovely album, perfect soundtrack to my life. I could walk around listening to this and feel like I'm the subject of a wonderful movie. Catchy dance beats and great instrumental aside. If you like Royksopp for their instrumental qualities I would suggest a listen to Nujabes as well, they are just as genius as Royksopp:)
    
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    Heather Hasan-Seo liked and reviewed The Understanding
    
    One of their many beautiful songs. The lyrics are wonderful and the beat and tune are even better.
    
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    Fabio Padilha liked and reviewed The Understanding
    
    Great Röyksopp album. Long instrumental songs , great singers featuring and emotionally deeper
    
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    Feat Karin Dreijer is awesome
    
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    SOOO DARN SCRUMPTIOUS!!
    
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Special edition of the second album by the Norwegian electro duo. Comes with a bonus CD which will feature rare tracks.In 2002, the Norwegian duo of Svein Berge and Torbjorn Brundtland found a sweet spot between wispy Moon Safari-style pop and Boards of Canada-like atmospherics on the widely-admired Melody A.M. The Understanding sounds relatively absent-minded, careening around the room like a panicky fly. Some of it works well; the bouncy "Only This Moment" resembles Fischerspooner at their silliest (and thus, most fun), while "49 Percent" gets a huge lift from a New Jack vocal courtesy of Chelonis R. Jones. But the record is too often thwarted by syrupy synth-pop ("Follow My Ruin") as well as the lack of shifty downtempo rhythms and avant-garde underpinnings that kept Melody so pleasantly grounded. They haven’t lost their knack for subtle hooks and well-placed cross-rhythms, like the slippery keyboard squibble that glides its way into "What Else Is There?" But the sophomore curse is hard to overcome, and though there’s plenty here to recommend, Berge and Brundtland aren’t able to break the spell. NOTE: The limited edition version of the record includes an all-new 5-song B-Side EP. –Matthew Cooke

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