Royksopp

IT'S very refreshing to pick up an album that is truly original, innovative and unique from anything else on the market.

And Melody A.M. by Royksopp is exactly that, one of the most exciting albums to be released in years.

The electronic sound is wonderfully chilled and transports you to a completely relaxed state, it is truly beautiful.

It is also the kind of record that flows from one track to the next without you noticing and before long the cd player goes quite and you realise an hour has passed by - bliss.

Having said that, there are still stand out tracks here and the best would have to be Epie, an extraordinary song that sounds like it has been recorded under water.

We can expect to hear a lot more from Royksopp and on this evidence, that's a very good thing. Gareth Dunning