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Profound Mysteries II
''Profound Mysteries II'' is the seventh studio album by Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp, released on 19 August 2022. It is the second of three albums in the '' Profound Mysteries'' series of albums. It was released with collections of short films (each by a different director) and animated visualizations (by artist Jonathan Zawada) created to accompany each track. Background and development In an interview with '' NME'' Svein Berge stated that "We are focussing on what we call ''the mystery'' – it’s rather pompous, I know," "We even added ''profound'' to turn up the nobhead-hood of it all! But anyway, the thing with ''part two'' in particular is that with this one, we point to the inspirational genres and artists who helped to forge us when we were kids." He further commented that those with a keen ear will notice heavy references to other artists like Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode, and also genres like Italo Disco and '90s UK rave. It's something they've always use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Röyksopp
Röyksopp (), a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø formed in 1998. The duo consists of Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland. Berge and Brundtland were introduced to each other through a mutual friend in Tromsø, Norway. They enjoyed the same films and music, and shared an interest in electronics. The two experimented with various forms of electronic music, and bought a drum machine together during the Tromsø techno scene before going their separate ways. Several years later, the two met up again and formed Röyksopp during the Bergen Wave. After experimenting with different genres of electronic music, the band solidified their place in the electronica scene with their 2001 debut album, ''Melody A.M.'', released on the Wall of Sound record label. Röyksopp has consistently experimented with various genres pertaining to electronic music. Stylistically, the band makes use of various genres, including ambient, house music and synth-pop. The band is also known for it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork (website)
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working at a record store in suburban Minneapolis, and the website earned a reputation for its extensive coverage of indie rock music. It has since expanded and covers all kinds of music, including pop. Pitchfork was sold to Condé Nast in 2015, although Schreiber remained its editor-in-chief until he left the website in 2019. Initially based in Minneapolis, Pitchfork later moved to Chicago, and then Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Its offices are currently located in One World Trade Center alongside other Condé Nast publications. The site is best known for its daily output of music reviews but also regularly reviews reissues and box sets. Since 2016, it has published retrospective reviews of classics, and other albums that it had not previously review ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VG-lista
VG-lista is a Norwegian record chart. It is presented weekly in the newspaper '' VG''. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continents around the world. The data are collected by Nielsen Soundscan International and are based on the sales in approximately 100 shops in Norway. The singles chart started as a top 10 chart in week 42 of 1958 and was expanded to a top 20 chart in week 5 of 1995, the same time the albums chart, which started as a top 20 chart in week 1 of 1967 was expanded to a top 40 chart. Charts published The charts published weekly are: *Topp 40 Singles (until week 43 in 2014, a Topp 20 Singles chart) *Topp 40 Albums *Topp 10 Samlealbums (compilation albums) *DVD Audio *DVD Audio *DVD Audio *DVD Audio *Topp 10 Singles Norsk (only Norwegian language singles) *Topp 30 Albums Norsk (only Norwegian language albums) See also * List of number-one songs in Norway * List of number-one albums in Norway This l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) which was formed in 1956. It oversees the collection, administration and distribution of music licenses and royalties. The association has more than 100 members, including small labels typically run by one to five people, medium size organisations and very large companies with international affiliates. ARIA is administered by a Board of Directors comprising senior executives from record companies, both large and small. History In 1956, the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) was formed by Australia's major record companies. It was replaced in the 1970s by the Australian Recording Industry Association, which was established by the six major record companies operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the ''Countdown'' chart, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Digital Album Chart
The ARIA Digital Album Chart ranks the highest selling legally downloaded music albums within Australia and is provided by the Australian Recording Industry Association. History The Digital Album Chart was established in 2009 and first published on 16 November. The chart still runs weekly . Trivia Albums with the most weeks at number one ;24 Weeks *Adele - '' 21'' (2011/2012) ;20 Weeks *Michael Bublé – ''Christmas'' (2011-2019) ;14 Weeks *Ed Sheeran - '' ÷'' (2017/2018) ;13 Weeks *Various artists - '' The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2018-2019) ;9 weeks *Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - '' A Star Is Born'' (2018) ;8 weeks *Taylor Swift – '' 1989'' (2014/2015) ;7 weeks *Adele – '' 25'' (2015-2017) ;6 Weeks *Ed Sheeran – '' X'' (2014/2015) *Ed Sheeran - '' +'' (2011/2012/2013) *Mumford & Sons - '' Sigh No More'' (2010) *Eminem - ''Recovery'' (2010) ;4 weeks * INXS - '' The Very Best'' (2014)/(2019) *Eminem - ''Kamikaze'' (2018) *Meghan T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Eckerbom
''Teddys Christmas'' (Norwegian: Teddybjørnens jul), or ''Alf Prøysens Teddys Christmas'' is a 2022 Norwegian family film, dubbed in English for Christmas 2023. It was directed by Andrea Eckerbom. The film was inspired by Alf Prøysens children's song ''Teddybjørnens vise'', and the script was written by Harald Rosenløw Eeg and Lars Gudmestad. In the film, the teddy bear is animated, while the other roles are live action. The film had its Norwegian cinema premiere on 11 November 2022. Around people saw the film in Norwegian cinemas. As one of the five most watched films in Norwegian cinemas in the period from July 2022 to June 2023, it was nominated for The People's Amanda in 2023. The film was also shown in cinemas in several other European countries, and had visitors in the first weekend at the cinema in Germany. The 2023 English-dubbed version was the highest grossing G-rated film in the US of that year. Cast * Marte Klerck-Nilssen: Mariann * John Brungot: Teddy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeppe Rønde
Jeppe Rønde (born 1973) is a Denmark, Danish filmmaker. Rønde was born in Aarhus, Denmark and worked as a professional musician until he graduated in Film Studies and Art History from the University of Copenhagen in 2002. In 2003, he directed his first feature documentary "Jerusalem My Love" ( da, Jerusalem, min elskede). His next documentary "The Swenkas" (2004) was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Documentary and won the Robert Award for Best Documentary Feature ("Danish Oscars"). After that Rønde directed a critically acclaimed eight episodes TV-series called "The Quatraro Mystery" ( da, Quatraro Mysteriet) for the Danish national channel DR2. In 2010, Rønde was voted best commercial director in Denmark. In 2013, he won two Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Cannes Lions, gold and bronze, for direction and cinematography. In 2015, he released his first fiction feature film "Bridgend" starring Hannah Murray. The film is about the Bridgend suici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Irrepressible
The Irrepressibles is the creative guise of British musician Jamie Irrepressible. History Formed in 2002, the Irrepressibles have released three full studio albums and six EPs. All songs are written by Jamie Irrepressible. According to the musician, the project's name is "about breaking boundaries in music and being honest about being gay in music". Based in London, England, for many years, Irrepressible currently works from Berlin, Germany. The artist changed his name from "Jamie McDermott" to "Jamie Irrepressible" in 2013, on his collaboration with Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp. ''2009: From the Circus to the Sea'' The project's first release was the soundtrack to Shelly Love's ''The Forgotten Circus'', issued in January 2009. ''The Independent'' described the group as one of Britain's best-kept secrets. ''2010: Mirror Mirror'' On 11 January 2010, the Irrepressibles released their debut studio album, ''Mirror Mirror'', a collection of twelve baroque pop songs produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanne Sundfør
Susanne Aartun Sundfør ( (local Haugesund dialect; ʉˈsɑ̀nːə ˈɔ̀ʈːʉːn ˈsʉ̀nføːrin Urban East ("standard") Norwegian); born 19 March 1986) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Haugesund, Sundfør embarked on her musical career two years prior to the release of her self-titled debut studio album (2007), which reached number three on the Norwegian album chart. It was followed by '' Take One'', a live album consisting of songs from her debut. Her second studio album, '' The Brothel'', was released in 2010 to commercial success in Norway, peaking at number one and becoming the best-selling album of that year. The album saw a shift from the piano-driven pop of previous releases towards a more ambitious and electronic direction. Its title track reached number two on the Norwegian singles charts, the highest of her career. In 2011, she released a live instrumental album composed solely of synthesizers, '' A Night at Salle Pleyel' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Harding
Karen Harding (born 18 November 1991) is an English singer and songwriter from Consett, County Durham. Her first single, " Say Something", released in February 2015, entered the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. Early life Born to an English father and Filipino mother, Harding grew up in Consett and attended Moorside Community Technology College. She used to work at her parents' oriental food store and, in 2008, won a regional music competition called Music Means Life. One of her first recordings was a cover version of the anti-racism song "Strange Fruit", made famous by Billie Holiday. She is a supporter of Newcastle United. Music career In 2010, she competed on the television programme '' Eurovision: Your Country Needs You'', the national final deciding who would represent the United Kingdom in that year's Eurovision Song Contest. She was eliminated in the penultimate round after singing Kylie Minogue's "What Do I Have to Do". Harding was a contestant on the tenth series of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrid S
Astrid Smeplass (born 29 October 1996) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2013, she placed fifth in the Norwegian version of '' Pop Idol'', entitled '' Idol – Jakten på en superstjerne''. In 2020, she released her debut studio album, ''Leave It Beautiful'', through Universal. Career 16-year-old Smeplass released her first single "Shattered", which was co-written by American singer-songwriter Melanie Fontana, after participating in '' Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne'' in 2013. She signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV Music Publishing shortly after. Her first single under her new artist image, "2AM", was released through Universal Music in 2014, releasing in the US the following year. She also released a cover of the single "FourFiveSeconds" by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney. In 2016, she released the song "Hurts So Good", which was included on her debut self-titled extended play, ''Astrid S''. She also supported Troye Sivan on his European tour. The foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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