”Many bands sound like Koop, but Koop sounds like no others.”
After 10 years of struggle, Oscar Simonsson, composer and producer behind Swedish jazztronica sensation Koop, walked of stage from what was going to become the last Koop show. Three albums had been released that became landmarks in the electronic scene. ”Sons of Koop”, ”Waltz for Koop” and ”Koop Islands”. Never in the absolute limelight, but carried through by fans and the underground scene, until they reached a point were their music was familiar to millions.
Swedish bands are not supposed to be more than a flavor of the month, but Koop worked their way back again and again, resisting the law that says a nordic electronica duo could not touch peoples hearts for real. And the reason they could, was because of the ability to combine a unique sound with classic songwriting. Under lush landscapes of samples there were words and melodies that reached out.
Many of their achievements came after the last show in 2009. ”Koop Island Blues” made it to number one in the Billboard electronic chart, and was covered from Jamaica to Warsaw. ”Strange Love”, the bonus track on the compilation album ”Coupe de grace” became one of their most appriciated songs and of course, every summer, radio starts playing ”Summer Sun”, their break trough gem from ”Waltz for Koop”.
