Drum Island - Drum Island mp3 album

Lindbæk sued Røyksopp because A Higher Place from Melody AM sounded too much like Lift. He lost.

Quote from YouTube: "1) The elements contained in both tunes are sampled - meaning that Lindbæk cannot own the rights to them. 2) Court submitted evidence that Lindbæk wasn't even in the studio the day when 'Lift' was produced. He should've never been credited in the first place.Bottomline: he has no reason to be pissed at noone, except at himself for borrowing money from his mom to bring up a case on such fragile basis. He sued them in hope of scoring money, not due to artistic principles."

I find Royksopp's "A Higher Place" rather a theft from the original Drum Island's "Lift" ... I certainly like both albums , own them both in record form , but in my ears I find Drum Island more original , less entertaining-commercial , more sophisticated and a lot better , production wise !!!

The group Drum Island seems to be misnamed. Sure, there are plenty of drums on this album, but instead of an island, “ice floe” would be more appropriate. The tracks here are icy and have the beautiful logic of ice, the cracks and coolness and all. The album uses ambient sounds and silences to great effect; for example, “Watersprite” begins with the sound of someone swimming, then shifts into… lounge music. It’s great contrast and is a terrific effect. “La Danse Electrique” is a sweeping track, orchestral and epic in the best sense of the words; the wobbly melody of “Tomcat” filters in and out until it’s grounded by cymbals. On “Glacier” the aching guitar line is buoyed by some light breaks. And the final, untitled track, wavers in its ambience, adding layers of reverb and sound. The Scandinavians sure know how to craft their music. So come back to the island, won't you?

Drum Island = Tromme + øy(a) = Tromsø, the name of the city they're all from. Brundtland told about the idea behind the name to Muzik/Mixmag/Jockey Slut (don't remember which one) in an interview to promote this release. You learn something useless every day.