Kopecky
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Kopecky are a progressive rock
instrumental band of three brothers based in Racine, Wisconsin who combine a number of elements including metal, classical, pop, eastern music and fusion together to create a unique sound. Since their inception in 1997, their intense music is characterized by virtuoso musicianship, soaring melodies, and dark-tinged experimentation.
The band members (brothers) are:
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
instrumental band of three brothers based in Racine, Wisconsin who combine a number of elements including metal, classical, pop, eastern music and fusion together to create a unique sound. Since their inception in 1997, their intense music is characterized by virtuoso musicianship, soaring melodies, and dark-tinged experimentation.
The band members (brothers) are:
- William KopeckyWilliam KopeckyWilliam Kopecky is an American musician from Racine, Wisconsin. He currently resides in France and 2011 work with Haiku Funeral featured his spoken-word delivery of dark poetry. He is known for playing bass, keyboards and sitar in the band Kopecky with his two brothers, Joe and Paul...
, 4 string fretless and 6 string fretted basses, keyboards, and sitar - Joe Kopecky, 6 and 7 string electric guitars
- Paul Kopecky (d. June 22, 2009), acoustic and electronic percussion
Discography
- Kopecky (Mellow Records/Italy, Self-released/USA 1999)
- Serpentine Kaleidoscope (Cyclops Records/England 2000)
- Orion A Live Performance (M.A.C.E. Music 2001)
- Sunset Gun (Musea Records 2003)
- Blood (Unicorn Digital 2006)