Koop

Koop is the Swedish electronic jazz duo of Magnus Zingmark and Oscar Simonsson from Uppsala, Sweden, formed in 1995. Though the music may sound as if it is played by a tight jazz group, it is actually sample-based. Thousands of small clips of drums, strings, horns, and choirs are taken from old records and puzzled together into new songs. This time consuming production process is one of the reasons Koop’s albums are released 4-5 years apart.

Koop won a Swedish Grammy Award in 2003 for the album "Waltz for Koop", and received a Gold certification for sales of their most recent album, Koop Islands.

Vocals have been provided by singers such as Yukimi Nagano, Ane Brun, Hilde Louise Asbjornsen, Rob Gallagher and Mikael Sundin.

Their song 'Strange Love' was also featured in a commercial for Coca Cola. Also in the same year, their song "Koop Island Blues" was featured as the intro music for the videogame The Saboteur.

All I know is that their songs are a MUST for any cool party playlist!! Here is a sample of their musical stylings....

(Merci': Wikipedia and Last FM)

                                            Summer Sun

                                          Come to Me

                                          Waltz for Koop (live)

                                          Koop Island Blues

                                          Tonight

                                          Baby(live)

Feeling "Kooped" Up Yet? (couldn't resist.....)