Coppelius is a German band from Berlin that plays
metal
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on
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
,
double bass
The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...
,
cello
The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...
, and
clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound.
Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...
. The band's name is taken from
E.T.A. Hoffmann
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (born Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; 24 January 1776 – 25 June 1822) was a German Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. Penrith Goff, "E.T.A. Hoffmann" in E ...
's short story "
Der Sandmann". Their logo consists of a
top hat
A top hat (also called a high hat, a cylinder hat, or, informally, a topper) is a tall, flat-crowned hat for men traditionally associated with formal wear in Western dress codes, meaning white tie, morning dress, or frock coat. Traditionally m ...
with the word "Coppelius" underneath.
The band is made up of Max Coppella (
clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound.
Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...
and vocals), Comte Caspar (
clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound.
Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...
, vocals,
harpsichord
A harpsichord ( it, clavicembalo; french: clavecin; german: Cembalo; es, clavecín; pt, cravo; nl, klavecimbel; pl, klawesyn) is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a trigger mechanism ...
), Graf Lindorf (
cello
The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...
, vocals), Sissy Voss (
double bass
The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...
), Herr Linus von Doppelschlag (
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
, joined 2019), and Bastille (Butler, vocals). Former band members include Nobusama (
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
, left 2018). Additionally, they are often accompanied by Prof. Mosch Terpin (technician and harpsichord).
On stage the members of the band wear formal, old-fashioned clothes, inspired mainly by the
Victorian era
In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. The era followed the Georgian period and preceded the Edwardia ...
. This era is also an inspiration for a lot of the themes in Copellius' music. For this reason, they are often referred to as a
Steampunk
Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retrofuturistic technology and aesthetics inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the Victorian era or ...
band.
Discography
* Albums
** 2007: ''Time-Zeit''
** 2009: ''Tumult''
** 2010: ''Zinnober''
** 2013: ''Extrablatt''
** 2015: ''Hertzmaschine''
** 2019: ''Kammerarchiv''
* EPs
** 2003: ''Coppelius''
** 2004: ''1803''
** 2005: ''To My Creator''
** 2005: ''Frühe Werke (box set of all three EPs)''
* Videos
** 2005: ''I Get Used To It''
** 2007: ''Morgenstimmung''
** 2009: ''Habgier''
** 2010: ''Die Glocke''
** 2011: ''Risiko''
** 2012: ''I Told You So''
** 2013: ''Spieldose''
** 2015: ''Moor''
** 2017: ''Black is the Colour''
** 2019: ''Zeit & Raum''
Gallery
Coppelius Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2019 33.jpg, Max Copella
Coppelius Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2019 01.jpg, Herr Linus von Doppelschlag
Coppelius Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2019 29.jpg, Graf Lindorf
Coppelius Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2019 34.jpg, Comte Caspar
Coppelius Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2019 31.jpg, Sissy Voss
Coppelius Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2019 42.jpg, Bastille
External links
Official homepage
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Musical groups from Berlin