Röyksopp Music

Origin: Bergen, Norway

Decades: 2000's

Norwegian duo Royksopp compensated for the cold climes of their native Tromso by making some of the warmest, most inviting downbeat electronica of the new millennium, exemplified by early singles like Eple and Poor Leno. The pair, Torbjorn Brundtland and Svein Berge, both grew up in Tromso and began recording in the early '90s. Local-made-good Geir Jenssen (aka Biosphere) provided tutelage and almost convinced the duo to record for R&S sublabel Apollo. After a few years apart, Brundtland and Berge met up ag... Read More