Casual, colorful and peppered with many original ideas, OWLs in Bielefeld presents a mix of jazz kissa sound, restaurant and retailer. The room is lit up by golden sunlight β and by gentle impulses: loungey jazz with a gentle reggae touch is playing, floating through the room in a wonderfully relaxed manner. Once through the door, we find ourselves in an inconspicuous restaurant area.
The well-stocked bar is framed by a bright, uncluttered ambience that, with its white stucco ceilings, could fit in perfectly with a coffee house. However, a glance at the walls and the corners of the room suggests that the clocks tick differently here. While an arrangement of colorful KEF LS50 Wireless hangs on the wall opposite the entrance, there are display cases here and there with record players and other hi-fi devices, all of which are marked with prices.
I learn that the founding of OWLs was an attempt by the two business partners to establish a second pillar for the actual company, which also pursues a passionate approach: Mosdzen and Schafhausen are veterans of the professional audio sector.
They have been equipping restaurants, event halls and clubs with acoustic concepts for many years and know how to make rooms sing.
They used this expertise to realize a concept based on the Japanese Jazz Kissa culture β to enable guests to enjoy listening to top-class music albums either over a coffee, beer or cocktail in front of a sound system that is not available at home.
