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Koushik is a Canadian electronic musician from Dundas, Ontario.
Koushik is signed to Stones Throw Records and has released Be With (2005), a collection of singles and EPs from 2002-2005; and Out My Window (September 30th 2008). He has worked with Four Tet, Caribou (aka Manitoba) and Madvillain.
The son of Indian immigrants, Koushik attended classical Indian singing classes with his mother as a child. His interest in other genres, more specifically hip-hop, also came at a young age while visiting record shops during trips to the farmers market in Hamilton, Ontario
Koushik specializes in making that hazy, hip-hop-based downbeat sh*t that you could easily compare to contemporaries such as Four Tet (who released Koushik’s first single on his Text label), RJD2, and DJ Shadow. What sets Koushik apart from the others is a beautiful ’60s psych-pop element that tends to pervade throughout. It shows itself in the spacious panned strings, acoustic guitars, and harpsichords that fall in and out of each other; and the beats have a harder regimented classic true school hip-hop sound, that Four Tet and Prefuse 73 tend to stray away from. But what I truly love about this record is Koushik’s voice. His singing is soft and mixed way down in the center of the track, sounding like the voice choirs you’d hear on one of those old Percy Faith or 101 Guitars from the late-’60s. But more importantly, causes the listener to focus more on the music than the lyrical content. If you’re a fan of any of the aforementioned artists, you need this record. – OTHER MUSIC, NYC
Koushik is signed to Stones Throw Records and has released Be With (2005), a collection of singles and EPs from 2002-2005; and Out My Window (September 30th 2008). He has worked with Four Tet, Caribou (aka Manitoba) and Madvillain.
The son of Indian immigrants, Koushik attended classical Indian singing classes with his mother as a child. His interest in other genres, more specifically hip-hop, also came at a young age while visiting record shops during trips to the farmers market in Hamilton, Ontario
Koushik specializes in making that hazy, hip-hop-based downbeat sh*t that you could easily compare to contemporaries such as Four Tet (who released Koushik’s first single on his Text label), RJD2, and DJ Shadow. What sets Koushik apart from the others is a beautiful ’60s psych-pop element that tends to pervade throughout. It shows itself in the spacious panned strings, acoustic guitars, and harpsichords that fall in and out of each other; and the beats have a harder regimented classic true school hip-hop sound, that Four Tet and Prefuse 73 tend to stray away from. But what I truly love about this record is Koushik’s voice. His singing is soft and mixed way down in the center of the track, sounding like the voice choirs you’d hear on one of those old Percy Faith or 101 Guitars from the late-’60s. But more importantly, causes the listener to focus more on the music than the lyrical content. If you’re a fan of any of the aforementioned artists, you need this record. – OTHER MUSIC, NYC
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Be With
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lying in the sun
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buttaflybeat
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Nothing's The Same
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Welcome
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In a Green Space
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Coolin
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See You
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corner of your smile
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ifoundu
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Battle Rhymes for Battle Times
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out my window
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forest loop
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bright and shining
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beatfanatic wrote:
they are similar but i wouldnt say they are indistinguishable. Also Koushik actually did all the vocals on Caribou/Manitoba's Up in Flames album.
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ffxi_frohike wrote:
I'm having a really hard time distinguishing this from Caribou/Manitoba in any significant way. Just... being honest here.
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DJB-Jam wrote:
dope
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poomasterpoo wrote:
the more i hear this the more i love it.....
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kindermusik wrote:
The lowercase song titles are annoying the shit out of me.
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patrickTM wrote:
Anybody tripped to this? Enhancing? It seems to be an appropriate pairing . . .
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PhilipLetsou wrote:
out my window is one of the best cds of 2008 easily
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majohanimo wrote:
If you like this, you might also like MY music. ;)
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nebuchadnezzar3 wrote:
too kickass
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e_three wrote:
Dont sleep..
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TheDopestKid wrote:
cant stop listening to 'be with'
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Jazzdjur wrote:
Join Hip-Hop for the Mind and Body for more experimental hip-hop.
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carlseracarl wrote:
Only discovered about a week ago, barely listened to anything else since.
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mcarey84 wrote:
koushik's work has been @ the pinnacle of my music collection, for a while now and i have a feeling it's going to stay....... this guys a genuis.
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NicDowse wrote:
makes me feel like reading a good book in the sunshine.
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flyawayamanda wrote:
Nothing necessarily makes Be With "better", just a little more unique i suppose. And the new album is just slower and more of a "fall asleep to this" kind of album, but in a good way. Be With is more of a "i'm wide awake and in the mood for something catchy" kind of album. haha, both good in their own ways.
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revaz wrote:
i'm in like flynn, sucked in by the beauty.
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STxza wrote:
Just Brilliant.
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beatfanatic wrote:
Koushik needs more attention , so much talent
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tbits wrote:
could listen to Koushik all day
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