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Koop — Glömd
Album: Sons of Koop
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Released: 1997
Length: 4:50
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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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I have always loved this...and I like how the title means "forgotten" but there's no way I can ever forget the truly unique and spooky coolness of this trippy track.
Posted 6 months ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Shades of Imogen Heap - which is A Good Thing.
Posted 1 year ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Like, reminds me of trendy European hotel lobbies.
Posted 1 year ago by amatura3    [ Reply ]
Debussy does *not* fit into hipster jazz. A nice number if not for that.
Posted 1 year ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
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.  :-)
Posted 1 year ago by theirongiant    [ Reply ]
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 :(
Posted 1 year ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Sick
Posted 2 years ago by wanderinglevel    [ Reply ]
 justin4kick wrote:


This song is about bouillabaisse?


Yummy! I want that :)
Posted 2 years ago by m3andros    [ Reply ]
Reminds me a tad of Sting's Seven Days song
Posted 2 years ago by CCSandman    [ Reply ]
 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
Posted 2 years ago by pxd    [ Reply ]
 TheKing2 wrote:

Sometimes a "Play again" button would be nice



excellent idea!
Posted 2 years ago by Ihatethissong    [ Reply ]
 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! 
Posted 3 years ago by Dubbelito    [ Reply ]
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...)
Posted 3 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
 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. 
Posted 3 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Got me in my psychedelic breakfast mood
Posted 3 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 3 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
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!
Posted 3 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
I have never heard of these people before, but this is absolutely amazing. One song and I'm a fan.
Posted 3 years ago by chefjackbutler    [ Reply ]
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
Posted 4 years ago by Solanus    [ Reply ]
I think Debussy's original would also find welcoming ears around here...
Posted 4 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
This may all be true. I'm reminded of King Crimson's "I Talk to the Wind"


 

Posted 4 years ago by skuzzfud    [ Reply ]
 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)"
 


Posted 4 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by woodchuk    [ Reply ]
 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!!!!
Posted 4 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
This is awesome!
Posted 4 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Sometimes a "Play again" button would be nice
Posted 4 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
What a difference between this and the peppy pieces on Koop Islands.
Posted 4 years ago by birdman42    [ Reply ]
 justin4kick wrote:


This song is about bouillabaisse?
 
Seashell soup... looks like a torture device to me. Grass in the park, here I come.
Posted 4 years ago by maboleth    [ Reply ]
JAD WIO 
Posted 4 years ago by jeannechabra    [ Reply ]
 the_jake wrote:
The female singer's voice seems familiar, but I can't place it.
 
Were you thinking Sade?
Posted 5 years ago by Queue    [ Reply ]


This song is about bouillabaisse?
Posted 5 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
The female singer's voice seems familiar, but I can't place it.
Posted 5 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
More interesting stuff I have never heard before!  Thanks.
Posted 5 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Every Koop song played on this station is Quite Likeable, IMO. 

Posted 5 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 6 years ago by lewie221    [ Reply ]
NO    only 4 - Acceptable
Posted 6 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
Sure it's a Debussy sample: no secret about it

Posted 7 years ago by GetBakedTonight    [ Reply ]
 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



Posted 7 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 7 years ago by Prius    [ Reply ]
Okay, so the flute appears to be a sample of Debussey's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun." 
Posted 11 years ago by JsDad    [ Reply ]
 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."
Posted 11 years ago by JsDad    [ Reply ]
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)
Posted 17 years ago by garoo1980    [ Reply ]
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!
Posted 18 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 18 years ago by forge    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Sade trying to reinvent her career
Posted 18 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
Maybe its a great song, but it just doesnt suit my mood at the moment. Therefore, meh, to it!!
Posted 18 years ago by Inflatablewoman    [ Reply ]
Sounds like chris kattan if he were female.. "Oooh ya vey, bla bla blah blah...."
Posted 18 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by PeaceInIraq    [ Reply ]
Why
Posted 18 years ago by fishercat    [ Reply ]
Koop Poop.
Posted 18 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by coccyx    [ Reply ]
How did we get from the genius of Dylan to this nonsense?
Posted 18 years ago by loud_family_fan    [ Reply ]
cool, moody and grooving....
Posted 18 years ago by mfassett    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 18 years ago by -relayer-    [ Reply ]
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)?
Posted 18 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
... ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 18 years ago by ploafmaster    [ Reply ]
Interesting to see the evocative examples given. From Charlie Brown to Trek and Dark Shadows. Huh! 8.
Posted 18 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
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 ...
Posted 18 years ago by pope183    [ Reply ]
The only thing I like about this piece of music is the Star Trek thing at the beginning and end.
Posted 18 years ago by rowdydaisy    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 18 years ago by ankhara99    [ Reply ]
The flute sounds like it's straight out of the original Star Trek. Kinda like it in an ambient kinda way.
Posted 18 years ago by ankhara99    [ Reply ]
>>1
Posted 18 years ago by ejsamuel    [ Reply ]
The artist name, the sound, only make me think of one thing, and it smells really bad.
Posted 18 years ago by jgeyer    [ Reply ]
Boring.....almost numbing.
Posted 18 years ago by mgoldman    [ Reply ]
Gosh this is weird. I like it. I like weird. Sometimes.
Posted 18 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 18 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by tammaye    [ Reply ]
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...
Posted 19 years ago by callum    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 19 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
hmm my cat seemed to like that one, she started meowing on pitch. interesting.
Posted 19 years ago by magicnumber    [ Reply ]
Dreamy.
Posted 19 years ago by bobrk    [ Reply ]
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".
Posted 19 years ago by sub-arctic    [ Reply ]
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)"
Posted 19 years ago by jed2667    [ Reply ]
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...
Posted 19 years ago by aber    [ Reply ]
So this is what our former Surgeon-General is doing now. Impressive change of direction!
Posted 19 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
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...
Posted 19 years ago by TheLoneIguana    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 19 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
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....
Posted 19 years ago by gpracer    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 19 years ago by gpracer    [ Reply ]
Why does the flute riff remind me of early-Tangerine Dream? I think it was on one of their earlier albums....
Posted 19 years ago by mozo125    [ Reply ]
Can you say Chill...?
Posted 19 years ago by iggy33    [ Reply ]
Cool, a little like Emma Peel meets Sade?
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Okay, but gets overplayed here.
Posted 19 years ago by DownHomeGirl    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 19 years ago by twiggy77    [ Reply ]
C. Everett would be proud. Not up to Thievery Corp level, but fair. I mean fÀir. ;-)
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
It's Debussymania on RP! :-({|=
Posted 19 years ago by brighthue    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 19 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
I'd probably like it better if I was on something, but then in the words of Invader Zim: "Worse? or Better?"
Posted 19 years ago by netdiver    [ Reply ]
mperry wrote:
yeah, me too. as that "guy" says...."wow, what a groove"
Ditto Subtle
Posted 19 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
Groovy ~ similar to Th. Corp. Loungey..I dig it
Posted 19 years ago by brando    [ Reply ]
GLOMD?? Wasn't that the deity Conan worshipped? (CTB not COB)
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
Anyone else pick up on that part that sounds like Snoopy making his way through WWI France?
Posted 20 years ago by four_felicity    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 20 years ago by brighthue    [ Reply ]
coentje wrote:
Yipeeehh yeahhhh!! Bill is in a groovy mood.
gotta love that. especially as well chosen and sequenced here at RP.
Posted 20 years ago by mperry    [ Reply ]
Anyone else pick up on that part that sounds like Snoopy making his way through WWI France?
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
It takes me back to Eumir Deodato and his rendering of this Debussy piece. Anybody remember that?
Posted 20 years ago by masterhead    [ Reply ]
The Emporer's new moog.
Posted 20 years ago by LazyMF    [ Reply ]
Yipeeehh yeahhhh!! Bill is in a groovy mood.
Posted 20 years ago by coentje    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 20 years ago by brianlj    [ Reply ]
gregorbill wrote:
The flute is Debussy's Prelude to the afternoon of a Faun.
I THOUGHT so. Thanks for the verification.
Posted 20 years ago by wideawake    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 20 years ago by tobyloby    [ Reply ]
This is great mood-bending stuff. You've transported me to a swank european cocktail party. thanks Bill!
Posted 20 years ago by qbee    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 21 years ago by funkaholic    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 21 years ago by gregorbill    [ Reply ]
I really don't like this but it is the reason I listen to Radio Paradise.
Posted 21 years ago by Spliff    [ Reply ]
Tres, tres Sadé.
Posted 21 years ago by Illustr8r    [ Reply ]
that flute riff sounds like a sample from Apocolypse Now movie.
Posted 21 years ago by DavidCarrico    [ Reply ]
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...
Posted 21 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
Fantastic techno jazz folk european ambiance. Wouldn't mind sipping a cappuccino in an Amsterdam café terasse with this tune in the background
Posted 21 years ago by frankydee    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 21 years ago by nyc_dude    [ Reply ]
Wow! I haven't heard this good a ripoff of classical riffs since The Nice!
Posted 21 years ago by Felix2000A    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 21 years ago by Schmackdown    [ Reply ]
I like the name, it fits the vibe completely
Posted 21 years ago by shaggenstein    [ Reply ]
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"
Posted 21 years ago by mperry    [ Reply ]
Woodat..? I love when RP comes up with stuff I've never heard before..Very groovy !
Posted 21 years ago by iggy33    [ Reply ]
Nice jazz-techno harmonious mix.
Posted 21 years ago by frankydee    [ Reply ]
Me likey.
Posted 21 years ago by indigo_xia    [ Reply ]
i like it.
Posted 21 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]