Kahwe

Kahwe is the alias of Joe Cowie, a house and garage producer associated with the Anjunadeep label. His productions draw on late-1990s house and garage, and they are described as combining melodic detail with a mature, restrained approach.

Style and sound

His tracks use soulful vocal cut-ups, Balearic textures and warm, fuzzy production. The music is marked by a balance of melodic depth and a reflective tone, with a hazy and blissful quality in the more downbeat material. The project sits within deep house and progressive house, with clear links to house and garage.

Notable tracks

Driving Me Wild is the more melodic of his featured tracks and functions as an understated end-of-night anthem. It receives support from artists including Bondax and Jody Wisternoff.

Yew is the more mellow piece, bringing the mood down with its gentle textures and melancholy edge.

Background

Kahwe is presented as a young emerging artist from the UK. He appears as part of Anjunadeep’s roster of new names, alongside artists such as Dusky, Martin Roth and Beckwith.