Member Since: 2/4/2005
Band Website: coptercentral.com
Band Members: Stevie Copter (Preacher)
David Evans (Guitar)
Warren Szpalek (Bass)
Stef Grindley (Guitar)
Mark Aldridge (Drums)
Influences: Parliament, James Brown, Otis Redding, Stax and Stones, The Silver Surfer... and all of these great bands we have played with...
Blues Explosion, The Dirtbombs, Viva L'American Death Ray Music, Heavy Trash, The Hunches, The Soledad Brothers, Weird War, Mr. Airplane Man, The Immortal Lee County Killers, Speedball Baby, Bob Log III, The Sugars, Kid Congo Powers, The Woggles, The DT's, The Ponys, Rocket Science, The Dexateens, The Mistreaters, Dan Sartain etc.
Sounds Like: SHE SAID
"It's all about primeval garage rock with dirty blues riffs and a singer that doesn't just talk the talk, but walks the walk and then some. This is the kind of band that would kick start that early morning house party come riot that memories are made of."
Capsule
"Copter are great. .. doing that kind of rock 'n roll funked up stuff that ties up James Brown soulful strutting with grimy rock. Class."
Delia Dansette, Artrocker Magazine
"They come from Mars via Birmingham, dress in uniforms, have a fully functioning android that takes the lead on some songs and a preacher cum front man who spends most of his time in the audience or on top of the speakers."
Wyldman, Artrocker Magazine
"Some bands are all gimmicks and no musical substance, not so with Birmingham's Copter. High energy, dirty low down rock and roll that sits nicely next to the headliners (Blues Explosion). The crowd clearly love every storming, shaking minute of their set."
Eliza Henshaw, Sandman Magazine
"Like The Hives from space - or The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion if they were androids - intergalactic soul rockers Copter make the soundtrack for house parties at the edge of the universe. And with a fierce live show and a talking robot with a Theremin for a head, Copter is one of the most exciting new bands on the planet."
David McComb, Bizarre Magazine
"Preacher/singer Stevie writhes on the floor like a man possessed by the spirit of James Brown, Jon Spencer & Iggy Pop while MILO, their droid, interjects and heckles with quickfire wit while cherrypicking the potential groupies for aftershow robo-human relations.
Copter thrive on this toe to toe, eyeball to eyeball, hand to hand musical combat. They're an out and out party band which would grace anyone's gig, wedding, birthday, bar mitzvah, or wake, where they'd most probably wake the dead.
It's high octane, adrenaline pumped, yet slinky, fleet footed entertainment."
Velvet Sheep
"Dirty, dirty, dirty sounds like an evil Alvin Stardust fronting the Makers…."
Losing Today
"Sci-fi theatrics morphed with soulful rock 'n' roll from a six-piece who feature a robot droid called M.I.L.O among their numbers. Bonkers, but in a totally brilliant way."
NME
Record Label: ColdRice Records, Brainlove, Static Recordings
Type of Label: Indie