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Kush Arora

About Me

From Brooklyn to Sf is Kush's 3rd release which features dancehall and dread bass vocalists from across the U.S. Pushed into a new zone of Indian and reggae riddim that ended up in a punjabi warzone. This time around, he has focused his attention to dread bass and bashment vocalists from around the country who have been pushing the envelope of the riddims they sing on.. It's a thick sludge of twisted digital dancehall singles, and an assortment of punjabi, grime, and dubstep influences to make a fiery and more seething, song based follow up to twisted indian release, “Bhang Ragga” from 2006. It features: JUAKALI(Dub WAR NYC), ZULU(perception 20/20, Aceyalone and Kool Keith, DJ C collabs), N4SA(Jamaica Natural), Gurmeet, Blacksmith, Process Rebel, Maneesh the Twister, and Lukeino- three dub tracksBorn and Raised in the Bay Area, Kush grew up as a drummer and electronic music lover and creator in the active experimental, punk and electronic scene taking part in various groups and record labels, playing alongside folks like BIg City Orchestra, Blevin Blechdum, Wobbly, and being a core member of RecordLabelRecords : Fluorescent Grey, and the Great White Hype. ALl the while, the love for dancehall/dub and the culture punjabi music grew and focus was directed to this. In 2004 "Underwater Jihad" was released, unleashing the style of warped punjabi and reggae styles into a noisey blend. After this, Kush Arora productions was formed and a stirng of releases follows featuring unusual and wild vocalists such as N4SA from JA and Sukh Sing on punjabi vocals alongside a host of talented tabla players and strings from around the globe. Kush has shared the stage with people from Thievery Corporation, Dr. Isreal, Bonobo, Sub Swara, Dhamaal Soundsystem, Mochipet, and tons of other underground San Francisco artists.

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Member Since: 1/12/2006
Band Website: kusharora.com
Band Members: Surya Dub is extremely honored to have been nominated for Best Club night by the SF Weekly Music Awards 2007!
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We feel very blessed to have been selected as one of the top club nights in this very respected San Francisco club scene. Having been around less than a year makes this even more special that we have been recognized as one of the most innovative and ground-breaking nights; In fact we are the only underground night representing Dubstep, Reggae, DnB, Breakbeat or Global Beats!
Please help us win by voting HERE!Voting ends Oct 11th 2007.
Thanks and respect to all of you out there for your continued support! Brap!

NOW AVAILABLE

Online:
emusic
Rhapsody
Caramel (Japan)
I-tunes (Japan)
Audio Lunchbox
Napster
Sound Control
In Stores:
Other Music 15 East 4th St. (just off Broadway)
+1-212-477-8150
Kush Arora produces, does the music and beats for the following vocalists: N4SA,Juakali, Zulu, Blacksmith, Gurmeet, Mr. Frank, Sukh Robin Sukhadia and Ferhan Qureshi contribute Tabla Aaron Hegg plays bass and guitar Jagtar Singh Plays Dhol and Dholki RecordLabelRecords crew Robbie Martin*fluorescent grey* , Lucas Patzek *kossak*, Brian English contribute many sounds as well. Collaborations include: Fluorescent Grey, Kossak, Dhruva from Sub Swara, Process Rebel, Maneesh The Twister, Mochipet, and many many more. Boss Strut Dub (Process Rebel/Kush Arora collaboration) is featured on the new Kush Arora 12".Available on red/black blended vinyl in a clear sleeve. At Record Label Records

Kush's full length album From Brooklyn To SF is also hitting distributor shelves right now. The album also includes Boss Strut Dub (thanks to Genie for the skank guitar . I played the staccato guitar) as well as tracks with Juakali, Zulu, N4SA, Blacksmith, Jagtar, Gurmeet, Aaron Hegg, Luke Argilla, Maneesh the Twister and Carson Day.
Influences: Bally Sagoo, Skinny Puppy, Sizzla, Chamkila, Merzbow, Brume, Jah Shaka, Surinder Shinda, UK Bhangra, Xterninator Records, All old traditonal punjabi music, Dub, Alpha and Omega, FAX records, Kuldeep Manak, Dr. Isreal,
Sounds Like: Take Dancehall and BHangra music, warp it into the future and load it full of bullets in dub. Love old industrial, IDM vibe stuff, garage and classic techno as wel l. Rootsman, Bally Sagoo, Al Haca SoundSystem, Godflesh related bands,
Record Label: Kush Arora Productions
Type of Label: Indie