Kosheen
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| Kosheen | |
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| Origin | Bristol, England, UK |
| Genres | Drum and bass, trip hop, rock, synthpop |
| Years active | 1999–Present |
| Labels | Moksha Recordings 2000 - current Sony BMG 2001 - 2003 Universal 2006 - current |
| Website | www.kosheen.co.uk www.kosheen.com |
| Members | |
| Sian Evans Markee Substance Darren Decoder |
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Kosheen are a British trip hop, drum and bass and rock group based in Bristol, England. The trio consists of producers Markee Substance (born Mark Morrison 1974, Springburn, Glasgow) and Darren Decoder (born Darren Beale 1974, Bristol), with singer and song writer Sian Evans. The name of the band is a combination of the Japanese words for "old" (古, romanized transliteration 'ko') and "new" (新, 'shin').
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[edit] History
[edit] Resist (1999 – 2002)
Their first album, Resist (released in September 2001 (see 2001 in music) and reaching number eight in the UK album chart), spawned the singles "(Slip & Slide) Suicide", "Hide U", "Catch", "Hungry" and "Harder". Resist was heavily promoted in the 2002 edition of the Nokia Game. A short loop of "Harder" could be heard from all parts of the game's virtual world.
[edit] Kokopelli (2003 – 2005)
Their second album, Kokopelli—released in August 2003 (see 2003 in music) and named for a mythical Native American spirit (see Kokopelli)—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 seven and with single "All In My Head" also reaching number seven, but it did not sell as well as its predecessor.
[edit] Damage (2007 – present)
Their third album, Damage, released in Europe via Universal Germany in March 2007. The UK edition of Damage, featuring two new tracks—"Analogue Street Dub" and "Professional Friend" (not included on the European edition)—was released via Moksha Recordings in September 2007. The first single from Damage, was "Overkill", and was released in March (Europe) and August 2007 (UK).
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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| 2001 | Resist | 8 | 29 | 15 |
| 2003 | Kokopelli | 7 | 67 | - |
| 2007 | Damage | 95 | - | - |
[edit] Singles
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| 1999 | "Yes Men" |
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| 2000 | "Hide U"/"Empty Skies" |
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| "Catch" |
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| 2001 | "(Slip & Slide) Suicide" |
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| "Hide U (Remix)"[note 1] |
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| "Catch (Re-release)" |
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| 2002 | "Hungry" |
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| "Harder" |
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| 2003 | "All In My Head" |
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| "Wasting My Time" |
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| 2004 | "Avalanche" (download only) |
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| 2007 | "Overkill (Is It over Now?)" |
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| "Guilty" (European download only) |
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- ^ also reached #1 in Romanian Top 100[1]
- ^ a b the European Edition of the song charted in Austria and Germany
