Röyksopp is a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø, formed in 1998. Since their inception,
the band's line-up has included Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland.
They announced that their album "The Inevitable End" would be their last LP,
though they will still continue making music.
-Wikipedia
From:
Tromsø, Norway
Genres:
Electronic, Pop, Dance
Years active:
1998-present
Name Origin:
Their name translates from Norwegian into English as "puffball", which is a type of mushroom.
It is notable for the misty cloud created when it releases its spores.
There is also an hallucinogenic double meaning to the name.
Associated acts:
Robyn
Karin Dreijer Andersson
Susanne Sundfør
Anneli Drecker
Alanïa
Drum Island
Aedena Cycle
Those Norwegians
Members:
Svein Berge
Torbjørn Brundtland
Royksopp Quotes:
"Röyksopp is more than a band. It's also a transport system."
-Torbjørn
"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."
-Svein
"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."
-Torbjørn
"I think someone should make a pair of jeans made of banana peel; thats what Im thinking. Instead of washing them,
you just throw them away and they will decompose. Ideally, it shouldnt be lots of banana peels you should be able
to make it in one piece so its one big seamless thing. They would be yellow, which is the colour of the insane"
-Svein
"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."
-Svein
On asked about things that influence their creative process:
"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, Im just
noting that that is in us, and definitely colouring whatever we do."
-Torbjørn