Kotebel was created in 1998, as a personal project. Carlos Plaza,
who's the author of all the titles, worked exclusively within the
classical music field since 1989 until then. Kotebel came as a
consecuence of the need to explore new languages, without having
to abandon some elements which are not well regarded in classical
contemporary music: use of tonality, development of melodic ideas
constructed with consontant cells, subordination of form to inspiration,
etc.
The personal project counted on the support excellent musicians from
the beginning. In 2004 Kotebel was invited to the BajaProg Festival. Then
Carlos Plaza reunited a group of musicians for that event that eventually
became a stable band and the band Kotebel was born as a 7 members
outfit until 2008, when singer Carolina Prieto and flute player Omar
Acosta left the band, that remained as an instrumental 5-pieces project.
(Carlos Plaza)
Review of the record "Structures" (in spanish)
Review of the record "Omphalos"
Review of the record "Fragments of Light" (in spanish)
Review of the record "Mysticae Visiones" (in spanish)
Interview with Kotebel (in spanish)