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FilterIn brief, it's one of the grooviest albums you'll hear--Saudi Arabia, here, or anywhere else. [Fall 2008, p.100]
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Koushik has a few contemporaries doing something similar (Nobody, Four Tet, Caribou), but apart from Caribou's Andorra, none of them has come up with an album as good overall as Out My Window.
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If you're already aware of Koushik's work, this record may not be a revelation to you but if you are unfamiliar with the author, the laid-back magnificence of Out My Window is a fine place to start.
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Koushik has produced that rare thing, an album with which to relax while admiring its musical content.
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UncutOut Of My Window shimmers like a heat haze. [Nov 2008, p.105]
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MojoA hypnotic and original treat, an utterly timeless futurist retro symphony. [Jan 2008, p.100]
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The end result is a delectable pop record, with Koushik's heavy ambiance and amorphous production combining to nudge his songs to their tingling crescendos.
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Koushik finally attempts to transcend his impeccable record collection.
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With production skills that some say are comparable to Madlib and the late J Dilla, we can say, overall, his cutting-edge sound makes Out My Window lovable, fostering the mood of a carefree summer day.
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Out My Window, Koushik searches for--and at times strikes--the fine balance between structure and flexibility, rigidity and looseness, body and soul.
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Koushik effortlessly summons the hazy feel of running around stoned at noon on a summer day in hot pursuit of a grape soda or some other ridiculous craving to be satiated.
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It’s not yet his "Up in Flames" or his "Pause," which is admittedly a pretty tall order. With these 17 songs, though, it’s not a far cry to suggest that such an album might be waiting just around the bend, just a little further through that windowpane looking glass.
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Q MagazineKoushik has crafted an album that glows like a California sunset, even though he's actually a Canadian now living in Vermont. [Nov 2008, p.118]
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Most of the album is swathed in hazy reverb; initially, this is pleasingly disorientating, but ultimately proves anaesthetising.