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All Things Considered August 9, 2002
Michelle Mercer reviews a new CD by the duo Koop. The group is from Sweden, though they sound at times that they are Brazilian, or from the 1960s or perhaps even Japanese. Their music is stolen from both these sources but what they do with those sources is truly a new blend of what Mercer calls "Ikea Soul." The CD is Waltz for Koop by Koop on Jazzanova Compost Records.