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Koop — Glömd
Album: Sons of Koop
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Released: 1997
Length: 4:52
Plays (last 30 days): 2
I walk in woods
I search a hidden place
To find a god
And his forgotten grace
His arms are ...
Like a ...
I walk in woods
I search a hidden place
I walk in woods
I search a hidden place
To find a god
And his forgotten grace
His arms are ...
Like a ...
I walk in woods
I search a hidden place
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Shades of Imogen Heap - which is A Good Thing.
Like, reminds me of trendy European hotel lobbies.
Debussy does *not* fit into hipster jazz. A nice number if not for that.
This track is also in regular rotation on SomaFM's Groove Salad.  @William and Rusty Hodge are friends.  I won't complain if one is having an influence on the other.  :-)
Ah, no, this is an eclectic step too far. Mixing Debussy into this number is really jarring and out of place, IMO.  I usually like Koop's work but I've got to give this a miss :(
Sick
 justin4kick wrote:


This song is about bouillabaisse?


Yummy! I want that :)
Reminds me a tad of Sting's Seven Days song
 Ihatethissong wrote:


excellent idea!



I sometimes think so, too; but then I remember that this would mean that I would be driving, instead of Bill & Rebecca, and I stop thinking about it.  pxd
 TheKing2 wrote:

Sometimes a "Play again" button would be nice



excellent idea!
 forge wrote:

In the interest of countering all the crass commentary below, I just gotta say Koop is DA bomb. Play more!! Pretty sure I found "Waltz for Koop" because of RP and it gets heavy rotation on my iPod. Marvelous music.



iPod... Now that's a trip with the virtual time machine that is RP playlists! 
another birthday CD from Kazoo! he also tells me the little female vocal I found familiar was GoldFish - he recognized what I was trying to sing (this is love).
BTW, is that Phil Hartman in someone's post? I found him so incredibly funny and was devastated to hear of his death (and the manner of...)
 bluematrix wrote:

It reminds me of the spooky background music in Charlie Brown's Halloween special.
 

Yes! Now that you mention it. Poor Charlie Brown: all he got for Halloween treats were rocks. 
Got me in my psychedelic breakfast mood
 jed2667 wrote:
TheLoneIguana wrote:
That flute bit sounds to me like the music they played in the old Star Trek episode when Spock gets hit with the plant spores and falls in love with Jill Ireland...
Actually, and someone please correct me if I am wrong, I believe that is an excerpt taken from Debussy's "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)"
 
It reminds me of the spooky background music in Charlie Brown's Halloween special.
Heard this today after many years of NOT hearing it on here (although I see it went back into the rotation a couple of years ago). This really reminds me of my early days of listening here...what a lovely surprise to hear it again, as I'd completely forgotten about it!
I have never heard of these people before, but this is absolutely amazing. One song and I'm a fan.
These are the lyrics I was able to find, they seem pretty close (there are a couple spots that are unclear and I'm not going to spell out Cecilia Stalin's scatting):

I walk in woods
I search a hidden place
To find a god
And his forgotten grace
His arms are [unclear]
Like a [unclear]
I walk in woods
I search a hidden place
I walk in woods
I search a hidden place
To find a god
And his forgotten grace
His arms are [unclear]
Like a [unclear]
I walk in woods
I search a hidden place
I think Debussy's original would also find welcoming ears around here...
 kcar wrote:
This may all be true. I'm reminded of King Crimson's "I Talk to the Wind"


 

 jed2667 wrote:
TheLoneIguana wrote:
That flute bit sounds to me like the music they played in the old Star Trek episode when Spock gets hit with the plant spores and falls in love with Jill Ireland...
Actually, and someone please correct me if I am wrong, I believe that is an excerpt taken from Debussy's "Prélude à l'aprÚs-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)"
 


 justin4kick wrote:


This song is about bouillabaisse?
 
Well that's a great thing, because Bouillabaisse is a meal that makes you glad you are alive!!!!
This is awesome!
Sometimes a "Play again" button would be nice
What a difference between this and the peppy pieces on Koop Islands.
 justin4kick wrote:


This song is about bouillabaisse?
 
Seashell soup... looks like a torture device to me. Grass in the park, here I come.
JAD WIO 
 the_jake wrote:
The female singer's voice seems familiar, but I can't place it.
 
Were you thinking Sade?


This song is about bouillabaisse?
The female singer's voice seems familiar, but I can't place it.
More interesting stuff I have never heard before!  Thanks.
Every Koop song played on this station is Quite Likeable, IMO. 

Bill's digging deep into the past today. Mine is the first comment in twelve years!

And that comment is:
Womderful bass effects with good pair of 'phones.
NO    only 4 - Acceptable
Sure it's a Debussy sample: no secret about it

 Proclivities wrote:

Thanks, I meant to point that out.  It is also reminiscent of that incidental flute music from Star Trek though.

 

"It is also reminiscent of that incidental flute music from Star Trek though."

black and white gif of African-American maid suddenly looking to left in shock



 JsDad wrote:
Okay, so the flute appears to be a sample of Debussey's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun." 

 
Thanks, I meant to point that out.  It is also reminiscent of that incidental flute music from Star Trek though.
 JsDad wrote:
Okay, so the flute appears to be a sample of Debussey's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun." 

 
I totally agree. Nice with the drums.
Okay, so the flute appears to be a sample of Debussey's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun." 
 garoo1980 wrote:


I'm so glad other people noticed. I thought I'd gone strange(r)
 
I was wondering if the flute was a sample from "Jungle Book."
ankhara99 wrote:
The flute sounds like it's straight out of the original Star Trek. Kinda like it in an ambient kinda way.
I'm so glad other people noticed. I thought I'd gone strange(r)
It's very seldom that I hear something electronic on radio paradise that is 1) good and 2) i haven't heard of. This is both those things, RP gets big points for this in my books. NICE ONE!
In the interest of countering all the crass commentary below, I just gotta say Koop is DA bomb. Play more!! Pretty sure I found "Waltz for Koop" because of RP and it gets heavy rotation on my iPod. Marvelous music.
Sounds like Sade trying to reinvent her career
Maybe its a great song, but it just doesnt suit my mood at the moment. Therefore, meh, to it!!
Sounds like chris kattan if he were female.. "Oooh ya vey, bla bla blah blah...."
Why
Koop Poop.
How did we get from the genius of Dylan to this nonsense?
cool, moody and grooving....
jed2667 wrote:
Actually, and someone please correct me if I am wrong, I believe that is an excerpt taken from Debussy's "Prélude à l'aprÚs-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)"
Absolutely correct. Quite a nice track, that was.
winter wrote:
So this is what our former Surgeon-General is doing now. Impressive change of direction!
Does he still sport that beard? What's the deal with that? Is he Amish? Which reminds me, do Amish use doctors and hospitals or is that in conflict with their beliefs (like Christian Scientists)?
... ...
jed2667 wrote:
Actually, and someone please correct me if I am wrong, I believe that is an excerpt taken from Debussy's "Prélude à l'aprÚs-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)"
I believe you're absolutely correct.
Interesting to see the evocative examples given. From Charlie Brown to Trek and Dark Shadows. Huh! 8.
TheLoneIguana wrote:
That flute bit sounds to me like the music they played in the old Star Trek episode when Spock gets hit with the plant spores and falls in love with Jill Ireland...
Also reminds me of a show called Dark Shadows ...
The only thing I like about this piece of music is the Star Trek thing at the beginning and end.
TheLoneIguana wrote:
That flute bit sounds to me like the music they played in the old Star Trek episode when Spock gets hit with the plant spores and falls in love with Jill Ireland...
YES!!!!! That's what I'm talking about!!!! Thanks for nailing the episode.
The flute sounds like it's straight out of the original Star Trek. Kinda like it in an ambient kinda way.
>>1
The artist name, the sound, only make me think of one thing, and it smells really bad.
Boring.....almost numbing.
Gosh this is weird. I like it. I like weird. Sometimes.
i think they lifted the fluty/alto sax riff from the charley brown halloween special, where snoopy is cruising thru the pumpkin patch. but kudos to the spock reference too.
IMO the flute riff was the start of Debussy's Prelude Apre Midi something a la Faune - sorry, my French sucks, I can't remmeber the title. Lots of disagree,ent on it though... Like the piece overall though...
sub-arctic wrote:
I think you're completely right. And it makes sense since the title of the poem that is recited in the background is "Glömd Àr skogens gud", or "Forgotten is the god of the forest".
With plagiarized music and lyrics, perhaps someone could explain creativity to them.
hmm my cat seemed to like that one, she started meowing on pitch. interesting.
Dreamy.
jed2667 wrote:
Actually, and someone please correct me if I am wrong, I believe that is an excerpt taken from Debussy's "Prélude à l'aprÚs-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)"
I think you're completely right. And it makes sense since the title of the poem that is recited in the background is "Glömd Àr skogens gud", or "Forgotten is the god of the forest".
TheLoneIguana wrote:
That flute bit sounds to me like the music they played in the old Star Trek episode when Spock gets hit with the plant spores and falls in love with Jill Ireland...

Actually, and someone please correct me if I am wrong, I believe that is an excerpt taken from Debussy's "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)"
TheLoneIguana wrote:
That flute bit sounds to me like the music they played in the old Star Trek episode when Spock gets hit with the plant spores and falls in love with Jill Ireland...
If you mean the electronic flute like "instrument" that follows her voice in some points, that strongly reminds me of the score in some areas of Metroid Prime (the Game Cube title). Good soundtrack in that game, btw, very moody...
So this is what our former Surgeon-General is doing now. Impressive change of direction!
That flute bit sounds to me like the music they played in the old Star Trek episode when Spock gets hit with the plant spores and falls in love with Jill Ireland...
gpracer wrote:
i like it. i don't like it. they have a hook like 'ace-of-base' or whatever their name was. YES snoopy is in the bushes. i don't care for the 'ooh - ya - vey ' bits.
and I don't like Debussey being shoe-horned in here. Gives me blisters.
mozo125 wrote:
Why does the flute riff remind me of early-Tangerine Dream? I think it was on one of their earlier albums....
THATS IT. you're right! Early Tangerine Dream. WOW now if RP plays them I'll be shocked....
i like it. i don't like it. they have a hook like 'ace-of-base' or whatever their name was. YES snoopy is in the bushes. i don't care for the 'ooh - ya - vey ' bits.
Why does the flute riff remind me of early-Tangerine Dream? I think it was on one of their earlier albums....
Can you say Chill...?
Cool, a little like Emma Peel meets Sade?
Okay, but gets overplayed here.
Roverfish wrote:
C. Everett would be proud.
Want me to say "Hi" to him for you? His office is just across the hall from me.
C. Everett would be proud. Not up to Thievery Corp level, but fair. I mean fÀir. ;-)
It's Debussymania on RP! :-({|=
trekhead wrote:
GLOMD?? Wasn't that the deity Conan worshipped? (CTB not COB)
Koop is a swedish group, and it is GLÖMD (forgotten in english) actually, not GLOMD. If your browser cannot tell the difference, it is an O with two dots over it - we scandinavians are funny like that, you know. We like our own quirky little letters. Don't know much about Conan though, except that he was cimmerian.
I'd probably like it better if I was on something, but then in the words of Invader Zim: "Worse? or Better?"
mperry wrote:
yeah, me too. as that "guy" says...."wow, what a groove"
Ditto Subtle
Groovy ~ similar to Th. Corp. Loungey..I dig it
GLOMD?? Wasn't that the deity Conan worshipped? (CTB not COB)
trekhead wrote:
Anyone else pick up on that part that sounds like Snoopy making his way through WWI France?
frankydee wrote:
Fantastic techno jazz folk european ambiance. Wouldn't mind sipping a cappuccino in an Amsterdam café 'erasse with this tune in the background
I wouldn't mind quaffing a Burgundy red with this in the background.
coentje wrote:
Yipeeehh yeahhhh!! Bill is in a groovy mood.
gotta love that. especially as well chosen and sequenced here at RP.
Anyone else pick up on that part that sounds like Snoopy making his way through WWI France?
It takes me back to Eumir Deodato and his rendering of this Debussy piece. Anybody remember that?
The Emporer's new moog.
Yipeeehh yeahhhh!! Bill is in a groovy mood.
quisquose wrote:
Aaaa, what is that intial flute bit from?!? it's from some orchestral suite, I think, but for the life of me I can't remember what - and it's driving me nuts!
It's the tune of the song which Kaa the snake sings to Mowgli in The Jungle Book. The title is Trust in Me.
gregorbill wrote:
The flute is Debussy's Prelude to the afternoon of a Faun.
I THOUGHT so. Thanks for the verification.
Yeah, I agreed, their latest album "Waltz for Koop" is a great one. nyc_dude wrote:
I strongly recommend their latest(?) album "Waltz for Koop". A lot jazzier and less electronic.
This is great mood-bending stuff. You've transported me to a swank european cocktail party. thanks Bill!
RP does, in fact, bill itself as "eclectic radio." But with Moby and Koop being played back-to-back, maybe it's a little too eclectic for my tastes.
The flute is Debussy's Prelude to the afternoon of a Faun. I don't know if that was also used in that movie or not. DavidCarrico wrote:
that flute riff sounds like a sample from Apocolypse Now movie.
I really don't like this but it is the reason I listen to Radio Paradise.
Tres, tres Sadé.
that flute riff sounds like a sample from Apocolypse Now movie.
I would guess Koop could refer to Ko-op or Co-op... like in co-operation... Good albums... mellow. A bit like the Cafe Del Mar compilations...
Fantastic techno jazz folk european ambiance. Wouldn't mind sipping a cappuccino in an Amsterdam café terasse with this tune in the background
This is a great track, indeed. I strongly recommend their latest(?) album "Waltz for Koop". A lot jazzier and less electronic. BTW... Although Swedish is my mother tounge, I have no idea what Koop means. "Glomd" means "forgotten", though.
Wow! I haven't heard this good a ripoff of classical riffs since The Nice!
The beginning sounds like the background music for a Star Trek episode. It'd fit well in one where Kirk is trying to get his swerve on with some yeoman.
I like the name, it fits the vibe completely
iggy33 wrote:
Woodat..? I love when RP comes up with stuff I've never heard before..Very groovy !
yeah, me too. as that "guy" says...."wow, what a groove"
Woodat..? I love when RP comes up with stuff I've never heard before..Very groovy !
Nice jazz-techno harmonious mix.
Me likey.
i like it.
now i remember why i didn\'t go to europe this summer...doesn\'t koop mean \"we\'re going to make you miss abba\" in swedish?