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Koop. - Waltz For Koop. Alternative Takes. flac album

Koop. Future Jazz Downtempo 2003 Germany

Performer Koop.
Title Waltz For Koop. Alternative Takes.
Date of release 2003
Country Germany
Style Future Jazz, Downtempo
Other formats AIFF AHX WAV DXD ASF RA MIDI
Genre Electronic / Jazz
Size MP3 1887 mb
Size FLAC 1378 mb
Rating: 4.3
Votes: 905

Before the Swedish duo returned for a third album, they delivered Waltz for Koop: Alternative Takes, a title with great significance.

Album · 2003 · 9 Songs. Waltz for Koop (DJ Patife Remix). 9. Summer Sun (Carlito Remix). Released: Sep 24, 2003.

Waltz for Koop (DJ Patife Remix). Waltz for Koop - Alternative takes. Coup De Grace (1997-2007). only publishes for promotional use and/or for press use images, as delivered and/or authorized by record labels, press offices, promotional agencies; only resorts to degraded images as part of its information feed.

Koop are great! Koop remixed is OK but you must remember this CD is homemade. You should really get the "Islands" from Koop to really appreciate them. This album is a let down. I fell in love with "Waltz for Koop" and thought that because some nice artist were doing a remix that "Alternative Takes" would be even better. Well I have to say that I was disappointed with the album. One remix in particular "Modal Mile" was almost laughable( I have to admit I am laughing at it now). And that is awful, because I loved Earl Zinger's version on the original album.

Koop Islands by AAJ Italy Staff. Waltz for Koop by Trevor MacLaren.

Waltz for Koop - Alternative Takes. Koop, Markus Enochson. Release Date 2003-09-24. Label Playground Dance.

Though superficially this is an album of remixes, similar to that delivered by dozens of independent-minded dance or experimental bands, this record works on its own like few other remix albums ever have - and even rivals the quality of the original. Including one version of each track from Waltz for Koop, it evinces careful pacing and great work by an excellent cast of remixers

Tracklist

Baby (D' Malicious Remix)	3:11
Tonight (Nicola Conte New Jazz Version)	6:37
Modal Mile (2 Banks Of 4 Remix)	5:20
Summer Sun (Markus Enochson Remix)	6:45
Relaxin At Club F****N (Dorfmeister Vs. Madrid De Los Austrias Version)	5:58
Bright Nights (Rima Techno Chimp Dub Mix)	7:22
In A Heartbeat (Hird Remix)	4:07
Waltz For Koop (DJ Patife Remix)	8:26
Summer Sun (Carlito Remix)	6:31

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CPT 153-2	Koop.*	Waltz For Koop. Alternative Takes. ‎(CD, Album, Comp)	Compost Records	CPT 153-2	Germany	2003
XACQ-23003	Koop.*	Waltz For Koop. Alternative Takes. ‎(CD, Album, Comp)	Quality! Records	XACQ-23003	Japan	2003
QMG 5034-2, QMG 5034	Koop.*	Waltz For Koop. Alternative Takes. ‎(CD, Album, Comp)	Quango Records, Quango Records	QMG 5034-2, QMG 5034	US	2003
QMG 5034-2, QMG 5034	Koop.*	Waltz For Koop. Alternative Takes. ‎(CD, Album, Comp)	Quango Records, Quango Records	QMG 5034-2, QMG 5034	Canada	2003
od al000172	Koop.*	Waltz For Koop. Alternative Takes. ‎(CD, Album)	Одиссей	od al000172	Ukraine	2008

Talk about Koop. - Waltz For Koop. Alternative Takes.

Silvermaster

After the excellent Waltz for Koop, the talented duo comes up with Alternative Takes. D'Malicious mix of "Baby" immediately sets a positive tone with its smart rhythm and catchy guitar melody. The vocals are well integrated here, in sharp constrast to some of the other mixes, such as the Carlito remix of "Summer Sun". DJ Patife's mix is even worse, as if he randomly took some samples out of "Waltz For Koop" to loop a downright boring drum'n'bass-beat over them for about eight minutes. Nicola Conte disappoints too with his version of "Modal Mile", due to the straightforward jazz-noodling and predictable structure. Hird, on the other hand, changes the structure of "In a Heartbeat" and adds some great rhodes and drums, coming close to the beauty of the original. The dreamy mixes of "Bright Nights" and "Modal Mile" by Rima and 2 Banks of 4 respectively are great too, but the best two reinterpretations are the bouncy bass-driven "Relaxin' at Club F****n" by Richard Dorfmeister and Madrid de Los Austrias - with a gorgeous vibraphone contribution - and "Summer Sun" by Markus Enochson, featuring breathtaking instrumentation, funky broken beats and an awesome twist in the middle of the song. A decent remix-album overall.

misery

WALTZ FOR KOOP (ALTERNATIVE TAKES) takes Koop's marvelous album and puts it through the remix machine, with good results overall. Nicola Conte's take of "Tonight," for instance, makes it speedier and more in line with Conte's own aesthetic. Refitting the waltz-rhythm lyrics into a strict 4/4 beat is troublesome, however, and the vocals seem a little off-kilter because of it (a problem that also plagues DJ Patlife's drum 'n' bass version of "Waltz for Koop"). Richard Dorfmeister and Madrid de Los Austrias house up "Relaxin' at Club F****n" even further, and Rima send "Bright Nights" into dubbed outer space. The standout on the album, however, is the Markus Enochson mix of "Summer Sun," which retains the bright, warm atmosphere and gives it a house kick drum. Perhaps it's a testament to the strength of the original that it can be so easily converted into a deep house club hit. Conversely, the 2 Banks of 4 mix of "Modal Mile" is somewhat bland, despite the addition of Valerie Etienne's considerable voice. A mixed bag, certainly, with quality taking the lead.

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