Colour Is Breathe

Soosh is the recording name of Soroosh Khavari, an electronic music producer born inIranand raised inScotland. After EP releases and appearances on numerous European record labels (including remixes by Lapalux and Jameszoo) Soosh's debut long player 'Colour is Breathe' will be released with Error Broadcast. The name may sound familiar for his critically acclaimed remix of Shlohmo's 'Couch', which was released by Error Broadcast in 2011.

The artist follows up his debut effort – 2011's Soosh EP – with 'Colour is Breathe'. In many respects, it continues exploring the folds that fuse blissful textural ambience and humanised beats, whilst adding a euphoric pop-twist that marks his distinctive sound. The artist's trademark low-swung melodic hip-hop and organic instrumentation, ever prevalent in his previous releases, is countered and enhanced by moments of dreamy and endearing delicacy. Elegant sound design runs deep within the songs but it is also at play in the carefully processed vocals. The record balances lilts that are reminiscent of Nathan Fake, Nosaj Thing and How to Dress Well, with the mellow and lyrical pop silhouettes of Cocorosie and The xx. The result is a musical jamboree, creating a unique album that must be experienced rather than just heard. We are left with not so much a record as a mood itself.

Soosh's proclivity towards perfecting beats that characterise his taste is obvious from the first listen. 'Colour is Breathe' is both intricate and intimate; its wispy notes and pastel melodies at times make the album an intimate headphone affair. Equally, however, these are songs to be shared and appreciated with friends, as well as on discerning dance floors as slow, organic dance music. Soosh's latest effort is a wander through the beat-making science that was born out of LA andLondon, bringing a fresh perspective on melody and texture with honeyed pop sensibilities. The artist's younger sister, Carmel Khavari, contributes vocals that brim with longing and love, gracing the record with an allure that makes it somewhat indefinable for either genre or gender. Here it is: an album in which words provide warmth and cadences are coated. There is motion and reflection, reverie and resolve, and all seems to drift in a dusky, intense and truly heart-warming haze.