Mats/Morgan

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Label: Cuneiform Country: USA

"Keyboardist Mats Öberg and drummer Morgan Ågren have been playing together for over 25 years, since Mats was 10 and Morgan was 14! Joining forces in 1981, they later formed Zappsteetoot together in 1984, a band internationally known for performing the music of Frank Zappa. They met Zappa in 1988 and performed with him while he was in Sweden. They were due to join his band, but his ill health cancelled his tour plans. Mats and Morgan began releasing records in 1996 on their own UAE label. In September, 2005, Cuneiform released their seventh album - the first to be released outside of their native Sweden - to wide acclaim and sales. In February, 2008, Cuneiform released their CD/DVD package "Heat Beats Live/Tourbook 1991 - 2007"

This was the first album release by Mats/Morgan, recorded in 1993-1995 and which was released only in Sweden. It has been remastered and includes a 15 minute bonus track.

With this release, Cuneiform begins a reissue series that will eventually see all six of Mats/Morgan's Swedish-only albums released outside of Sweden for the very first time.

Mats and Morgan have worked with a number of Frank Zappa-related musicians such as Terry Bozzio, Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, Denny Walley and Dweezil Zappa on various projects, including the Grammy Award-winning Zappa's Universe album in 1994."-Cuneiform Records