Kosheen are a British trip hop, breakbeat and rock group based in Bristol, England. The trio consists of producers Markee Substance (born Mark Davies 1974, Springburn, Glasgow) and Darren Decoder (born Darren Beale 1974, Bristol), with singer and song writer Sian Evans (born October 9, 1973). The name of the band is a combination of the Japanese words for "old" (å¤, romanized transliteration 'ko') and "new" (æ–°, 'shin').