Svein Berge
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Svein Berge makes up half of the duo Röyksopp
. Berge (17 February 1976) was born in Tromsø
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Röyksopp
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....
. Berge (17 February 1976) was born in Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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Musical career
- In 1999 debut as RöyksoppRöyksoppRöyksopp 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....
on Tellé with "So EasySo Easy"So Easy" is a song by Norwegian duo Röyksopp, released as their first single. Originally it was released in 1999, with only 500 copies made and distributed. Later it was re-released on Röyksopp's debut album Melody A.M....
" 7" and "Your Hands" on the Beatservice compilation "Arctic Circles 2". - In 2000 signs with Wall of SoundWall of Sound (record label)Wall of Sound is an independent record label based in London, England. It is part of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent music company....
. - In 2001 debut album, Melody A.M.Melody A.M.Melody A.M. is the debut album by Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp, released on 8 October 2001 by Wall of Sound. Songs from this album have been used in television adverts and computer games; "Remind Me" was formally featured in an advertisement for GEICO Insurance in one of their popular Caveman...
, released. - In 2002 producer and co-producer on a few tracks on the FrostFrostFrost is the solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air. It is formed when solid surfaces are cooled to below the dew point of the adjacent air as well as below the freezing point of water. Frost crystals' size differ depending on time and water vapour available. Frost is also usually...
album "Melodica". - In 2003 producing tracks for the Anne Lilia Berge Strand debut album.
- In 2003 members of Röyksopp possibly behind the Hex Pistols: No Celebrities 7" on Love OD.
- In 2004 Anne Lilia Berge Strand album released, work on new Röyksopp album in progress.
- In 2005 New Anneli DreckerAnneli DreckerAnneli Marian Drecker is a German-Norwegian singer and actress from the city of Tromsø. She is the vocalist for the seminal dream pop band Bel Canto. In the fall of 2006 Bel Canto celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the first album with several concerts...
album with one track produced by Röyksopp. - In 2005 second album, The UnderstandingThe UnderstandingThe Understanding is the second studio album by Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp. It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 July 2005 by Wall of Sound and in the United States on 12 July 2005 by Astralwerks. The deluxe edition, including a bonus CD, is sold in a Digipak...
, released autumn 2005. - In 2009 third album, Junior, released on March 23, 2009.
- In 2010 fourth album, Senior released.