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B i o g r a p h y
(by Official Site)

Koop is Magnus Zingmark & Oscar Simonsson. When listening to Koops music it's somehow easy to believe that it's played by a small orchestra, but in fact the music is based on samples. Thousands of small clips from records puzzled together into new songs. All the drums, strings, horn sections and choires are actually sampled! This is a very time consuming way to make music (it's one of the reasons it takes such long time to make a koop album), but it's the only way to create the surreal Koop sound. One thing though, that for sure aren't sampled, is the vocals. Many singers has blessed the Koop albums with their talent, and on Koop Islands the singers are : Yukimi Nagano, Ane Brun, Hilde-Louise Asbjornsen,Rob Gallagher and Mikael Sundin. Some fine musicians has also participated on the album playing solos, percussion and bass. Those are : Mattias Ståhl, Magnus Lindgren, Karl Frid, Nils Berg, Martin Höper, Ola Bothzén, Dan Berglund and Mats Lindfors. When playing live Koop transforms into a 7-9 piece swing orchestra including one or two singers, and the main mission is to make people move their feet. The line-up may vary from time to time so if you are looking for the personel on a specific concert please dont hesitate to drop a message on myspace. Koop them selves plays piano/accordion (Oscar), sampler (Magnus), and wear dresses.

Before we start we need you to do one thing. Listen to Come To Me. If you ask me, that song encapsules almost everything you need to know about Koop Islands.
After just a few seconds your´re in two completely different places at the same time. Come To Me is the point where the Swedish summer solstice meets a Caribbean christmas. It´s where the sweetest melody ever swings easy on a faraway beach where Santa Clause handles the steel pans. Welcome to Koop Islands. A place where music and life swing to a slightly different drum. It´s been four years since we last heard from the Stockholm based duo of Oscar Simonsson and Magnus Zingmark. Their album Waltz for Koop slowly but surely found it´s way into the hearts of more than 160.000 record buyers across the globe. Then followed the world tours, the two sets a night at the Blue Note and hundreds of remixes, until finally they found themselves back in Stockholm able to begin work on what was to become Koop Islands. Where Waltz For Koop was steeped in a modern – and modernist - take on 60s jazz and swedish songstressess from the time (Monica Zetterlunds name was mentioned more times than the group thought was fair), Koop Islands has – despite its name - very little to do with romanticising the Stockholm archipelago. Rather, it goes much, much further south west, all the way down the caribbiean for inspiration. That´s where you´ll find Koop Islands on their imaginary world map. Also, Magnus and Oscar realised that sometimes the only way forwards is to go as far back in history as possible. - I think we can do that, says Magnus. Our music is created in a post-sampling world where everything is possible. Even time travel. That´s why we just laugh if somone calls what we do retro.

So back they went. Back to the swing of the 1930s, the exoticism of forgotten orchestras and entertainers performing on late 40s yacht cruises to Jamaica. The characteristic Koop vibes now joined by marimbas, furious gene krupaesque jungle drums (just listen to them rip on Forces… Darling) and an ever present Cape Verdean Blues with just a hint of Mento that would have made islanders in european exile, like the recently salvaged Lord Kitchener & His Friends, nod in approval. This journey in time and music is what forms the foundation Koop Islands was built on. We create jazz music, says Oscar. It´s as simple as that. We can´t do pop, electronica, techno or whatever because we´re just no good at it. Knowing this and having accepted it we can basically do whatever we want. If we wanna explore and pick up pieces from, say, 1929 – we can. On their travels towards Koop Islands they were joined by their inner circle of friends, some of whom you might remember from Waltz For Koop. The amazing Yukimi Nagano with her free flowing vocals and her male counterpart - the criminally underrated Mikael Sundin. Ex-Galliano main man Rob Gallagher tells a heartbreaking tale that weaves together tennis ace Björn Borg with the sad story of the passing of a mother. On the american release of the album is a new track, "Strange Love", included. It's sung by Hilde Louise Asbjornsen, a new swinging discovery and the main singer in the koop live set. And, last but no way least, on the album´s title track the norweigan singer-songwriter Ane Brun heads out on her virgin tour of the Islands. Even though Magnus and Oscars hearts and souls are filled with exotic and eclecticly swinging sounds the whole album was produced and recorded in their own tiny studio on Stockholms Södermalm. If you listen very carefully you can hear the number 4 bus go by on the snowy street outside.

I walk in woods
I search a hidden place
To find a God
And his forgotten grace
His arms are ground cold
Like a fresh rainfall
I walk in woods
I search a hidden place

I walk in woods
I search a hidden place
To find a god
And his forgotten grace
His arms are ground cold
Like a fresh rainfall
I walk in woods
I search a hidden place

I go
When no one sees me
Alone
Behind the barriers
I praise
All the mountains
I'm here
With no one else (but me)

Cross the line
Over the sky
I find
All that is mine

I leave
Where no one sees me
Alone
Behind the barriers
I hope
No one miss me
When I am
Behind the barrier

Cross a line
Over the sky
I find
All that is mine

Peacefully
I close my eyes
To get a better view
No need for words now
No need for words
While I never come closer

Whispering
Whispering softly
I try to get close
There's a place
Behind this view
While I never come closer
No I never come closer
To where I wanna be

Seal the fire take my gown
Seal the fire take my gown
Seal the fire take my gown
My desires are made of cold
I'm a pilot
I'm above
You're a chauffeur
Down below

Seal the fire take my gown
My desires made of gold
I'm a pilot
I'm above
You're a chauffeur
Down below
If you join me
You'll be strong
If you join me
You'll last long
I guaranty you
Be safe from harm
And I’ll s… of it
You'll see

If you join me
You'll be strong
If you join me
You'll last long
I guaranty you
Be safe from harm
And I’ll s… of it
You'll see

My salvation
Exit normal life
Join the chain of fools
In the famous drive

No relations
Set aside for you
Glaze it's open wide
Secrets coming through, yeah

But do stars see the line when they glow, yeah
Do the nights tell the day what they know, yeah
Just show me the way and I'll go make everyone love me

I'm controlling
All along the way
Thron is never home
And that's where I'll stay, yeah

I am going
Where the music plays
Unhappy faces smile (???)
And consume the brain (???), yeah

But do stars see the line when they glow, yeah
Do the nights tell the days what they know, yeah
Just show me the way and I'll go make everyone love me

But do stars see the line when they glow, yeah
Do the nights tell the days what they know, yeah
Just show me the way and I'll go make everyone love me

Jellyfishes
All the people go
Where the water flows
Jellyfishes
Will you ever know
When morning grows (x3)

Jellyfishes
All the people go
Where the water flows
Jellyfishes
Will you ver know
When morning grows (x3)

Brand new chest chase
Strong becomes weak or even less
Fading grace
Going, going, gone

Can I ignore myself, no
I need remedy
Make my world go sane
And reappear
I'm dreaming
You're bleeding (x ?)

Gudarna leker men oss. Med detta mörker vill jag trotsa dem

(The Gods are playing with us. With this darkness I want to defiance them)

We never seem to find peace of mind
We’re always on the run away from the sun
And we’ve only just begin.

You say we’ve overcome nothing is wrong
You say our job is done the battle is won
But we’ve only just begun.

You say our job is done the battle is won
But we’ve only just begun.

Why oh why
Must time fly
Tonight.
And hush, don’t you cry
When I say: I do
Time oh time
Give me time
Tonight. Tonight.

Why oh why
Must time fly
Tonight.
And why don’t you you smile
When I say: Love you
Time oh time
Give us time
Tonight.
Tonight...

Baby

You and I, love will not compromise
And we, we can go on
Cause you and me we can't go wrong

Sleep will close your eyes
Dream of love and make it multiply
Cause we, we can't go wrong
You and me we can't go wrong
go wrong..

You and I, love will not compromise
And we, we can go on
Cause you and me we can't go wrong

Sleep will close your eyes
Dream of love and make it multiply
cause we, we can go on
You and me we can't go wrong
Cause you and me we can't go wrong
Cause you and me we can't go
You and me
We can't go wrong...

Summer sun

Hey, summer sun
You always smile
Clouds in the sky
You never mind
Happy or sad
You always shine
Never before
I've met your kind

Love had never got a hold on me
Until you stepped out of a dream
My life once a misery
Now your love has set me free

Hey, summer sun
Your love's divine
Never before I've met your kind
And now you're mine

(scatting)

Hey, summer sun
You always smile
Clouds in the sky
You never mind
Happy or sad
You always shine
Never before
I've met your kind

Love had never got a hold on me
Until you stepped out of a dream
My life once a misery
Now your love has set me free

My summer sun
Your love's divine
Never before I've met your kind
And now you're mine

Modal Mile

My face is leaned up on her
N blocks a coptic smile
She got the understated
She got the car crash hands
She got my size ten meathooks
They hide a gangees tongue
She knows the lawless shan lands
She walks a modal mile
I stay sub-merged for two days
I may go back for three
I'm backing off till morning
To follow bassline leads
I'm standing still on 10th street
I'm not the only one
I want this night to stretch us
There's plenty left to know
I walked a million marchers
And i got million hands
It's all just blistered slipstream
It's all just space to run
I pull the budda hamstring
I'm looking homer tides
I clean the pipe hea scrapings
I'm not the only one
The street breath is upon me
We walk the river miles
The ageless cities waiting
In gospell bus stop eyes
You're asking more than reason
She ransom freestyle flow
She not the only one
I'm not the only one
She wait with dread upon her
She wait butnot for i
I try the sky for reason
It just won't trust me still
I know there's more than i see
I know there's more to tell
She wait down by the river
She knows but keeps it well

In A Heartbeat

Standing next to you
A dream is coming true
In a heartbeat
Feeling's right
I finally see the light
In a heartbeat
Something in your eyes
Has got me hypnotized
In a heartbeat
And near or far
I try to be where you are
In a heartbeat
Wanna laugh wanna sing
Wanna do everything
In a heartbeat
Wanna live wanna be
Where's the spirits are free
In a heartbeat
Keep it up keep it down
Keep it turning around
In a heartbeat
Make it dark make it light
Make it magic tonight
In a heartbeat
It all seems strange
My whole life has changed
In a heartbeat
Love is shining through
In everything you do
Honey in a heartbeat
And something in your eyes
Has got me hypnotized
In a heartbeat
And near or far
I try to be where you are
In a heartbeat

All the colors are changing
All the colors are changing
All the colors are changing

Autumn is here
Autumn is here

All the colors are changing
All the colors are changing
All the colors are changing

Bright Nights
City Lights
And we won’t leave soon
The DJ kicks jazzy licks
A favourite tune
Afro-Blue
Cocoa hue
Midsummer Moon.
Bright Nights
City Lights
And we won’t leave soon.

Koop Islands Blues

Ane Brun :

Hello my love
It's getting cold on this island
I'm sad alone
I'm so sad on my own
The truth is
We were much too young
Now I'm looking for you
Or anyone like you

We said goodbye
With the smile on our faces
Now you're alone
You're so sad on your own
The truth is
We run out of time
Now you’re looking for me
Or anyone like me

Na na na na…

Hello my love
It's getting cold on this island
I'm sad alone
I'm so sad on my own
The truth is
We were much too young
Now I'm looking for you
Or anyone like you

Come to me

Yukimi Nagano :

Baby, I've been waiting for you
Don't run away now
You've got nothing to lose
Baby, I feel so alone
And I need someone
To call my own

'Cause my love has just left me
And I need someone new
Who can tell me forever
In my eyes I own you (?)

Baby, oh baby, oh baby
Come to me

Baby, I've been waiting on you
Don't run away now
You've got nothing to lose
Baby, I feel so alone
And I need someone
To call my own

'Cause my love has just left me
And I need someone new
Who can tell me forever
In my eyes I own you (?)

Baby, oh baby, oh baby
Come to me

She had the force of nature
Some say the force of hell
God took out an insurance
For when that angel fell

Understandably jumpy
Dark on the stairs
Those hate and love brothers
Did their night hits in pairs

Now love sits beside him
To set out their case
Dressed up words real pretty
All shotguns and lace

But when they were over
He got held by the seat
Had some place to walk but
A look jumped off his feet

There's just a thought that
They'd been there too long
As shadows grow
They can't believe the pull
How the night had got so strong

Forces...darling
I'll never run from you
Forces...darling
I'll never run from you

Back then things were different
A long time ago
South of hell's borders
Saint Peter just won't go
She knew of his dark side
Asked, 'Was there no light?"
He said "Honey I'm the devil,
It just wouldn't be right"

There's just a thought that
They'd been there too long
As shadows grow
They can't believe the pull
How the night had got so strong

Forces...darling
I'll never run from you
Forces...darling
I'll never run from you

Yukumi Nagano :

So we are astray
There's nothing else to do
In another place
I see a different you

'Cause we
We left and lost again
I'll never love again

Oh, baby now we are apart
There's nothing we can do
In a different place
I see another you
And in another place
I see a different you

So we are astray
There's nothing else to do
In another place
I see a different you

'Cause we
We left and lost again
I'll never love again

Oh, baby, now we are apart
There's nothing we can do
In a different place
I see another you
And in another place
I see a different you

Oh, we left and we lost
I'll never love again

Let's Elope Today

Mikael Sundin :

Let's elope today
Or find a secret hideaway
Somewhere's here to stay
Leaves will fall on another day
Another day

There's a place I know
We can go where the cops won’t show
For this land we pray
Leaves will fall on another day

Youth is gone now
I hear you say
But it doesn't matter anyway
I'll cook the dinners
If you bring the wine
Youth has gone
Never rich, still shy

Let's elope today
Or find a secret hideaway
Somewhere's here to stay
Leaves will fall on another day

Youth has gone now
I hear you say
But it doesn't matter anyway
I'll cook the dinners
If you bring the wine
Youth has gone now
Never rich, still shy

Let's elope today

Earl Zinger :

Dear, thanks for your letter
Sounds like you're living the way you wanted
And that makes me smile
No I hadn't heard Bjorn Borg retired
Thank God one of us has a finger on an sporting pulse
No records left to collect your complaint
Well, Borg, Brolin and an unknown tennis trainer released something recently
No doubt your contacts in the Stockholm underworld can source that gem

Got back the other day to find the pub on the corner had been burnt down
A dark London street story I won't burden you with now
Determined as I am to write you some life affirming shit
And not drag you an a regular trawl through the night seas to find what crawls
Yet I know they're casting their lots to see who can get the old pubs' lease
And turn it into more luxury flats
Brick by brick the infiltration has begun
I feel moved to take a spray can and ending step to the boarding
But as yet I can't think of anything whitty or on point enough to be up there

Yet the drunkards still own the park
D's still there in your old flat making beats and still owns the night
While this street can still shape shift and make you quicken your pace on a late night return
So I suppose we still have time
But make no mistake my friend
I'm sure some barricade somewhere has started calling

I'm so sorry we missed each other when you last came to town
I heard from Ndeye you sat with her telling stories for three hours while
And he put some extensions in a client's hair
She told me about Cuba, cigars and sacred drums
Of arguments in bars, Dante, the color of Christ and the only true poet
The south China sea's, remembered fa yung the Buddhist master
"how can we obtain truth through words."
When she quoted your, "immature writer's plagiarize mature writers steal"
I was back in a bar in New York lower east side when you shouted that at
Maybe it was yourself, maybe I wasn’t there
Maybe it's slipped down between the years
My memory isn't exactly all that now
But my friend, you definitely have a convert there
An if you ever need your hair braiding and I know that's a long shot
Then she's your girl
As my man scratch or maybe Rakim or maybe Monk
More probably all of them at some stage said
"You gotta check the new style."
I'm assuming you are still running an old testament blades to hair ratio
And it hasn't fallen rudely out on you
If that's the scenario then my sincerest apologies

Saw Mr. Brenan in the Holloway road yesterday
Walked past with a bag of potatoes on his shoulders
I didn't stop him he wouldn't have a clue who the hell I was
He didn't back then when we'd spent month's sleeping on his sofa
Explaining which one of his son's friends we were
Well that's the price you pay for any more than six children in the Holloway road area

I think of you often
And hope we see each other again as soon as possible
Until such time may the winds be at your back
The dice be kind, and the Gods turn the occasional blind eye

Sincerely yours
Beyond the clouds
Beyond the son
The rebel without a cause

Whenever There Is You

Yukumi Nagano :

Whenever there is you
To hold my hand
I find a way to be true
And change my play

So, please
Let our life begin now
Say you will stay with me
And be my man

Whenever there is you
When there is you
When there is you
Whenever there is you

So, please
Let our life begin now
Say you will stay with me
And be my man

Whenever there is you
To hold my hand
I find a way to be true
And change my play

Whenever there is you
When there is you
When there is you
Whenever there is you

Drum Rhythm A

Jazz drum rhythms A