http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7472233&rws=%2Fkoushik%2Fdiscography.rssIn a 2003 interview, Koushik compared his music to breathing, which makes sense: while nominally hip-hop in its use of samples and drum breaks, Koushik's work seems to pulse like a bellows, drawing in energy from vintage soul and folk records, and issuing out a yellow-and-pink fog of blurry harmonies. (Imagine the Beach Boys, chopped and screwed, and then photographed through a Vaseline-smeared lens.) Growing up in Dundee, Ontario, Koushik began DJing and recording at 14 -- in fact, he says, he'd been sneaking down to the basement to play with his brother's turntables since he was eight -- but it wasn't until years later that he'd let anyone listen to his creations. His debut single appeared in 2001, followed by a string of singles (collected in 2005 as <I>Be With</I>) for Stones Throw; in 2008 he followed up with <I>Out My Window</I>, his album debut. While the record's beats recalled hip-hop mavericks like Madlib, J Dilla and DJ Shadow, his lush harmonies had more in common with folk-obsessives like Caribou and Four Tet. Unsurprisingly, he has collaborated with both. - Philip SherburneInstrumental Rap/Hip-Hopen720Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:12:25 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7472233&rws=%2Fkoushik%2Fdiscography.rss In a 2003 interview, Koushik compared his music to breathing, which makes sense: while nominally hip-hop in its use of samples and drum breaks, Koushik's work seems to pulse like a bellows, drawing in energy from vintage soul and folk records, and issuing out a yellow-and-pink fog of blurry harmonies. (Imagine the Beach Boys, chopped and screwed, and then photographed through a Vaseline-smeared lens.) Growing up in Dundee, Ontario, Koushik began DJing and recording at 14 -- in fact, he says, he'd been sneaking down to the basement to play with his brother's turntables since he was eight -- but it wasn't until years later that he'd let anyone listen to his creations. His debut single appeared in 2001, followed by a string of singles (collected in 2005 as <I>Be With</I>) for Stones Throw; in 2008 he followed up with <I>Out My Window</I>, his album debut. While the record's beats recalled hip-hop mavericks like Madlib, J Dilla and DJ Shadow, his lush harmonies had more in common with folk-obsessives like Caribou and Four Tet. Unsurprisingly, he has collaborated with both. - Philip Sherburne http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21954659&variant=play&rws=%2Fkoushik%2Fdiscography.rss Instrumental Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Koushik Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.21954659 alb.21954659 Koushik art.7472233 8.99 Out My Window alb.21954659 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/1/4/1324196_170x170.jpg 2008-08-19 00:00:00.0 2008-08-19 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21954659&variant=play&rws=%2Fkoushik%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21954659&variant=data&rws=%2Fkoushik%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7501301&variant=play&rws=%2Fkoushik%2Fdiscography.rss Instrumental Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Koushik Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.7501301 alb.7501301 Koushik art.7472233 8.99 Be With alb.7501301 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/0/6/1066015_170x170.jpg 2005-07-26 00:00:00.0 2005-07-26 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7501301&variant=play&rws=%2Fkoushik%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.7501301&variant=data&rws=%2Fkoushik%2Fdiscography.rss