Kosheen
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Bristol, UK | |
| Genre(s) | Drum and Bass Trip hop Rock |
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| Years active | 1999–present | |
| Label(s) | Moksha Recordings 2000 - current Sony BMG 2001 - 2003 Universal (GAS territory only) 2005 - current |
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| Website | Official site | |
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| Markee Substance Darren Decoder Sian Evans |
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Kosheen is a UK trip hop, drum and bass and rock musical group based in Bristol. The trio consists of producers Markee Substance (b. Mark Morrison 1974, Glasgow) and Darren Decoder (b. Darren Beale 1974, Bristol), with singer Sian Evans. Their first album, Resist (released in September 2001 and reaching number 8 in the UK album chart) spawned the singles "(Slip and Slide) Suicide", "Hide U", "Catch", "Hungry" and "Harder". Their second album, Kokopelli (released in August 2003 and named for a mythical Native American spirit) focused less on drum-and-bass beats and more on guitar riffs and darker-toned lyrics. It outperformed its predecessor in the UK album chart by reaching number 7, but did not sell as well as its predecessor.
Their third album, Damage, was due to be released in 2006, however this has now been pushed back to early 2007.[1]. Preview tracks from the forthcoming album are available from the official website.
Their first album, "Resist", was heavily promoted in the 2002 edition of the Nokia Game. A short loop of "Harder" could be heard from all parts of game's virtual world.
The name of the band is a combination of the Japanese words for "old" (古, romanized transliteration ko) and "new" (新, shin).
[edit] Discography
Albums
- Resist (2001, Moksha Records / Sony BMG (UK & ROW)/ Kinetic (USA only)) - #8 UK, #29 AUS
- Kokopelli (2003, Moksha Records / Sony BMG (UK & ROW)) - #7 UK, #67 AUS
- Damage (2007, Moksha Records / Universal GmBh)
Singles
- 2000 "Empty Skies"/"Hide U" #73 UK
- 2000 "Catch" #86 UK
- 2001 "(Slip and Slide) Suicide" #50 UK
- 2001 "Hide U" #6 UK, #23 AUS
- 2001 "Catch" #15 UK, #27 AUS
- 2002 "Hungry" #13 UK, #53 AUS
- 2002 "Harder" #53 UK
- 2003 "All in My Head" #7 UK, #37 AUS
- 2003 "Wasting My Time" #49 UK
- 2004 "Avalanche" - Download single
- 2007 "Overkill (Is It Over Now?)
