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Ash Koosha
12+ albums
electronicidmexperimentalglitch hopglitch
about
Born Ashkan Kooshanejad in Tehran, Iran in 1985, Ash Koosha is an electronic musician and soundtrack composer whose work explores themes of synesthesia and virtual reality. His fluid, collage-like soundscapes are based on computer-generated sonic fractal patterns, incorporating altered voices as well as non-musical sounds like car engines and shattering glass. As heady and discordant as this may seem, his sound constructions, as heard on releases like 2016's I AKA I, are intriguing and accessible rather than harsh and punishing. Koosha grew up in Tehran and Frankfurt, Germany, absorbing as much music as he could get his hands on. He studied classical at the Tehran Conservatory of Music but was more interested in music technology and granular synthesis and began creating computer music. He was also interested in rock music and played bass in a band called Font, although that group came to an end when police raided one of their gigs by helicopter, arresting all of the band members. Koosha then formed an indie rock duo called Take It Easy Hospital with singer/songwriter Negar Shaghaghi. After building up a following online and playing successful gigs in the U.K., the duo starred in No One Knows About Persian Cats, a movie based on the Iranian music scene. The film's soundtrack contained songs by Take It Easy Hospital as well as Koosha solo, in addition to other Iranian artists and bands such as Mahdyar Aghajani and The Yellow Dogs. The film received worldwide critical praise, w
