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Bergen, Norway (1998 – present)

Röyksopp is an music duo from Tromsø, Norway, currently based in Bergen, Norway.

The band consists of Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge. The group was formed in 1998 and released their debut album Melody A.M. in 2001. The Norwegian word “røyksopp” means puffball fungus (lit. “smoke mushroom”).

Röyksopp have won many prizes for their music, one of them in MTV Europe Music Awards 2002 for the best music video (Remind Me). Remind Me was also used in the popular Geico insurance “Caveman” TV commercials while their first single PlaySo Easy became popular in the UK after it was used in a T-Mobile advert. In 2007 O2 used in their commercial song What Else Is There? from the album The Understanding. O2 commercial aired in Czech Republic.

The song PlayEple was licensed by Apple for use as the welcome music to Mac OS X Panther operating system, playing the first time a user booted a new Mac.

“Eple” is a Norwegian word meaning “apple”.

July 12th, 2005 the band released their second album The Understanding, which was preceded by the hit single PlayOnly This Moment on June 27th. The album’s second single, Play49 Percent was released September 26th same year, followed by their third single, What Else Is There?, December 5th, 2005, which is a collaboration with Karin Dreijer from the Swedish electronic band, The Knife. The fourth single, PlayBeautiful Day Without You, was released on June 26, 2006.

March 23rd, 2009 their latest album Junior was released,
and also on this album they have included several guest artists:
- PlayThe Girl And The Robot: featuring Robyn
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Live Review: The Times at Shepherds Bush Empire, London

9 Nov 2009 | from royksopp.com

“From the moment they took to their raised platforms centre stage, behind keyboards, computers and drums, amid a sea of dry ice that eventually cleared to reveal a backdrop of a giant ghetto blaster…

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