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Formed:

Jan 1, 1998

Genre:

Electronic & Dance Music

Decades Active:

1990's|2000's

The drum'n'bass trio tagged Kosheen molds something sophisticated and complex and their hypnotic break beats took their native U.K. by storm at the close of the '90s. Fronted by Welshborn singer/songwriter Sian Evans and Bristol dance natives Darren Decoder and Markee Substance, Kosheen's meeting arrived in 1998. Evans was invited by Decoder and Substance to lay down some guest vocals and something clicked. A unit had been solidified and Kosheen immediately began work on their hiphop/souldriven sound. The debut single "Hide U" grabbed hold of the dance circuit in mid2001, later earning Kosheen honors for Best Single at the Drum Bass Awards in the U.K. BBC Radio 1 raved about it nonstop and trance guru John Digweed was already spinning Kosheen tracks such as "(Slip Slide) Suicide" and "Catch" into his club sets. Already poised to take over electronica's everchanging world, Kosheen's debut album, Resist, was issued in their native land in the fall of 2001.

- MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide