Under the leadership of Mona Mørk's tranquil lyricism and breathy delivery, Ai Phoenix formed in Bergen, Norway, in 1997. Dedicated to lush soundscapes and bittersweet classic pop sentiment, the quintet is filled out by Patrick Lundberg, Bosse Litzheim, Espen Mellingen, and Robert Jønnum. Their own label, Ai Phoenix Recordings, was formed in 1998, and by the end of that year, they had released two recordings, The Violence/Mature demo CD and a limited run of their first full-length, Film. After self-releasing another demo CD in 1999 titled Extract, Film was re-released by Norwe...