The Cover Version - Erlend Øye does "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"

such a heavenly way to die ...

Little things I should have said and done ... indeed!

A great moment here from erstwhile King Of Convenience, Erlend's fascinating DJ Kicks collection from some moons back.

Here he transposes the seminal “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” over a New Order-esque instrumental remix of Röyksopp’s “Poor Leno” (on the original of which, Erlend provided vocals, of course) by Silikon Soul.

"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" is an enduringly great song from the Smiths sublime  swansong "The Queen Is Dead", where Morissey's awesome anguished lyrics of desperate, nigh-suicidal. manic longing magically mesh with Marr's mellifluous melodies.

And here, that beautiful beast meets subdued electronica head-on.

Although the original is the most fragile of songs, the result here is gorgeous.

I'm not too happy however, about the removal of the lines "to die by your side, well the pleasure, the privilege is mine" - lines that gave the original an even greater essence of Englishness!

 
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Art of the Cover - The Whitest Boy Alive's 'Dreams' (2006)

Some interesting stylised minimalist monochromatic art here.

Dreams is the fine debut album from the project formed by Kings of Convenience frontman Erlend Øye and pals aka The Whitest Boy Alive.

The album was a critical success, garnering excellent reviews from the likes of ....

 BBC 4/5 stars 

musicOMH 4/5 stars 

The Guardian 4/5 stars 

Drowned In Sound 8/10 stars 

NME 6/10 stars 

Pitchfork Media 7.1/10 

Still one half of Kings of Convenience - and well known for his Royksopp links -Norway's Erlend Oye here continues to straddle the electronic/acoustic fence with no obvious signs of discomfort. 

The Whitest Boy Alive collaboration, with Berlin DJ Marcin Oez, started off as a dance project but eventually mutated into emotive rock; a sort of beefier, less folky KoC. 

The songwriting still oozes quality- even when Oez's basslines veer into Cure territory, they are wonderfully counterpointed by Oye's subtle vocal style.

Tracklisting 

1. Burning   3:11
2. Above You   3:15
3. Inflation   3:50
4. Fireworks   3:12
5. Done With You   5:24
6. Don't Give Up   5:55
7. Figures   3:57
8. Borders   5:30
9. Golden Cage   4:02
10. All Ears   3:20

  

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Royksopp - "Royksopp" and "Melody AM"

1. Triumphant
2. Only this moment
3. 49 percent
4. Sombre detune
5. Follow my ruin
6. Beautiful day without you
7. What Else Is There?
8. Circuit Breaker
9. Alpha Male
10. Someone Like Me
11. Dead To The World
12. Tristesse Globale

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Royksopp - What Else Is There?

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1. So Easy
2. Eple
3. Sparks
4. In Space
5. Poor Leno
6. A Higher Place
7. Royksopp's Night Out
8. Remind Me
9. She's So
10. 40 Years Back / Come
11. Remind Me - (Someone Else's Radio mix)
12. Poor Leno - (Royksopp' Istanbul Forever Take)
13. Remind Me - (Ernest St. Laurent mix)
14. Poor Leno - (Silicone Soul Hypno House Dub)

http://rapidshare.com/files/22257706/Roeyksopp.rar

Royksopp - Royksopp's Night Out

Rokysopp's ''Royksopp's Night Out'' from their album ''Melody AM''. Movie produced by Ciano - Check out cianodowd.bebo.com

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