Hallo, we are JENNIFER and WIN KOWA living rock and pop music since we are out of our pampers. So if you are in the mood to get involved into some good guitar and vocal arrangements, feel free to join us with your emotions. It is always a problem to describe music, so it also is for us, 'cause there are so many styles in our music like rock, pop, blues, instrumental rock, etc. So you have to find out what fits best to your emotions. If you found out please let us know -statements are always welcome-. Anyway all the music we recorded is done with a lot of soul so just let yourself go and listen to what we did for you!!! JENNIFER and WIN History: JENNIFER started gigging at the age of 13. She was founder and singer of the Prog Rock-Band Octopus. 1976 Octopus released their first album "The Boat of Thoughts", 1978 a second album "The Ocean of Rock" followed. WIN joined Octopus in 1978. Octopus was an important part and a driving force in the "Rock against Racism Movement" in Germany. Highlight was the "Rock gegen Rechts" Open-Air-Festival in Frankfurt with more than 60.000 people in 1979. 1979 Octopus released the album "Rubber Angel". At the end of 1979 JENNIFER and WIN left Octopus. Beside singing JENNIFER started to play bass. So they only needed a drummer to form the power trio THE RADIO in 1982. In the following years they played over 1000 gigs in Germany and Europe and headlined lots of Open-Air-Festivals. JENNIFER and WIN became endorser for SENNHEISER, PAISTE and ROLAND. In 1992 IC-Digit offered WIN and JENNIFER a worldwide record deal. 3 Instrumental CDs named WIN KOWA (Discovery Drive, Touchdown and Imagination) were released from 1992-1995. For the idea to involve JENNIFER\'s exceptional voice -non lingual- as an instrument, they responded a lot of appreciation. In consequence of all those positive reactions 2 CDs, now named -KOWA- (African Moments and Nippon Moments) were produced in 1996 and 1997. JENNIFER\'s voice supported by African friends and other Ethno musicians completed the brilliant combination of interesting voice design and remarkable guitar solos. Among other things KOWA was invited to join compilations with Vangelis, Mike Oldfield, Kitaro, Andy Summers and Dido. They also became part of the CafÃ© del Sol and CafÃ© del Mar series. At the same time KOWA went on producing commercials for international campaigns. They achieved awards all over the world. The Gold Comprix in London, the Golden Award of Montreux and Finalist of the Golden Globe in New York. In 2000 they produced the last CD (American Moments) for IC-Digit. In June 2007 JENNIFER and WIN released their new CD (Gemini) on their own label ROUGE RECORDS worldwide exclusively distributed by CD Baby, Portland USA. And there is more to come ....... CrÃtica: Kowa es el resultado de la uniÃ³n musical de Jennifer y Win Kowa, artistas con amplia trayectoria, que lanzaron en el aÃ±o 2007 este Ã¡lbum, Gemini, bajo su propio sello discogrÃ¡fico. Este hecho les permite crear un disco personal en el cual quedan evidenciadas determinadas seÃ±as de identidad. En primer tÃ©rmino se aprecia una evidente fusiÃ³n de estilos donde la mejor baza reside en aquellos temas que beben del prog-rock, asÃ como del rock (con ligera esencia a blues, en mi opiniÃ³n), por ser aquellos que consiguen homogeneizar el conjunto del disco y le dan el toque de fuerza y emociÃ³n precisos para hacer de la escucha de Gemini una interesante experiencia, con momentos memorables y quizÃ¡s con algÃºn tema que rompe la coherencia del conjunto (como los cortes 3 y 5). El disco abre sus puertas con New York, quizÃ¡s el tema mÃ¡s elaborado, por la gratificante uniÃ³n de sensaciones: la recreaciÃ³n del ambiente urbano (representado por elementos del trip hop), la diversidad (presencia sutil de lo Ã©tnico), la sofisticaciÃ³n e intensidad (con la apariciÃ³n de los teclados justo antes del fraseo final con la guitarra, a partir de los 3 minutos). Buena utilizaciÃ³n armÃ³nica y brillante progresiÃ³n melÃ³dica en un tema sobresaliente. Late Night Shuffle es el particular Great Gig in the Sky de Kowa, o eso puede parecer tras una primera escucha. No obstante el insigne precedente se manifiesta con carÃ¡cter propio y significativo. A partir de un ritmo marcado, sencillo y pegadizo, emerge la muy adecuada voz de Jennifer, acompaÃ±ada por un leitmotiv pegadizo. Como buen guitarrista, Win Kowa consigue crear una atmÃ³sfera adecuada para derivar hacia un excelente clÃmax final. Sin duda uno de mis tema favoritos, por el manejo tÃmbrico, la elegancia en el despliegue final de la guitarra elÃ©ctrica, y sobre todo por la intensidad melÃ³dica. Indian Rave es otro estupendo tema intenso y potente, que harÃ¡ las delicias de los mÃ¡s guitarreros, y que se define por una buena base electrÃ³nica y rÃtmica, de la cual nuevamente sobresale la guitarra, para enarbolar un vibrante desarrollo. Sin duda un disco a tener en cuenta cuando menos por las excelencias de aquellos tres momentos Ã¡lgidos y por la sensaciÃ³n general de un trabajo bien hecho. SerÃ¡ grato descubrir el prÃ³ximo reto de Kowa, sin duda. c2008 Angel GonzÃ¡lez/articmist.org.

Tracklist:

New York
The Eyes of a Child
Slave of Emotions
Late Night Shuffle
Private Moments
Evening
I Can Feel the Heat
Walking on Stiletto
Indian Rave 1
Gemini's Eyes

UPC: 634479540004
Label: Cd Baby
Release Date: 7.10.07
Format: CD

Kowa - Gemini (CD)