On
Kolpez Kolpe,
Kortatu comes of age with the first-ever rock release in Euskadi (that's the Basque language), and the brothers
Fermin and
Iñigo Muguruza initiated the connection with guitar and engineering whiz
Kaki Arkarazo, who would soon lead to
Negu Gorriak.
Kolpez Kolpe represents a quantum leap in almost every respect -- particularly in recorded sound quality and more sophisticated songwriting -- from
Kortatu's punk, D.I.Y., learn-to-play-as-you-go origins. Which hardly means they've lost the ability to rock out in very convincing fashion.