Kush Arora, Innovative artist and producer.
www.kusharora.com

New album coming out this month
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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, Poppy, Process Rebel, Maneesh the Twister, and Lukeino- three dub tracks Born 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.

"Bhang Ragga: Dancehall, Bhangra, in Future Dub" 2006
#19 in Issue 957 New World CMJ!!
feat. vocals by N4SA, Sukh, Mr. Frank, and musicians from India, San Francisco, and Jamaica. 14 tracks of burnt and warped bhangra and dancehall tracks ruptured from the underground in a dark dub style.

REVIEW FROM LA WEEKLY 3/7/06 : You know how sometimes you start an album, and you can’t goddamn turn it off? That befell me with the new Bhang Ragga, by the Bay Area dubmaster Kush Arora . While the Indian element breathes magic, it’s no more than a minor current in a surging, slow-whirling weatherscape of invention that satisfies every physical and intellectual requirement. Got small change and can’t decide between that and the recent reissue of Augustus Pablo’s subtly brilliant King David’s Melody? Flip a coin.?-Greg Burke

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