Alanïa is a former Norwegian

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group from

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, composed of Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge of

Röyksopp Röyksopp () a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø formed in 1998. The duo consists of childhood friends Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland who formed Röyksopp during the Bergen Wave. After experimenting with different Electronic Mu ...

, Rune Lindbæk and Gaute Barlindhaug.

History

Lindbæk and Brundtland were officially the main members of the group, but Berge and Barlindhaug were notable contributors. Almost all music was made by Brundtland, Berge and Barlindhaug. They have released the albums ''Instinctive Travels'' (1996) on

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and ''Skyjuice'' (1997) on Drum Island Records. The group dissolved in 1997, and Berge and Brundtland started

in 1998. Critics have said that the music has a "unique, polar mood" and that the skill level of the productions "makes it very nice to be Norwegian, and make you wish that

was your hometown".

Discography

* ''Instinctive Travels'' (1996) * ''Skyjuice'' (1997)

External links

Alanïa
at Last.fm
Alanïa discography
at

Discogs Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents are user-generated, and described in ''T ...

royksoppsvarer.com
from Archived.org

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alania Norwegian ambient music groups Electronic music duos Musical groups established in 1996 1996 establishments in Norway Musical groups disestablished in 1997 Musical groups from Tromsø

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