Sons of Koop

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Sons of Koop
Sonsofkoop.jpg
Studio album by Koop
Released July 21, 1997
Genre Jazz, electronic
Length44:40
Label Superstudio Grå
Koop chronology
Sons of Koop
(1997)
Waltz for Koop
(2001) Waltz for Koop2001

Sons of Koop is the debut studio album by Swedish electronic jazz group Koop. [1] [2] It was released on July 21, 1997 via Super Records

Sweden constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Scandinavian Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund, a strait at the Swedish-Danish border. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, the third-largest country in the European Union and the fifth largest country in Europe by area. Sweden has a total population of 10.2 million of which 2.4 million has a foreign background. It has a low population density of 22 inhabitants per square kilometre (57/sq mi). The highest concentration is in the southern half of the country.

Koop is an electronic jazz duo from Sweden, consisting of Magnus Zingmark and Oscar Simonsson.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Introduktion" – 1:46
  2. "Glömd" – 4:50
  3. "Psalm" – 4:37
  4. "Bjarne Riis" – 2:43
  5. "Absolute Space" – 5:05
  6. "Words of Tranquility" – 5:13
  7. "Salvation" – 5:04
  8. "Jellyfishes" – 6:51
  9. "Once Britten" – 4:06
  10. "Hellsbells" – 4:03

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References

  1. "Koop -- Sons of Koop". Allmusic . allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. "Koop --- Sons of Koop". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.