Koop is an electronic jazz duo from Sweden, consisting of Magnus Zingmark and Oscar Simonsson.
Koop won a Swedish Grammy Award in 2003, and received a Gold certification for sales of their most recent album, Koop Islands. Their acclaimed, orchestrated sound is achieved by slowly putting together thousands of small clips from records until the songs are ready, which helps explain the long time it takes to make a Koop album. Vocals have been provided by singers such as Cecilia Stalin, Ane Brun, Yukimi Nagano, Hilde Louise Asbjornsen, Rob Gallagher and Mikael Sundin.

The band shot to prominence when the song ‘Strange Love’ from the album ‘Waltz for Koop’ was featured in a commercial for Coca Cola.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXj0dF7LAyE

Röyksopp – Senior Citizens

Röyksopp have come out from behind their laptops and are giving dance fans the full rock show effect, they tell Michael Wylie-Harris

by Michael Wylie-Harris, first published in LondonTourdates #052 ,14th August 2009

The ‘background music’ stigma has been a difficult cross to bear for Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland.

The term implies all that pop music shouldn’t be: generic, dull, meant to go unnoticed. In fact, it’s possibly the worst thing you could say to a musician. At least Linkin Park get noticed? Even if they are bloody awful.

Röyksopp - Senior Citizens

Some might say that Röyksopp have brought the label on themselves, though, by letting they’re music be used as the background to a number of adverts and other commercial opportunities. It’s an argument the Norwegian pair are justifiably riled by. We’ll go in to that later.

When Röyksopp headline The Xfm Stage at Clapham Common’s Get Loaded In The Park Festival later this month, they’ll be anything but in the background. Playing songs from recent album Junior (which many have seen as a conscious effort to escape the elevator music stamp), I wonder how the duo intend to tackle the age old problem of making electronic music a suitably captivating spectacle for a festival stage?

“That has been the catch, if you will, for years with this kind of music,” says a wordy and – I’m soon to discover – rather philosophical Svein Berge from a hotel in Bern, Switzerland. Explaining that Röyksopp aren’t yet quite in the league of Jean Michel Jarre (“we can’t afford to have people playing saxophone from space – we are saving that for later”), the Norwegian tells me Röyksopp try to replicate the rock band format for big live shows as much as possible, rather than compensating for the ‘two men hiding behind laptop’ line-up with grandiose visuals.

“We try and make our live experience to be all about the music, but then also about having fun. We want it to be as if you were attending a rock concert. We have a bass player and me and Torbjørn also play as much as we possibly can live.

“Obviously there is stuff with our music that has to be done with a sequencer or a computer because of the way we have programmed that bit of the song. People might say ‘why isn’t the drummer playing the drums?’ and we would say ‘well, because a drummer cannot play as tight as we have programmed it’, and also the sound of acoustic drums are different to the sounds that we prefer to have; so we do have a sequencer running for some of the things that are too intricate to be played live.

“Torbjørn and also I play keyboards, do a bit of percussion, a bit of singing and we also have two live vocalists and a guy playing strings.

“We have to balance it though. We don’t want to just become something else and loose all of the identify that we feel we have in our sound – our sonic soundscapes. If we swap all of our analogue synthesisers for guitars and banjos it won’t be Röyksopp anymore.”

So then, what is Röyksopp? Weirdly, there’s a feeling about their latest release that makes you wonder if the band had become uncomfortable with how people were beginning to perceive them. Junior is a much more punchy album than the subtler, more introspective affair that was 2005’s The Understanding. Much heavier on vocals (a range of different guest singers that included the Swedish pop singer, Robyn, were brought in), it’s generally more bouncy, catchier and more accessible than anything that’s gone before. People danced in elevators everywhere?

Berge tells me that each Royksopp album represents the way the band were feeling at the time – a stage in their life and creative journey. And that accompanying Junior will be a second release, Senior, at the end of the year, which will be a more withdrawn, ambient counterpart to the more energetic, Junior – so the band couldn’t truly be said to be reacting directly to ‘background music’ criticism.

“I think that the music we make is pretty much a document of how we feel at that particular time in our lives,” says Berge. “I think it is quite evident – at least in retrospect – that when we made our first record, Melody A.M., we were very poor and skinny and living off rice and potatoes.

“Perhaps this meant there was a higher level of freedom and curiosity and also some sort of search in trying to find a musical identity – we wanted to make something that stood out and sounded unique – and I think on that album you can hear that it is playful and we haven’t quite found our own thing. I think we were trying to stretch something in so many different directions.

“On The Understanding I think we were confused and bewildered about the role that we had now been given and the expectation of what we were to do now – that whole difficult second album thing. When we made Melody A.M. no one knew who we were, where as after that million selling album it was harder to get

cracking on the next one. We also hadn’t fully taken in the change in our lives. We were being recognised, etc and in the public eye. There was a lot of searching and not quite knowing where we were.”

Just as Berge sees The Understanding as a reaction to the popularity of Röyksopp’s first release, he says that Junior – with its confident use of more energetic and accessible dance beats – was a result of having toured so much. Having been on the road playing and being in so many clubs, the band found themselves returning to their house music roots and produced their third album as a result.

The creation of Senior to go alongside Junior was Röyksopp at their happiest and most financially secure. Berge says the simultaneous creation of the two albums was the most comfortable and easiest project that Röyksopp have ever been involved with – a mark of a band who truly understood where they were in their lives.

So then, being happy with exactly where they are at this moment in time, what of that niggling question? The reason that Röyksopp have attracted some doubters over the years? Why all the adverts?

“I think it about 2000 when we broke through,” says Berge. “We were two Norwegian guys. It was hard. We were mainly into instrumental, electronic music so it was difficult to break through – especially difficult getting air play on radio. As far as I am concerned the business of getting air play is equally dodgy or as dubious as using your music in ads – that’s my take.

“We thought at that point we’d find that one advert in the UK; one company that would be willing to use our music just to get it out there and create a buzz. We chose to use a track called ‘So Easy’ and it was a song where we had sampled a song by Burt Bacharach. We made no money on that song. He probably made enough to buy a new piano and a new tan and colour his hair even greyer. We just wanted to show that we were not doing it for the money, that we were doing it as a long term plan to get noticed. At that point we felt it was okay. I know it was frowned upon but we felt we could justify it in some ways. We have turned down lots of ads since then.”

So then. Röyksopp plus adverts equals Burt Bacharach more tanned and more grey. That’s a nice place to leave it I think?

Röyksopp play get Loaded In The Park on 30 August.

For more details go to: www.getloadedinthepark.com

Story Via London TourDates Magazine

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Author: Ben Coombs | Chiswick, United Kingdom

We can’t run all the time but we’ve to stop for a moment learn more about our inner side that’s where the our soul, love and peace lies. I urge you all keep yourself life in balance, learn more about yourself and when things are not going right for you learn how to calibrate thoughts and push the negative force out of your MIND.

Don’t let your MIND take over you but you take CONTROL of your mind and you will see that your outlook will be very POSITIVE.

Please come with me and let us experience the Ibiza Sunset @ 5:30 PM ET August 2, 2009

Before, you hit the play button please keep your mind in fluid motion state and pay attention to the current moment of time.

Relax 24/7  >> Art Of Zen

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Torbjørn Brundtland / Svein Berge

The group formed officially in 1998 and released their debut album Melody A.M. on Wall of Sound in 2001.  We highly recommend you to listen to the Melody AM album at your local music store.  You won’t regret it.

Welcome to the grooveTEK Chillout Session 037

We are please to have another outstanding Guest DJ, Miltos Th, spinning close to sixty minutes. Take a pill and chill and let him spin your mind…

So you say you want a revolution. All you need do is shake them off!

[Groove Mixer: Guest DJ Miltos Th ]

Tracks/[start time]

1. naomi / Exit (edit)
2. Jon Hopkins / 100
3. Violet Vision / Your Voice(Yo_Yo)-2003-eYe
4. plastic operator / folder(subway_mix)
5. ils / Over My Head
6. wideband network / Just Like That (R3volve`s Just Like Mike Mix)
7. Sybarite / Dot the Lines
8. Unkle / Glow Hybrid Remix
9. Superlux / Microbiota
10. Scissor Sisters / Land Of A Thousand Words (Junkie Xl Remix)
11. jose gonzalez / crosses breaks mix
12. Husky Rescue / New Light Of Tomorrow (Evil 9 Mix)
13. Slam / This World (Wighnomy Brothers & Robag Wruhme Remix)

Contact Miltos Th @ m1lto5@yahoo.com

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Welcome to the grooveTEK Chillout Session 029

The people around world are calm now but for how long? We don’t have the answer you but for now stay in your red house..

Over & Out,

Morpheus & BuddhaBoy

The Red House
[Groove Mixer: Morpheus]

Tracks/Artists [time]:

1. One Love / Cirque Du Soleil [1:19]
2. Submit / Hibernate [4:31]
3. Mistral / Gareth Emery (GTR) [8:27]
4. Chastity / iiO [15:07]
5. 4 Strings Huriccane (Global Warming Remix) / Melnikov Project [24:09]
6. Boogaloop / Ursula 1000 [31:07]
7. THIS IS DJ Drunken Master! / DJ Drunken Master (DJDM) [35:32]
8. Shockwave (Original Mix) / Kanix Cane [40:41]
9. Dream Angels / Melnikov Project [46:40]

The next gTEK Podcast Show will be on Sunday, October 1, 2006

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Dr Steven E. Jones We could be Heroes, if just for one day!

Welcome to the grooveTEK Chillout Session 028

Some say there are no more heroes but we must disagree. There are a few, a very few, that are still willing to risk everything to speak truth. We believe that Dr Steven E. Jones, Professor at BYU, is one of them. View his thesis on what really happened to the World Trade Center five years ago. The science is fact.

You can contact him to thank him at the above email address.

So you say you want a revolution. All you need do is shake them off!

Over & Out,

BuddhaBoy & Morpheus

We could be Heroes, if just for one day!
[Groove Mixer: BuddhaBoy]

Tracks/Artists [time]:

1. Escape / Morningstar (Carlos Mendoza) [0:45]
2. Lord of Trance / Mariano Ballejos [6:45]
3. Haunt You (Remix) / Cling [12:10]
4. Stunning (DJ Eric Ill & Scott Orlans Mix) / 8mm [17:03]
5. In you / Johnny Baby [22:50]
6. Higher (chemical emotionz mix) / TranceGenix [28:22]
7. Kiss him goodnight / The Regulators [33:30]

The next gTEK Podcast Show will be on Sunday, Sept 17th, 2006

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Pray

Welcome to the grooveTEK Chillout Session 27

So you say you want a revolution. All you need do is shake them off!

Over & Out,
Morpheus & BuddhaBoy

Pray
[Groove Mixer : Buddhaboy]

Tracks/Artists [time]:

1. Raxa-Phenomenom Brainstorm [0:49]
2. Anywhere But Here Human Behavior [6:15]
3. Ruta Mariano Ballejos [11:00]
4. Living Faceless Protest of Reality [18:45]
5. Third Dimension G-licious and Redshift [23:20]

The next gTEK Podcast Show will be on Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

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Welcome to the grooveTEK Chillout Session 25

When are we going to learn? How many childrens have to die? Are we going to standby let these people die? Please Act now, please call your state represtative and let them kow that enough is enough….

Over & Out,

Morpheus & BuddhaBoy

People are dying for No valid reason
[Groove Mixer : Morpheus]

Tracks/Artists [time]:
1. Resonance / Danny K [1:39]
2. Big Foot Jesus / The Alpha Rhythm [5:49]
3. duerme nenu duermete / Mus [10:51]
4. succumb / undadogg [16:24]
5. Ninety Nine / endless blues [20:10]
6. Beautiful People / Danny K [25:10]
7. Two Handed Thing / The Alpha Rhythm [33:10]
8. Back 2 Black / Danny K [38:33]

The next gTEK Podcast Show will be on Sunday, August 13th, 2006

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Watching the world end. Photo unattributed from www.rense.com

Welcome to the grooveTEK Chillout Session 24

So you say you want a revolution. All you need do is shake them off!

Over & Out,

Morpheus & BuddhaBoy

Watching the world end
[Groove Mixer : Buddhaboy]

Tracks/Artists [time]:
1. The Dance Revolution / lee joyes [1:58]
2. PLUR / Ahyun [6:50]
3. Quicksand (Thievery Corporation Remix) / Natalie Walker [15:54]
4. Peace, Love, Dance / Digital Motion [20:27]
5. We Control / Hyper [25:09]
6. My Sweetest Choice / Seduced by Suicide [28:28]
7. Breakout / Prime Number Recorder [32:17]
8. Retro Toy / Digital Motion [34:28]
9. Little White Roses / Paul & Price [38:56]
10. Revolution Beats / Kelvin K [44:55]
11. Dont Let Me Catch You with Your Drawers Down / Koko Taylor [50:34]

Podcast sounds from

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http://www.Military.com

http://www.aviationtrivia.homestead.com/

http://avanimation.avsupport.com/Sound.htm

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http://www.airraidsirens.com/audiovideo.html

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The next gTEK Podcast Show will be on Sunday, August 6th, 2006

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Welcome to the grooveTEK Chillout Session 23

When people will learn that violance is not the right solution for peace. War kills innocent people and creates new enemies…. People, we need to stand up ND stop this MADNESS and bring peace to middle east…

Over & Out,

Morpheus & BuddhaBoy

Reach for Peace
[Groove Mixer : Morpheus]

Tracks/Artists [time]:
1. Song Of The Poor / John Schmidt [1:24]
2. Faith / JMP [7:30]
3. +dj burn+ / distant project [12:17]
4. Low Z / Hybrid X [16:26]
5. Push Beyond The Stars / Nx Productions [18:09]
6. Electronic / DJ Arman Dinarvand [21:21]
7. Blind Without U (Original Mix) / Hybrid Factor [27:38]

The next gTEK Podcast Show will be on Sunday, July 30th, 2006

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Welcome to the grooveTEK Chillout Session 022

We also dream of things that aren’t and say why not?
So you say you want a revolution. All you need do is shake them off!

Over & Out,

BuddhaBoy & Morpheus

Technical Difficulties
[Groove Mixer : BuddhaBoy]

Tracks/Artists [time]:
1. You Got Me / Louise Havell [0:48]
2. All My Life / DJ Harry [3:37]
3. In A Long Time / 46bliss [8:21]
4. Submit / Hibernate [12:33]
5. Perculiar Planet / Infinite Dimensions [16:30]
6. I Feel Love / Kittyflipping [21:00]
7. These Are The Beeps / Yoko Solo [23:47]
8. Urban Slave / Psilly-X [27:00]
9. It Wont Be Me / Kittyflipping [34:56]

The next gTEK Podcast Show will be on Sunday, July 23th, 2006

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Welcome to the grooveTEK Chillout Session 020

This show is dedicated to the peaceful people around world and a huge tribute for T.C. @ SpaceMusic.

Over & Out,

Morpheus & BuddhaBoy

Tranquility
[Groove Mixer : Morpheus]

Tracks/Artists [time]:
1. Northern Vision / Eastern Sun [1:31]
2. eri valeire / badloop [7:42]
3. lujon / Canton [13:51]
4. The SUN / Ennema [17:37]
5. This is why $%^& / Golden Brown [21:26]
6. nio / badloop [24:49]
7. The Sound of Hallucination Volume 3 / DJ Poland [30:16]

The next gTEK Podcast Show will be on Sunday, June 25, 2006

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Welcome to the grooveTEK Chillout Session 018

It’s a dampy Sunday so we decided to play some down/up (little) tempo music to give some boost to our thoughtful minds.

Over & Out,

Morpheus & BuddhaBoy

Groove Salad
[Groove Mixer : Morpheus]

Tracks/Artists [time]:
1. Fire ( X-Edit in Flames) / eastman [1:117]
2. I Want You / Sudaka [5:20]
3. You Don’t Know It Yet / Moosefrog [10:15]
4. Simple People/ Milosh [14:30]
5. Starchild (LiveInTheStudioMix2004) / Rhythm People [18:31]
6. Heidi Bruehl (Sa-Ra Remix) / Tosca [23:27]
7. Fish Eyes/ Ming + FS [27:28]
8. The Lighthouse/ Amon Tobin [31:23]
9. Them Figures / Moosefrog [36:18]
10. Live Nude Rhodes (Dan X mix) / The Regionalists [41:20]

The next gTEK Podcast Show will be on Sunday, June 11, 2006

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Welcome to the grooveTEK Chillout Session Number 006.

Another year’s at an end; a time for family and friends.

But also a time for reflection.
The world’s in a trying state.
War, murder and injustice dominate the news.
But whose news? The news of the people who wish to perpetuate it.
Yes these things do exist but what can we do?
Our music transforms our planet into our news; the news of peace,love and justice !
Let’s give thanks for our blessings and continue to transform!

Enjoy the Lock, Stock and Ten Smoking Tracks compilation.

Happy Holidays!

Morpheus and Buddhaboy

Lock, Stock and Ten Smoking Tracks compilation
[Groove Mixers : Morpheus & BuddhaBoy]

Tracks/Artists:
1. Sunshine Gueststar (Kaizer K Del Mar mix) / Soulntech
2. Kaleidosound / Astro Delay
3. Anyma (Submarine MIX) / Anyma
4. Take My Hand / Ryan Champion
5. Traveling / Solar Cycle
6. Corinthians / 303Infinity
7. Oscillate (Deep Mix) / Bitstream Dream
8. Like it 2 / Solar Cycle
9. Coming Home / StereoK
10. Deadmau – Thats True (TranceSx Remix) / TranceSx

The next a special gTEK Podcast Show will be on Sunday, January 01, 2006 – Midnight

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