ANEMOS went public in 1998 when their first album "ANEMOS" was released by Warner Music Greece.
The nucleus of ANEMOS is Kostas Hatzopoulos (music-arrangement) and
Katerina Nitsopoulou (lyrics-vocals). Along with them there are several exceptional musicians of the Greek music scene contributing the special characteristics of their musical idiosyncrasy.
ANEMOS in Greek means wind, a name that perfectly suits the vision of the group. The music of Kostas Hatzopoulos and the lyrics-vocals of Katerina Nitsopoulou refer to something extremely sensitive yet dynamic at the same time.
Ethereal vocals and melodies, Rock elements, Greek traditional themes, renaissance motifs and unfolding memories from all over Greece of Epirus, Thrace, Crete and the Aegean, create a rare and original balance that harmoniously finds its place in the modern reality of today.
Their debut album ANEMOS is an inspiring collection of 11 songs and 2 instrumental pieces with an extremely original and impressive sound. Their song Miazis me Fotia, in the debut album, appears also in the CD Mediterranean Odyssey, Athens to Andalucia by Putumayo World Music 1999.
Their second album Thimata Irinis ( Warner April 1999 ) became an instantaneous success in Greece, constantly on the Top 10 of the Billboard and #1 or #2 on the Radio Charts all over the country.
The third concept album of ANEMOS Isos I agapi contains the title song of the successful TV series Athoos I Enohos in Greece, followed by the cd single ANEMOS mix (Warner 2001) containing rhythmic remixes .
ANEMOS' remake of the old popular song Spasmeno Karavi with the voice of Dimitris Basis and vocals by Katerina Nitsopoulou makes it an instantaneous hit and achieves a golden CD single - Warner 2001.
In the summer o 2001 ANEMOS tours Greece and Cyprus with the prominent Greek artist Haris Alexiou and continue their appearances with her at the music scene of Kerameikos in Athens, in the winter of 2002.
ANEMOS is also involved in writing music for theatrical plays such as the Small Plaza by Carlo Goldoni for Kalamata's Theatrical Company and CableBound for the international theatrical company Scene de Loon.
In 2003 three ANEMOS songs: Grafeis, Tou Erota kai tis Fotias, Fygame are released in Japan by Zetima Records.
ANEMOS s 4th album Kodikas Entos was released by MBI in May of 2004.
This cd by ANEMOS came after a recollection which led the group to renew their sound and to discover a new inspiration, recognizable from the first notes. Rhythmical as well as melodical tracks unfold sound colors and senses that are acoustically intriguing as well as revealing for the sentiment.
In 2006 ANEMOS released the remake of Madoubala, song by Stelios Kazantzidis, in the compilation cd TOTE/TORA Original songs and their Remakes, by Minos EMI. They contributed a completely new approach to this old time classic.
In Dec 2007 ANEMOS Paradise cd single is being released by PROTASIS, containing 4 new tracks. The song Paradise from the first day of its release gets an excellent air play in all radio stations all over Greece and is included in the compilation cd Galaxy Sounds by Galaxy Radio and Sony -BMG.
In April 2008 ANEMOS contribute their song Astro mou to the compilation cd Balkan Routes vol.1: Nikola Tesla while at the same time their track Madoubala is included in an ethnic collection cd by Nascente Records in England.
In May 2008 ANEMOS have collaborated with the internationally known Serbian composer Zeljko Joksimovic contributing lyrics to the Greek version of the song ORO ( Ela Ayapi) sang by Jelena Tomasevic. The song which is included in the cd ORO, constitutes Serbias participation to the 53rd European Song Contest of Eurovision 2008.
In December 2009 ANEMOS initiate their collaboration with the prominent Greek female lyricist and producer Lina NIkolakopoulou with their new alboum " PHI CHRYSOS LOGOS " , which means " PHI GOLDEN RATIO " , released by R-Time and EMI Greece. This new project is a collection of 18 tracks with the musical landscapes of the lyrics and poems of Kiki Dimoula, Andreas Empeirikos, Lina Nikolakopoulou, Kiki Nikopoulou, Tzalaladin Roumi, Giorgos Skourtis and Dylan Thomas.
The concept is realized and supported by a series of performances which have started in Athens at the Altera Pars Theatre in Kerameikos and it involves the collaboration of the prominent artist- painter George Xenos who participates in these performances with a series of full stage back screen projections of his works for PHI .
In these performances music and singing, the theatrical acting and motion as well as visual arts are united to create the necessary conditions for the audience to let go and indulge into the exploration of their senses and emotions generated by the poetic landscapes.
Kostas Hatzopoulos and Katerina Nitsopoulou explain the choice of the name for their group:
"The name ANEMOS (wind) allows us to be sensitive as well as dynamic depending on the circumstances and moods. We perceive the vibrations of the wind (ANEMOS) to be sometimes delicate, having a dream like quality and some other times dynamically overruling, creating an unexpected vigor of freedom. The vibrations of the wind are the ones that carry the seeds of the future into the ever existing present."
New cd and Performances
