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Mats/Morgan: Schack Tati

Read "Schack Tati" reviewed by Claudio Bonomi


Raccontano le cronache che gli svedesi Mats Oberg (tastierista) e Morgan Agren (batterista) suonano insieme dall'età rispettivamente di 10 e 14 anni. Si direbbe un sodalizio di acciaio che si fonda su una fraterna amicizia e su un amore smisurato per Frank Zappa che fu agli inizi degli anni Ottanta anche loro mentore. Fini compositori e dotati di una tecnica fuori dal comune hanno sfornato in oltre trent'anni di carriera una decina di dischi tra release ufficiali, live ...

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Mats/Morgan Band: Live

Read "Live" reviewed by Dave Wayne


Keyboardist Mats Öberg and drummer Morgen Ågren--known as much for their musical brilliance as they are for their devotion to the music of Frank Zappa--are at their hyperactive best on this remastered recording from Stockholm's Club Fasching in 1999. Six pieces by Ågren and five by Öberg comprise this all-original set that shows quite a bit more variety and showmanship than might be expected from a pair of former child prodigies immersed in the world of strange and difficult music.

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Mats/Morgan Band: Live

Read "Live" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


In their teens, drummer Morgan Ågren and keyboardist Mats Öberg were invited to perform with Frank Zappa and, as the story goes, the Swedish duo formed this phenomenal ensemble that exercised a jaw-dropping mode of execution within the progressive-rock schema, amid some Zappa and jazz-centric influences. Revered for its otherworldly approach to the genre and superior technical faculties, Mats/Morgan Band is known for its exhilarating live performances and manifold approach to composition. Agren is an in-demand session artist, ...

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Mats/Morgan Band: Thanks For Flying With Us

Read "Thanks For Flying With Us" reviewed by Trevor MacLaren


The Mats/Morgan band is centered around child prodigies Mats Oberg and Morgan Ägren, who worship at that altar of American composer and cult icon Frank Zappa. Oberg, who by the age of three was singing, playing keyboards, and listening to Miles Davis, would later hone a palette that would include progressive rock and funk. Ägren is a percussionist who began at age four with a penchant for Louie Bellson and Buddy Rich. They met and started their collaboration in 1981 ...

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Cuneiform: Sao Paulo Underground; Mats/Morgan Band

Cuneiform: Sao Paulo Underground; Mats/Morgan Band

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland

Sao Paulo Underground—Tres Cabecas Loucuras (Cuneiform, 2011) This is a very interesting group that combines jazz composition and improvisation with electronics and effects to create an intoxicating and exotic blend of music. Featuring Rob Mazurek on cornet and electronics, Mauricio Takara on drums and electronics, Guilherme Granado on keyboards, electronics and samplers, Richard Ribeiro on drums as well as a number of special guests. The music on this album deftly mixes influences: contemporary Brazilian music, electronics and spiritual jazz like ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Schack Tati

Cuneiform Records
2014

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Live

Cuneiform Records
2013

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Live

Cuneiform Records
2012

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Live

Cuneiform Records
2011

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The Music Or The...

Ultimate Audio Entertainment
2010

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Heat Beats Live /...

Ultimate Audio Entertainment
2008

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