Koop - Koop Island
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My forays into France have me left wanting to hear more old-timey jazz, romance music. Enter Koop, a duo comprised of Magnus Zingmark & Oscar Simonsson, two Swedes with a passion for what they call Romantic Swingtronica. When heard their first track, I thought that iTunes was playing my copy of The Man I Love by Joni Mitchell & Herbi Hancock. Drawing upon thousands of samples, a troupe of talented vocalists and, where samples fail, musicians, Koop creates a sound that is reminiscent of a large lounge band that will take you from neon lights of a burlesque show in Paris ( Koop Island Blues ) to a televised Christmas variety show ( Come to Me ), if that show starred drag queens. Did I mention that Zingmark and Simonsson wear dresses, stenciled eyebrows and makeup?
Soothing and delightful, Koop’s latest album, Koop Islands, can be purchased on iTunes. 
According to Koop’s myspace, they just finished touring the US and Asia and are headed back to Europe. Here is their latest video of the titled album, Koop Island Blues:
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