Koop Islands is a Electronic album by Koop, originally released in 2006. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Electronic
About
Blending big band swing, lounge-y downtempo, and noirish vocals, Koop's third album adds loads of live instrumentation to the acid jazz template the Swedish duo forged in the late '90s. The resulting organic energy thrives on tunes like “Forces… Darling”—with its snake-charming clarinet solo and coy duet between Earl Zinger and Little Dragon's Yukimi Nagano—and “Koop Island Blues,” which pairs Ane Brun's velveteen vocals with fluttering marimba and mandolin. By making arrangements the priority, Koop churn out blue mood and breezy, electronics-assisted exotica as ageless as it is forward-looking.
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Tracklist
- 1Koop Island Blues4:32
- 2Come to Me2:51
- 3Forces... Darling5:03
- 4I See a Different You3:16
- 5Let's Elope3:14
- 6The Moonbounce2:46
- 7Beyond the Son4:52
- 8Strange Love3:24
- 9Drum Rhythm A (Music for Ballet Exercises)2:15
- 10Whenever There Is You4:01
- 11Come to Me3:19
Credits
Performers
- Dan BerglundBASS
- Martin HöperDOUBLE BASS
- Ola BothzénPERCUSSION MARIMBA DRUMS
- Mattias StåhlVIBRAPHONE MARIMBA
- Yukimi NaganoVOCALS FEATURING
- Magnus LindgrenCLARINET SAXOPHONE FLUTE
- Mats LindforsMANDOLIN
- Karl FridTROMBONE
- Ane BrunVOCALS FEATURING
- Earl ZingerVOCALS FEATURING
- Mikael SundinVOCALS FEATURING
- Magnus ZingmarkPROGRAMMED BY
- Oscar SimonssonPIANO PROGRAMMED BY ACCORDION
- Koop
- Hilde Louise AsbjørnsenVOCALS
- The BBC Big BandFEATURING
13 pressings tracked on Gatefold