Kotebel, founded in 1999, was conceived as a long-term project with the aim to serve as a vehicle for the development of a musical proposal that could be described as Art Music:
* An artistic expression not subject to commercial considerations
* A structured approach to the development of thematic material
* An eclectic language with a strive to integrate different musical genres, resources, instruments
In short, elaborate music that appeals to the mind and the spirit.
Kotebel’s music also shares a number of characteristics with other contemporary artistical expressions currently labelled as Neo-Barroque:
* A highly creative, hybrid cultural expression
* An aesthetics and ideology of inclusion
* A tendency towards expansion, creating ambiguity in the frontier between pieces
* A desire to evoke states of transcendence
Kotebel has published four albums:
- Structures ( January 2000) – Distributed world-wide by the French label Musea
- Mysticae Visiones (December 2001) – Manufactured and distributed world-wide by the French label Musea
- Fragments of Light (September 2003) – Manufactured and distributed world-wide by the French label Musea
- Omphalos (June 2006) – Distributed world-wide by Musea and The Orchard.
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Omphalos
Nº 1 in 2006 Top 20 albums in Progressor.net (Vitaly Menshikov)"Editors Choice 2006" at Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock
Nominated for "Best Album 2006" at ProgAwards
Fragments of Light
"...All in all, this is a highly intelligent, well thought out album and should interest many fans of complex symphonic rock. Kotebel appear to be intent on exploring and extending the boundaries of their chosen genre, and are definitely a band to watch out for." Dave Sissons - DPRP.net
Mysticae Visiones
"..I found this to be one of the best CD's I've heard so far this year (it was released so late in 2001 that it's almost a 2002 album), and I think this is an essential CD for anyone enjoying symphonic prog or romantic classical music.". Fred Trafton – Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock
Structures
"this is a hell of a debut album, arguably lacking a bit of the sonic power that Kotebel has nowadays, yet incarnating the multiple sources that take place in Plaza's musical vision. "Structures" is a must of current progressive rock". César Inca. ProgArchives
Kotebel Live at Gouveia 2007 - Extract of Mars Pentacle (Omphalos)