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~ Erlend Ãye
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (10 Feb 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Source
  • ASIN: B00006IK2K
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 47,708 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  5. Every Party Has A Winner And A Loser 4:37£0.69
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Listen  9. A While Ago & Recently 7:03£0.69
Listen10. Like Gold 4:23£0.69

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More than just Erlend Oye's temporary departure from Kings of Convenience, Unrest is an amalgam of heartfelt lyrics from the wrong side of love's tracks, with strains of bitterness present but never overwhelming. In true minstrel fashion, Norway's troubadour invites 10 different electronic producers from 10 different cities to get involved in the project. The result is largely successful; Oye's warm tones have a restraining quality that offsets any uptempo dominance by artists more used to making music for dance floors. Morgan Geist, Prefuse 73, Kompis and Schneider TM are among the collaborative line up that, by the end, makes one wonder whether they are redefining the electronica "easy listening" experience. --Found Sounds


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'Unrest' is the debut solo album by one half of the Norwegian alternative-folk duo, Kings Of Convenience. For this album Erland Oye has set aside the minimalist backdrop which accompanied his work on 'Quiet Is The New Loud' with Eirik Glambek Boe, for a take on electronica. Each of the ten tracks included here were recorded in ten different cities with ten different producers.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars downtempo gem, 23 Jan 2003
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Erland Oye must be climbing the walls at yet another mention of the 'R' word, but as the voice of fellow Bergen residents Royksopp's sublime 'Melody AM', the bespectacled Norwegian will be forever remembered, even on this, his debut solo affair which sees Erlend tinkering in a different city for each track, with various local electronica whizzkids that include oddball electro boffin Schneider TM and Mr Velcro Fastener in Turku (that's in Finland i believe - Geography wasn't my strongpoint!) It all kicks off rather minimally with 'Ghost Trains'. The loungey 'Every Party' hints at why Erlend's other project Kings Of Convenience scored surprise chill-out status with their last outing, but the tempo doesn't really pick up until the latter stages of the album , when Erlend returns to Bergen for 'The Talk' which funnily enough is Unrest's most 'Royksopp' moment. The Kraftwerkian touches of 'The Athlete' are re-employed to round the whole shebang off. There's not a lot of variation with Oye's vocals but then no one's buying this to hear Robert Owens. But the closing beauty of 'Like Gold' should prove that Erlend Oye's attempts at an electro grower have been hugely successful.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars King of just about half this album...., 11 Feb 2003
Erlend's vocals on this album do not vary from track to track. He does have a fabulous voice however and just about manages to pull off 10 tracks. Similarly, the production work from all over the world does not seem to vary either. However, the melodies are pleasent enough and there are a few highlights such as Ghost Trains and Sudden Rush.

Not as catchy as his Kings Of Convenience work nor as refreshing as the work with Royksopp but worth buying because you know he has talent well above the average musician.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best albums of the year, 7 Jun 2005
By Donaldo "Book lover" (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
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I cannot recommend this album highly enough, it's an absolute gem, and did not receive anything like the success it deserved. Though it is sometimes compared to Royksopp, it's a different beast, really. Royksopp are all about the tune, while anyone who has listened to KOC know how good a vocalist and writer Erland Oye is. The music is a poppy, light dance/80's electronica, and very deftly done too. Erland's gentle vocals and warm, witty lyrics complement the music perfectly. It's a charming, gentle dance record, which is a strange assembly of words on its own, and it's very accessable. For me, it's the best record of the year, and is a bench-mark for the pop/dance music crossover genre in future. More of the same please, Erland!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cool electronica, basement style
I have this picture in my mind of Erlend standing at each city's airport he visited to make this album. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2006 by Bruce Percy

4.0 out of 5 stars Fresh new sound from a King of Convenience
Not entirely fresh, actually, considering that this is what I would have expected if I had been told beforehand that Oye was making a dance album, but it's pretty damn good. Read more
Published on 18 May 2003

2.0 out of 5 stars what happened???
i got so xcited that there finally is more from the kings..'quiet' has been my favourite album for ages, and nothing quite compared to it.. Read more
Published on 15 May 2003 by tinasparkle

5.0 out of 5 stars Why don't people see the genius of this album!!!!
I have read alot of reviews on Erlend Oye's ablum Unrest! And not one did the album justice, I think this is because people exect it to be more like the Roksopp songs he did... Read more
Published on 9 April 2003 by Ms. Holly Fairclough

3.0 out of 5 stars A little too cold and polished
Following on from the lovely Kings of Convenience debut and sublime Royksopp album, Erlend Oye finally releases his debut solo album "Unrest". Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2003 by sensoria

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