Essence by Karibow
KariBow's new 2020 double album features 140 minutes of music on live disc "Essentially Live" and acoustic disc "Essentially Acoustic". Essentially Live was recorded KariBow's 2019 MOnuMENTour, that led the band from Europe to the UK and the United States.
Tracklist
| 1. | Passion | 4:28 |
| 2. | Primeval | 6:54 |
| 3. | Time to Wonder | 5:06 |
| 4. | E.G.O. | 10:22 |
| 5. | Addicted | 5:25 |
| 6. | Eden | 6:07 |
| 7. | Something | 5:33 |
| 8. | Saint | 4:09 |
| 9. | Holophinium | 6:09 |
| 10. | 9/16 | 6:30 |
| 11. | Elay | 3:37 |
| 12. | Intro | 1:53 |
| 13. | The Raining Silence | 6:00 |
| 14. | Private Babylon | 6:05 |
| 15. | District of Dignity | 6:22 |
| 16. | The North Wall Tale | 7:33 |
| 17. | Is That You? | 5:38 |
| 18. | Back to the Ashes | 3:52 |
| 19. | Red Feathers | 3:53 |
| 20. | 9/16 | 8:34 |
| 21. | Believe | 2:44 |
| 22. | Remember | 9:14 |
| 23. | Change | 4:50 |
| 24. | The Cry | 6:07 |
Credits
released April 15, 2020
All music written and arranged by Oliver Rüsing. Produced by Oliver Rüsing.
Musicians:
Disc I - Essentially Acoustic:
Oliver Rüsing: Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Piano, Drums, Percussion and Body Percussion, Bass, Orchestral Arrangements and a whole bunch of other strange instruments
Andy Pendant: Saxes and Horns
Disc II - Essentially Live:
Oliver Rüsing: Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, E-Drum Pads, Percussion
Philipp Dauenhauer: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
Gerald Nahrgang: Drums, Percussion, Acoustic Bass
Guido Seifert: Keyboards
Felix Jäger: Bass
Hayley Griffiths (as special guest): Vocals on "District of Dignity"
All music written and arranged by Oliver Rüsing. Produced by Oliver Rüsing.
Musicians:
Disc I - Essentially Acoustic:
Oliver Rüsing: Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Piano, Drums, Percussion and Body Percussion, Bass, Orchestral Arrangements and a whole bunch of other strange instruments
Andy Pendant: Saxes and Horns
Disc II - Essentially Live:
Oliver Rüsing: Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, E-Drum Pads, Percussion
Philipp Dauenhauer: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
Gerald Nahrgang: Drums, Percussion, Acoustic Bass
Guido Seifert: Keyboards
Felix Jäger: Bass
Hayley Griffiths (as special guest): Vocals on "District of Dignity"
License
All rights reserved.
Karibow was founded by Oliver Rüsing in late 1996. After a long musical development from AOR to melodic progressive rock, the band was eventually rewarded with the German Rock & Pop Award in the "Best Arrangement" category (2011) and again in 2014 for "Best Progressive Band". In 2017 The band won the Akademia Award for "Best Rock Song". In 2016 Karibow toured Germany together with SAGA.