Biography
With 5 albums released since 2000, including the highly acclaimed “Omphalos” (nominated for “Best Foreign Album 2006” in ProgAwards) Kotebel is one of the main progressive acts in Spain.
Kotebel’s music is an elaborate, yet accessible blend of avant-garde symphonic rock, with a wide range of influences from classical to jazz to world music. Reviewers of our albums and fans mention influences as diverse as Genesis, Debussy, Yes, ELP, Ravel, Messiaen, Thinking Plague, The Enid, Steve Hackett, Gentle Giant, King Crimson or Chopin.
Kotebel has participated in prestigious festivals including BajaProg (Mexico - 2004), Gouveia Art Rock (Portugal - 2007), ProgSud (France - 2007) - headlined this festival -, Madrid Art Music Festival (Spain - 2008/2009) sharing the stage with artists like Robert Fripp, Magma, After Crying, IQ, Allan Holdsworth, Deus Ex Machina, Isildurs Bane, Jerry Marotta, Pat Mastelotto, etc.
Instrumentation
Carlos Franco - Drums and Percussion
César García Forero - Guitars
Jaime Pascual - Bass
Adriana Plaza Engelke - Keyboards
Carlos G Plaza - Keyboards
Discography
Structures - January 2000
Mysticae Visiones - December 2001
Fragments of Light - September 2003
Omphalos - June 2006
Ouroboros - April 2009
Links
| http://www.kotebel.com |
| Kotebel at MySpace |
| Kotebel Official Website |