Kopecky Review of "Kopecky" @ iTunes opecky are a trio hailing, not from some ex-Soviet bloc nation as the name might lead you to infer, but from the frozen steppes of Wisconsin. Their debut CD is an all-instrumental (one track features spoken-word vox) stew of many savory musical ingredients - I can hear Kingston Wall, Tangle Edge, Solaris, and bits of the best neoclassical progressive-metal bubbling to the surface at various points. Not that you should assume that Kopecky is in any way easily classified, because all influences are only that - Kopecky sounds mostly like Kopecky. No show-off soloing here: the compositions all rely on skintight interplay between the three brothers. William's intense and lyrical bassplaying is matched by his stunning sitar work - but don't shortshrift the powerful drumming of Paul or Joe's skill on guitar (crunchy and metallic one moment, delicate as a windspun leaf the next). The result is maybe the best heavy-psych album of the year, with enough compositional complexity to satisfy the prog purist. Yet another unheralded gem available at Dan McAvinchey's excellent Guitar Nine website (www.guitar9.com). Still need another reason to check this out? Mellow Records picked up European distribution for this...when was the last time an unknown American outfit got their attention? © Prog Net Crimson Crime 2-1-3 Sky-Blue Hair Sukha The Rise And Fall Of Stella Morbida Al Aaraaf The Drowning Waters