caption current_members website years_active label image_size article_title background genre image origin name
lead in 2008 singer sian evans performing in vienna , austria sian evans markee ledge darren decoder mitch glover -lsb- http://www.kosheen.com www.kosheen.com -rsb- http://www.kosheenrecords.com www.kosheenrecords.com -rsb- -lsb- http://www.kosheen.co.uk www.kosheen.co.uk -rsb- -lsb- 1999 -- present moksha 2004 universal 2007 -- 2010 recordings 2000 -- 2010 sony bmg 2001 -- 200px kosheen
 group_or_band trip hop , breakbeat , alternative rock , electronica kosheen sian evans wien2008.jpg bristol , england , uk kosheen
kosheen

kosheen are a british electronic music group based in bristol , england .
the trio consists of producers-song writers markee ledge -lrb- born mark davies 1974 , springburn , glasgow , scotland -rrb- and darren decoder -lrb- born darren beale 1974 , bristol -rrb- , with lyricist sian evans -lrb- born 9 october 1971 , wales -rrb- .
the name of the band is a combination of the japanese words for `` old '' -lrb- 古 , romanized transliteration ` ko ' -rrb- and `` new '' -lrb- 新 , ` shin ' -rrb- .
