Codice

CODICE began as a solo project of guitarist and keyboardist Marco Corona's in Los Angeles in the early 1990s (Corona has also appeared in the bands ENTROPA and NECRONAUTAS). Corona later moved to Monterrey, Mexico and recruited a band of classically-trained musicians in 1995. The band were granted funding from the Monterrey Council for the Arts in 1998 to produce their first and to-date only released album, the largely instrumental Alba Y Ocaso.

CODICE has a broad history of live performances, ranging from universities and venues in the Monterrey area, to major progressive festivals such as BajaProg III, MexProg 2000, and ProgFest 2000. Their performance at Progfest 2000 was especially expansive and appears on the Musea DVD from that show.

The band combines original works with a wide range of Latin-inspired cover tunes from Genesis, Focus, King Crimson, Magma, and E.L.P. in their live performances. Their music is rich in spacey keyboard sequences and complex, repetitive guitar riffs, as well as symphonic instrumentation including flute, oboe, and string bass.

The band recorded tracks for a second album, but to-date none has appeared and the band appear to be on indefinite hiatus.
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