Omphalos, by Kotebel

Omphalos

by Kotebel

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Carsten Pieper If anyone wonders about my "Spanish phase": I'm delving into Bandcamp's treasures looking for stuff for the next holiday-in-Spain-compilation... Anyways, chances are, if you like this one, Guadalupe Plata might not be your cup of tea :-)
Very idyosyncratic - progrock meets classic (including the soprano voice) meets jazz and folk. Sounds weird? It is, but it's great, nevertheless! Favorite track: Ra.

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Released in June 2006, this is the first album where Kotebel transforms from a personal studio project, to a full blown band. It is the only album featuring the 7 member band configuration that we had between 2004 and 2006. it also marked the appearance of three key members of the band: Jaime Pascual on bass, Carlos Franco on drums and percussion and Adriana Plaza on keyboards. Kotebel continued to mature and to consolidate its musical languaje, integrating progressive rock with elements from classical music, jazz and World. Nominated in the categories of "Best Foreign Album" and "Best Art Work" in ProgAwards 2006.

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	1.	Ra 13:12
	2.	Excellent Meat 08:59
	3.	Pentacle's Suite: a. Prologue 01:36
	4.	Pentacle's Suite: b. Sun Pentacle 05:22
	5.	Pentacle's Suite: c. Mercury Pentacle (Shanti Path) 07:23
	6.	Pentacle's Suite: d. Venus Pentacle 04:22
	7.	Pentacle's Suite: e. Mars Pentacle 06:38
	8.	Pentacle's Suite: f. Epilogue 04:50
	9.	MetroMnemo 04:18
	10.	Joropo 04:55
	11.	Omphalos 06:44

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Omar Acosta - Flutes
Carlos Franco - Drums, percussion
César García Forero - Guitars, bass*, keyboards**
Jaime Pascual - Bass
Adriana Plaza - Keyboards
Carlos Plaza - Keyboards
Carolina Prieto - Voices

Guest appearance:
Miguel Rosell Arreaza - Cello in "Venus Pentacle"

Arrangements by Carlos Plaza, César García Forero and Kotebel
* "MetroMnemo" & ** "Excellent Meat"

All lyrics based on poems by Nathalye Engelke, except "Mercury Pentacle (Shanti Path) hindu sanskrit mantra.
Lyrics Scriptorium: Jaime Pascual.
Translations by Carlos Plaza and Joaquín Seco

Paintings and digital manipulations by Sandro Bassi © 2006

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Carlos Plaza at Kotebel's Project Studio, except "Excellent Meat" & Metronemo" mixed by César García Forero. All guitars recorded at Cesar's Chiringuito.

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