mats / morgen band
The Mats / Morgan Band features Mats Öberg and Morgan Ågren.
The picture above was taken at the Zappanale festival, July 23, 2004, in Bad Doberan, Germany, by DrZurkon.
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l/r: Mats Öberg, Morgan Ågren, Robert Elovsson, Tommy Thordsson, Jimmy Ågren |
discography
| 1 | mats
/ morgan: trends
and other diseases (1996, cd, swe, ultimate audio entertainment uae disc 1) - feat. jimmy ågren |
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| 2 | mats
/ morgan: the
music or the money… (1997, cd, swe, ultimate audio entertainment uae disc 7) - feat. jimmy ågren / incl.zappa licks in 'sylox' |
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| 3 | mats
/ morgan: radio
da da (1998, cd, swe, ultimate audio entertainment uae disc 9) - feat. jimmy ågren |
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| 4 | mats
/ morgan: the
teenage tapes (1998, cd, swe, ultimate audio entertainment uae disc 10) |
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| 5 | mats
/ morgan: live (2001, cd, swe, ultimate audio entertainment uae disc 13) - feat. jimmy ågren |
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| 6 | mats /
morgan: on air with guests (2002, cd, swe, ultimate audio entertainment uae disc 15) - feat. jimmy ågren |
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| various artists: zappanale 15 (2004, 3cd, ger, arf society) – incl. various artists playing frank zappa compositions |
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| various
artists: zappanale 15 - retrospective (2004, dvd, ger, the arf society) - feat. various artists playing frank zappa compositions |
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| various artists: zappanale #
15 (2005, cd, ger, arf society) – incl. various artists playing frank zappa compositions |
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| 7 | mats / morgan
band: thanks for flying
with us (2005, cd, usa, cuneiform) - feat. jimmy ågren |
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| 8 | mats / morgan band: heat beats live + tourbook
1991-2007 (2008, cd+dvd, usa, cuneifrom rune 265-266) |
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| mats
/ morgan: trends
and other diseases (2008, cd, usa, cuneiform rune 267) - feat. jimmy ågren // = re-issue with one bonus track |
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| various artists:
zappanale 20 - promo-cd (2009, cd-promo, ger, arf society) |
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| mats
/ morgan: the
music or the money… (2010, 2cd, usa, cuneiform rune 301-302) - feat. jimmy ågren // = re-issue with bonus tracks / incl.zappa licks in 'sylox' |
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| movie
/ documentary:
let's hear it for jimmy carl black (2010, dvdr, ger, arf society) - feat. moni black, geronimo black, helmut king, napoleon murphy brock, roy estrada, don preston, bruce bickford, ike willis |
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| 9 | mats / morgan:
[schack tati] (2014, cd, usa, cuneiform rune 385) |
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| 10 | mats / morgan
band: live 2014 (2015, download, --, bandcamp) = download-only album |
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| 11 | mats / morgan:
put another quarter in! (archives vol.1) (2015, download, --, bandcamp) = download-only album |
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| 12 | mats/morgan:
35th anniversary collection (2016, 2cd, sweden, morgan records .rec 001) - feat. jimmy ågren, simon steensland, fredrik thordendal |
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| 13 | mats /
morgan: live with norrlandsoperan symphony orchestra (2018, dvd / 2 cd, sweden, morgan records .rec 003) - incl.zappa licks in 'sylox' |
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| mats /
morgan: oops!.. i sneezed (2020, download, --, bandcamp) - incl. 'echidna's arf (of you) / don't you ever wash that thing?' (frank zappa) |
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| 14 | mats /
morgan: live stream duo (2020, download, --, bandcamp) |
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concert
The Umeå International Chamber Music Festival
2003/06/14 The Mats / Morgan Band
Mats Öberg * Morgan Ågren * Jimmy Ågren * Tommy Thordsson
Guest: Mike Keneally
"Zappanale 15"
2004/07/23 concert "Zappanale", bad doberan, germany
Mats/Morgan Band US tour September 2004
2004/09/05 concert "Progday Festival", Chappel Hill, NC, USA
2004/09/07 concert 'The Attic Bar', Detroit, MI, USA
2004/09/08 concert 'Wilbert´s', Cleveland, OH, USA
2004/09/09 concert 'Montage Grill - Prog 90', Rochester, NY, USA
2004/09/10 concert 'Berklee College Of Music', Boston, MA, USA
2004/09/11 concert 'NJ Prog House', Metlar Bodine, Piscataway, NJ, USA
2004/09/12 concert 'Tribeca Rock Club', New York, NY, USA
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mats/morgan band Mats Öberg - keyboards, vocal Morgan Agren - drums Jimmy Agren - guitar Tommy Thordsson - bass Robert Elovsson - keyboards |
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2007
"Rock
In Opposition" festival in France, April 15 ca 16:30 h.
More info here: http://www.rocktime.org/rio
Lineup: Mats & Morgan, with Gustaf Hielm on the Bass
Jazzclub
Fasching Stockholm April 27 ca. 20:00 h
More info http://www.fasching.se
Lineup: Mats & Morgan + possible guests.
Maizet Jazz Festival Maizet (14) September 8
2007/09/22 Mats/Morgan Band: Festival Tambours de fête Charleville Mézières, 22/9 France (08)
2008
2008/03/04 Mats and Morgan with Gustaf Hielm - concert Jeriko, Malmö, Sweden
2008/03/08 MATS/MORGAN ALL STAR TEAM - concert "21st Anniversary Schizoid Boat", Sweden
with Fredrik Thordendal of Meshuggah, Lars Hollmer of Samla Mammas Manna, and Mattias IA Eklund of Freak Kitchen.
Music
of Mats/Morgan, Thordendal, Hollmer and Zappa will be performed!
Tickets still available here! www.myspace.com/melloboat
For any questions: info@mellotronen.com
2008/03/29 Mats and Morgan with Gustaf Hielm - concert Fasching, Stockholm, Sweden
2008/03/30
Mats
and Morgan with Gustaf Hielm - concert Fasching,
Stockholm, Sweden
2008/04/02 Mats/Morgan duo - concert Von Krahl, Tallin, Estonia
2008/04/03 Mats/Morgan duo - concert Athena, Tartu, Estonia
2008/05/29 Mats and Morgan with Gustaf Hielm - concert l'oreille qui traine Rouen(76), France
2008/05/30 Mats and Morgan with Gustaf Hielm - concert Le Triton Le Lilas (93),France
2008/05/31 Mats and Morgan with Gustaf Hielm - concert "Festival Toto n'aime pas la soupe", St Etienne(42), France
2008/09/20 Mats/Morgan duo - Musikmuseet - Sibylleg. 2, Stockholm, Sweden 18:00 / Ph. 0851955490
2008/09/26 Mats/Morgan Band - Bass & Drum festival, Folkungag. 84, Stockholm, Sweden - http://www.bassndrum.se
2008/10/26 Mats/Morgan Band - Montreal Drumfestival, Montreal, Canada - http://www.myspace.com/montrealdrumfest
2008/12/03
Mats/Morgan Band - concert 'Metropol
2008/12/04
Mats/Morgan Band - concert 'Studion', Idunteatern, Umeå (ph. 090156200)
2008/12/05
Mats/Morgan Band - concert 'Musikhuset', Hamnplan 4, Örnsköldsvik (ph.
066019100)
2008/12/06
Mats/Morgan Band - concert 'Pipeline', Kyrkog. 6, Sundsvall (ph. 060619940)
2008/12/17
Mats/Morgan Band - concert 'Fasching', Kungsg. 63, Stockholm (ph.
0853482960)
2009/06/04 Mats/Morgan Band - concert 'BLAEST', TMV kaia 17 / 7014, Trondheim (www.blaest.no)
random notes
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2007 04 Gigs
coming up!? ?
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2007 05 - from the cuneiform newsletter
Mats/Morgan
Band:
Mats/Morgan Band gigs coming up:
Festival Tambours de fête Charleville Mézières, 22/9 France
(08)
Maizet Jazz Festival, 8/9 Maizet France (14)
Morgan will also do gig with a project called "BOX"
with amongst others Trevor Dunn from Mr Bungle.
Info here: www.myspace.com/boxmusicproject
Studio stuff:
Mats and Morgan are in the studio and is working on a new CD
that will most likely be called "HEAT BEATS LIVE".
Cuneiform will also
re-release our first CD "trends and other diseases" when we release
our "HEAT BEATS" CD/DVD, just so you know!
A "Best of Morgan Ågren DVD" will also be released
together with the CD, and this CD+DVD will be released next year!
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Morgan will record with Lars Hollmer (Of Samla mammas manna) this month, for Lars next solo CD, also featuring Michel Berkmans of Univers Zero.
Mats/Morgan Band has recorded one track for the ChristianVander/Magma tribute CD called "Haamtai", to be released soon.
Mats Öbergs solo piano CD is out, and it is called "In The Moment"
Morgan is
featured on the upcoming Kaipa CD called Angling Feelings, and on Jimmy Ågren´s
CD "Close Enough For Jazz"
More info and soundbites at: www.jimmyagren.com. Morgan also plays on
one track of Steve Vai´s CD "Archives, Vol. 3: Mystery Tracks", and
on the new Simon Steensland release "Live gang-gang"
Other news:
The readers poll of the drum magazine "DRUM!" voted
Morgan as "no 2" in category "jazz/fusion" drummers.
(thanks to the voters..!)
Morgan has a feature on Drummerworld.com, with moviepreview etc. Go to: http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Morgan_Agren.html
Internet
goodies:
Morgan Ågren
at myspace: www.myspace.com/morganagren
Morgan Ågren
homepage: www.morganagren.com
from the Cuneiform newsletter:
Mats/Morgan
Band
New
live CD with Mats/Morgan Band titled "HEAT BEATS LIVE" to be released
by Cuneiform records in Jan/Feb 2008.
Included with this live CD is Morgan Ågren "drum DVD" that will
contain various recordings made during a 15 years span.
Featured on the DVD is: Mats/Morgan Band (as a quintet, trio and duo), BOX music
project, Magma tribute, Simon Steensland Kamikaaze United, Kroumata Percussion
Ensemble, Fleshquartet, Läder, Drumkit From Hell demo sessions, the recording
of MESHUGGAH lead Guitarist Fredrik Thordendals solo CD Sol Niger Within etc.
Also,
Mats/Morgan Bands debut CD, TRENDS AND OTHER DISEASES, will also be released by
Cuneiform Records Jan/Feb 2008. Remastered with 15 minutes of bonus material!
Upcoming
show/
2007/09/22 Mats/Morgan Band: Festival Tambours de fête Charleville Mézières, 22/9 France (08)
2008 02 11 - Mats/Morgan Newsletter February 2008
NEW
CD AND DVD RELEASE!
Mats/Morgan
Band: Heat Beats Live / Morgan Ågren: Tourbook 1991-2007 (CD+DVD)
Heat
Beats Live is an excellently recorded live album which covers two years of work,
featuring Mats and Morgan alone, together and with up to 3 additional musicians.
The music is their modern blend of composition, improvisation, complexity and
hypnotic beats, as well as their sense of humor.
Also
included in this package is Tourbook 1991-2007, which is Morgan Ågren's long
worked upon and anticipated DVD release. It contains various recordings made
during a 16-year span including live and studio recordings featuring Mats/Morgan
Band, Fleshquartet, [BOX] The Music of Captain Beefheart, Simon Steensland
Kamikaze United, Freddie Wadling Magma/Vander tribute, Drumkit From Hell
sessions, Fredrik Thordendal (of Meshuggah) etc.
Plus lots of solo drums. Total playing time: 1 hour, 47 minutes.
DVD previews here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=E9w8te3kapk
Soundbites and more here: http://www.myspace.com/morganagren
ALSO
TO BE RELEASED!
Mats/Morgan:
Trends And Other Diseases (Debut CD remastered with bonus tracks)
Mats
and Morgans classic debut originally released in 1996.
Now remastered and filled with bonus material. Also featured on this CD are:
Dilba, Jimmy Ågren, Fredrik Thordendal, Derek Huntsman, Ruskträsk, Johan
Granström, Fredrik Söhngren, Gunnar Persson, Jonas Knutsson and more..
Soundbites and more here: http://www.myspace.com/morganagren
CD's
and DVD's AVAILABLE HERE
https://ballou.net/secure/morganagren/
http://www.waysidemusic.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=Rune%20265-266
UPCOMING
MATS/MORGAN BAND GIGS
2008/03/04 Mats and Morgan with Gustaf Hielm - concert Jeriko, Malmö, Sweden
2008/03/08 MATS/MORGAN ALL STAR TEAM - concert "21st Anniversary Schizoid Boat", Sweden
with Fredrik Thordendal of Meshuggah, Lars Hollmer of Samla Mammas Manna, and Mattias IA Eklund of Freak Kitchen.
Music
of Mats/Morgan, Thordendal, Hollmer and Zappa will be performed!
Tickets still available here! www.myspace.com/melloboat
For any questions: info@mellotronen.com
2008/03/29 Mats and Morgan with Gustaf Hielm - concert Fasching, Stockholm, Sweden
2008/03/30
Mats
and Morgan with Gustaf Hielm - concert Fasching,
Stockholm, Sweden
2008/04/02 Mats/Morgan duo - concert Von Krahl, Tallin, Estonia
2008/04/03 Mats/Morgan duo - concert Athena, Tartu, Estonia
2008/05/29 Mats and Morgan with Gustaf Hielm - concert l'oreille qui traine Rouen(76), France
2008/05/30 Mats and Morgan with Gustaf Hielm - concert Le Triton Le Lilas (93),France
2008/05/31 Mats and Morgan with Gustaf Hielm - concert "Festival Toto n'aime pas la soupe", St Etienne(42), France
Mats/Morgan Newsletter September 2008
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2008/09/04 Morgan Ågren drumclinic - Slagverket/Musikbörsen - Södermannag. 10, Stockholm, Sweden 19:00 / Ph. 0855693060
2008/09/20 Mats/Morgan duo - Musikmuseet - Sibylleg. 2, Stockholm, Sweden 18:00 / Ph. 0851955490
2008/09/26 Mats/Morgan Band - Bass & Drum festival,
Folkungag. 84, Stockholm, Sweden
Also performing: Terry Bozzio and more.
Complete program available soon.
http://www.bassndrum.se
2008/10/13-20 DW clinic tour - Morgan Ågren, Rickard
Nettermalm, Eric Thyselius and more.
More info about where and when, available soon
2008/10/26
Mats/Morgan Band - Montreal Drumfestival, Montreal,
Canade
Also performing: Simon Philips, Lenny White and more.
See complete program here:
http://www.myspace.com/montrealdrumfest
2008/12/03 Mats/Morgan Band - Metropol, Köpmannag. 11, Härnösand, Sweden / ph. 0611102 01
2008/12/04 Mats/Morgan Band - Studion - Idunteatern, Umeå, Sweden / ph. 090156200
2008/12/06
Mats/Morgan Band - Pipeline - Kyrkog. 6, Sundsvall,
Sweden / ph. 060619940
For more info on Mats/Morgan Band and Morgan Ågren, go to www.myspace.com/morganagren
Mats/Morgan
Newsletter December 2008
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Mats/Morgan
Band gigs coming up!
(Lineup: Mats Öberg, Morgan Ågren, Gustaf Hielm)
2008/12/03
Mats/Morgan Band - concert 'Metropol
2008/12/04
Mats/Morgan Band - concert 'Studion', Idunteatern, Umeå (ph. 090156200)
2008/12/05
Mats/Morgan Band - concert 'Musikhuset', Hamnplan 4, Örnsköldsvik (ph.
066019100)
2008/12/06
Mats/Morgan Band - concert 'Pipeline', Kyrkog. 6, Sundsvall (ph. 060619940)
2008/12/17
Mats/Morgan Band - concert 'Fasching', Kungsg. 63, Stockholm (ph.
0853482960)
2009/06/04 Mats/Morgan Band - concert 'BLAEST', TMV kaia 17 / 7014, Trondheim (www.blaest.no)
Also
* Congrats to Mats for receiving the Jan Johansson award!
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Vic Firth has just uploaded a clip from the Montreal Drumfest, click here to
watch
http://www.vicfirth.com/features/montreal_drumfest08/video/montreal08_agrenHQ.html
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Morgan, Gustaf and Jimmy Ågren are featured on Tina Ahlins new CD "12 sånger
av Allan Edwall"
It
is grammy-nominated!! If you want to vote, click here
http://vote.grammis.se/kategorier/arets-folkmusik.aspx
For
more sounds and sights:
www.myspace.com/morganagren
http://drummerworld.com/drummers/Morgan_Agren.html
www.myspace.com/matsmorganband
www.myspace.com/jimmyagren
www.myspace.com/tinaahlin
www.myspace.com/fredrikthordendalsspecialdefects
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