Out My Window

Koushik | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 30, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Stones Throw
• ASIN: B001CBY98A
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #283,742 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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In the indie electronic realm, having a way with inclusiveness—the ability to blend disparate influences—is key. And if there's one thing Koushik Ghosh can do, it’s blend. His proper full-length solo debut (2005's Be With was a collection of his EPs) dips its toes into a variety of styles; think '60s psychedelia, mellow funk, and shoegazer textures with thick sides of reverb. Somehow it all goes down like fine wine—or maybe mushroom tea. There's an altered-mind haze to it, like early Spiritualized or Primal Scream’s Screamadelica, though its ambitions are greater than that. There is sober cleverness at the heart of Koushik's songwriting. The 16 tracks on Out My Window are full of surprises like the trip-hop beat that weaves its way into "Corner of Your Smile," or the jazzy noise of "Bright and Shining." It almost feels like a concept record at times with its short interludes (many of them, like "Forest Loop," unassailably lovely) and the consistency of its blissed-out, soft-focus tone. On the heels of Be With and after having contributed a couple tracks to Manitoba's equally dreamy Up In Flames back in 2003, the excellence of Window isn't a surprise. But Koushik surpasses those already high expectations here in a warm bath of hypnotic sound. Put on the headphones and soak it in. --Matthew Cooke

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars sunshine through the haze......., August 20, 2008

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Marvin Carey (Orem, Ut) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out My Window (MP3 Download)

After hearing 2005's "Be With" I have been anxiously engaged in waiting for a full length release form Koushik. The Canada native whose music sounds like a cross between label mate Mablid (Yesterdays New Quintet, Madvillian, Quasimoto) who admittedly inspires Koushik, The Beach Boys, and My Bloody Valentine, proves with 'Out My Window" that patience truly will achieve more than force. All warped and wrapped into one dusty package, the end result is a digital form of sunshine; the music radiating a joy and sentiment of a child-like innocence. Armed with dusty break-beats and folk guitars (as well as tons of other instrument samples, including horns and rhodes) Koushik creates an ambient funky-jazzy-pop-ish world, inhabited only by a few, if any. Where Koushik's vocal capabilities may fall short a times, the musical arrangements are more than sufficient for one's full listening attention. Hazy and alluring, "Out My Window" is one grand listening experience.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars lush, mellow & innovative blend of rock, chillout and electronica, September 23, 2008

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This review is from: Out My Window (MP3 Download)

"Out My Window" is complex and innovative, but not in a distracting way as some more experimental electronic albums sometimes are. It is clear that a lot of time and thought has gone into this album, and I am very impressed by the maturity of the sound given that this is, as I understand, Koushik's first full-length.

The subdued nature of most of the songs is hides their complexity, and they survive repeated listens very well. Most songs work best as background music.

I can't say I like all tracks, but here are the ones I kept from this album: "Be with", "Lying in the sun", "Nothing's the same", and "In a green space".