Wippit Featured Artist Previous     Next  ROYKSOPP Norwegian duo Royksopp are very much a product of their environment. Reacting against the cold climes of their homeland, Royksopp produce gorgeously warm tunes that sooth as much as they comfort. Torbjorn Brundtland and Svein Berge grew up in Tromso and their professional partnership kicked off at the beginning of the 1990s where their early attempts at creating their trademark sound were watched under the auspices of Geir Jenssen, better known as Biosphere. After things failed to work out, the pair went theur seperate ways before picking up the pieces in 1998. This time, their plans fell into place as their earliest recordings were released by the Telle label before heading onto greater success on the dance label Wall of Sound with the singles "Eple" and the stunning "Poor Leno". Appealing to a wide range of music fans, their debut album "Melody AM" was released in 2001 and gradually built into a worldwide hit. Royksopp returend to active service in 2005 with their second album "The Understanding". Though moving slightly away from their characteristic laid back grooves into more vocal based songs, the sound is still unmistakably Roysopp. Download Royksopp now or subscribe to Wippit. THE PRODIGY After hooking up with dancers Keith Flint and Leeroy Thornhill, The Prodigy were formed in Braintree, Essex in 1991 by hip-hop fan and DJ Liam Howlett. Howlett's early recordings secured the band a record contract and within six minths The Prodigy had a top 10 hit on their hands with "Charly". Based around a sample from a public information film, the single hit the Top 3 and was swiftly followed up by "Everybody In The Place" and "Fire/Jericho". Their debut album "Experience" fused breakbeats and dub reggae and sold by the truckload. In 1993, The Prodigy were joined by the ragga/hip hop MC, Maxim Reality. Their next album, 1994's "Music For The Jilted Generation", was a quantum leap forward as The Prodigy hardened their sound with a nod to the nascent drum'n'bass scene whilst adding screaming guitars to the mix. Entering the album charts at Number 1, "Music for The Jilted Generation" was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and was home to the hit single "Voodoo People" The Prodigy's live shows - particularly their legendary 1995 Glastonbury Festival appearance - proved that rave-inspired music could cut it in traditional rock venues and their audience grew as a result. Moreover, Keith Flint's demented stage act cemented their reputation as a live draw without equal. Returning in 1996, the airing of the "Firestarter" drew a a record number of complaints to the BBC and a year later released their third album, "The Fat Of The Land" which contained the controversial single "Smack My Bitch Up". It would be another seven years before The Prodigy re-appeared with "Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned". By this time, Leeroy Thornhill had left and the album featured a number of guest slots from the likes of Liam Gallagher and Kool Keith. The Prodigy are about to release their singles collection, "Their Law". Download The Prodigy now or subscribe to Wippit.