http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7472233&rws=%2Fkoushik%2Fmusic-videos.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-Hopen720Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:47:28 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7472233&rws=%2Fkoushik%2Fmusic-videos.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=mvid.11789055&rws=%2Fkoushik%2Fmusic-videos.rss Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:57:55 -0700 Music Videos by Koushik on Rhapsody Online mvid.11789055 mvid.11789055 Koushik art.7472233 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.11789055&rws=%2Fkoushik%2Fmusic-videos.rss