The project started in 1985 with a backdrop of an industrial, swedish, middle sized town, a lot of big ideas and some cheap electronic instruments. The lack of alternatives shaped dreams of analog precision, small town poetry and metronomic expressions. The seeds began to grow. Through the constellations Inspector Gadget, Trade Parade and Orbit Clockwork, the path became a route. A lot of electricity and almost 30 years later it’s time for the autodidact boys to do their first proper release…

The Cooper & Clay story

An excerpt from Cooper & Clays upcoming release "Smile Number 42". Taken from the 12 Inch Mix.

Cooper & Clay: Smile Number 42 (Excerpt from the 12 Inch mix)

Instrumental demo from the period 90-91. Composed by Petter Nordström and Mattias Frendberg. Instruments used; Korg Polysix (for arpeggios), Roland Juno-106 (bass), Ensoniq Mirage-DSK (percussion) and Akai S-1000 (the rest)

Arpeggio (Nordström/Frendberg)

Cooper & Clay: Target Fascination (Unmastered excerpt from the extended mix)

The new single by Cooper & Clay. Main instruments used: Roland System 100m (Modules: VCO VCF VCA 110, Dual VCO 112 x 3, Dual VCF 121 x 2, Dual VCA 130, Dual envelope 140 x 2, Ring Mod 150), Roland Jupiter 6, Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter, Moog Mother-32, Korg Polysix, Korg MS-20, Analouge Solutions Telemark, Analouge Solutions Oberkorn Sequencer.

Target Fascination

Target Fascination by Cooper & Clay

The new single (extended mix) by Cooper & Clay. Main instruments used: Roland System 100m (Modules: VCO VCF VCA 110, Dual VCO 112 x 3, Dual VCF 121 x 2, Dual VCA 130, Dual envelope 140 x 2, Ring Mod 150), Roland Jupiter 6, Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter, Moog Mother-32, Korg Polysix, Korg MS-20, Analouge Solutions Telemark, Analouge Solutions Oberkorn Sequencer.

Target Fascination (Extended)

Target Fascination (Extended) by Cooper & Clay

Hellobrother (Fredrik & Martin Toreskog) did a number of acoustic covers of their favorite songs during 2011. The vocal tracks from these sessions was used to explore some alternative electronic versions. Arrangements and electronics by M. Frendberg

Bluevox Records

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