Alanïa | |
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| Origin | Tromsø,Norway |
| Genres | Electronic Ambient |
| Years active | 1996–1997 |
| Labels | Drum Island Records EMI Parlophone |
| Spinoffs | Röyksopp |
| Past members | Torbjørn Brundtland Svein Berge Rune Lindbæk Gaute Barlindhaug |
Alanïa is a formerNorwegianelectronic music group fromTromsø, composed ofTorbjørn Brundtland andSvein Berge ofRöyksopp,Rune Lindbæk andGaute Barlindhaug.
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 albumsInstinctive Travels (1996) onParlophone andSkyjuice (1997) on Drum Island Records. The group dissolved in 1997, and Berge and Brundtland startedRöyksopp in 1998.
Critics have said that the music has a "unique, polar mood"[1] and that the skill level of the productions "makes it very nice to beNorwegian, and make you wish thatTromsø was your hometown".[2]
