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MILAGROSA
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Ladrón
01 Ladrón (mp3)
02 In Virgo
03 The Dance Of Snakes (video)
04 Gods Of Earth
05 Viva Zapata (mp3)
06 A Weighted Line
07 To The Fire
08 The Hide
09 These Meanings
10 The Drunken Sun Forever Watching
11 The Shame

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Bio:

Totimoshi, the gritty and raw Bay Area band, have pointed to their Latin heritage as playing a key role in the shaping of their sound; turning the two disparate parts of the band’s personality into music that is undeniably their own. Even the band’s name is a reflection of that cultural mash-up (a name singer/guitarist Tony Aguilar’s mother often used to describe his grandmother’s broken English). That merging of backgrounds, Tony the son of migrant farm workers and bass player Meg Castellanos’ Cuban roots, gave the couple’s sound a flavor that’s unique in the world of modern heavy music.

The group’s 2006 release, Ladrón, received a 9/10 from Decibel and four star reviews from Revolver and Alternative Press (with the former commenting on the band’s distinctive sound: “Has the syncopated looseness of early Sabbath and the howl-and-hammer rumble of late Eighties grunge). After touring with compatriots Mastodon, Helmet and the Melvins, Tony and Meg began work on Milagrosa (“miracle worker” in Spanish), a transitional release for Totimoshi that finds the enigmatic and raucous band flirting with their first conceptual release.

“I wrote most of the songs as an imaginary fight between love/compassion and hate/violence. I wanted to relay the stories as one choice versus the other both in the lyrics and melody,” Tony explains. “Like on the song ‘Milagroso,’ where I say ‘the fields of hate that turn our fate the putrid stench the violence at hand/decisions towards compassion to be made by each and every hand’ and on the song ‘Sound The Horn’ I continue that theme: ‘atomically we infiltrate, with open eyes we subjugate to feed the ego’s every hungry need.’” Milagrosa also marks a number of other ‘firsts’ for the band including for the first time in the band’s career Meg and Tony have a drummer, Chris Fugitt, who is making strong contributions to Totimoshi. Meg says of Chris, “he has added precision, incredible work ethic and what Bad Brains would call PMA (positive mental attitude).”

One more key first for the band is in terms of the team they worked with to create Milagrosa. This is the first time they’ve worked with engineer Toshi Kasai, who worked in tandem with producer Page Hamilton (Helmet) on the release. “We wanted to work with Toshi after hearing the Melvins’ ‘(A) Senile Animal.’ We were really impressed by the fact that you could get that kind of sound going completely digital since we had always recorded on to tape. Toshi had a lot of great ideas in panning the sound and his mixes turned out superb.” Another addition to the production are the guest vocals of good friend Mike Kissam whose harmonies Meg describes as having, “a magical Jeff Buckley-like quality, and blending nicely with Page’s and my vocals.”

Totimoshi has matured into rock and roll heavyweights. More melodic, thoughtful, and driving than anything they’ve ever produced, Milagrosa is aptly named.

Member Since:

July 31, 2004

Members:

Antonio Aguilar- guitar, vocals Meg Castellanos- bass, vocals, Chris Fugitt - drums

Influences:

The Gnat/Directed by Meg Castellanos, Video by Ray Benza From the album Milagrosa The Dance of Snakes/Directed by Cale Bunker From the album Ladron .. Viva Zapata/Video by Ray Benza From the album Ladron
Totimoshi - Cellophane

TOTIMOSHI | MySpace Music Videos
Cellophane/Video by Lyn Gaza From the album Mysterioso Totimoshi in Wraclaw, Poland

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Publicity: Monica Seide @ Speakeasy PR

Booking USA: Nate Carson - nanotear@hotmail.com

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      • TOTIMOSHI

        Hi, Sorry, we haven't been on myspace for a long time because it started to suck.  Yes, Mike from Tehachapi.  My and Mike grew up together in Tehachapi.  Tony 

        6 months ago
      • Kathy

        Mike Kissam from Tehachapi????

        9 months ago
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  • Sleestak

    New SLEESTAK album "The Fall Of Altrusia" out today! Order from sleestakmusic.com and take a preview of the first 6 minutes of this 50 minute epic on our profile. Be sure to read the Doommantia.com review at http://www.doommantia.com/2011/06/sleestak-fall-of-altrusia.html and prepare for DOOM.

    11 months ago
  • Diego de La Mattaz

    A LOS CINEASTAS DEL FUTURO
    http://youtu.be/OXoWGXy9KdY

    @Mexivergas
    http://vix.mx/shn3W
    Diego de La Mattaz Facebook
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    "¡Esas fétidas pantaletas que escupen desde sus obsoletos coños: acción (silencio, cámara ¡acción! = dos, tres, cuatro: ¡Qué empiece la genial y estupidizante expresión! ¡Todos juntos: dos, tres, cuatro; haber, haber, haber: doooos, treeees, ¡cuatro!!), toma (Me gusta más este ángulo, le da un aire más poético.... tsí, t-sí, t-s-í: po-é-ti-co: tsí, tsí, tsí, tsí.... el protagonista se redime.... tsí, tsí, tsí, tsí), corte (¡Por fin, ya no podía soportar mí cósmica falsedad, mí ego me convecía de mi inferioridad ¡mmmm! ¡Qué bien me sienta mi axila izquierda, con ¡cuánta! naturalidad!), set (Se invirtieron miles, no!, ¡Qué va! se inviertieron millones: lo requería la banalidad del equipo, la talentosa ineptitud del crew.... ¡los invito, estoy cocinando una setmovie!, ¡Vengan, vengan, vengan, vengan todos al estreno de mi nueva setmovie!, ¡Andenle, traiganse los garbanzos y el vino!: ¡Se me enfría la comida!, ¡Se me desencuera el festín!, ¡Oh, sí; miles, miles, miles, miles!, Fue muy difícil, dificilísimo, casi imposible, nadie creía en el proyecto, pero, al final: ¡sí se pudo!, ¡tsí, tsí, tsí, ¡tsí! se pudo!), pre-post-pre-post-producción-pre-post-pre-post ¡Oh sí! ¡Ya está en Post! (¿Post?, postcoital o qué, ¿Post?, postmenstrual o qué ¿POST?), casting (¡Debes meterte en el personaje: si me entiendes, cariño, papasito?: Meterte!.... ese tono de voz, carajo!.... ¡Métete!, eres un actor, no un puto humano!.... ¡Métete!.... sólo métete y prefabricadamente chapotea en esta bacinica emocinal, en esta deslubricante intelectualidad), rodaje (¡Apurale!, ¡Maquillale bien la cara! ____ ¡Vente así ya, despúes de todo las masas sólo te quieren ver las pinches tetas!, ¡Toda tu carrera profesional se la debes a tus tetas!, ¡Masas y Tetas!), guión (¡Tendrá una narrativa fragmentada!, ¡El mensaje es muy fuerte!, ¡Va a ser algo surrealista! ¿surre....? supéralo ya!, ¡El surrealismo esta muerto, desgastado!, ¡No remuevas más esas ingenuidades espirituales!), storyboard (¿Acaso un desgarre se grafica, se ilustra?), secuencia (¿De clichés renovados?), historia (¡¡¡¡Ja!, ¡¡¡ja!!!!, ¡¡ja!!!, ¡ja!!, oye, ¿Por qué no la hacemos sobre la vida de ¡¡¡¡JA!!!!? Sí, me late tu idea, hay que empezar a desarrollar el concepto, muy moderno, por cierto: ¡tsí!, ¡VAMOS!, ¡tsí!, ¡Vamos TODOS!, sera un éxito, ¡-t-s-í!-: ....Desde la tragedia de su padre, ¡¡¡¡JA!!!!.... ¡t-s-í!, ¡vamos todos!, ¡t-s-í!: ....perdió el gusto por las frituras.... ¡t-s-í!, ¡vamos todos!, ¡t-s-í! ....ya sólo le interesaba sobar su x-box.... ¡t-s-í!, ¡t-s-í!, ¡t-s-í!, ¡t-s-í!, ¡t-s-í! ....morder el cable del control, masturbarse y eyacular sobre su ipod.... ¡t-t-t-t-SÍ!), plano (¿Plano?, ¿El abuelo transexual del planito?), travelling (¿Su técnica?), corto (¡académica libertad creativa!, ¡T-S-Í!), director (¡Ese soy yo!.... ridenbergk: el director.... tsí, soy un cineasta mexicano: ¡Estudié en la prestigiosa.... Competí en el prestigioso.... Vencí en el majestuoso.... Rodé en la imponente....! ¡En la - en el - con la - por el - para la - contra el!.... ¡Pasele al mercado de la cobardía, que sólo aquí encontrará el catalogo de las artes!.... ¡Pasele!.... ¿Qué le damos, wero?.... psss aquí traigo mi lista....

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    ¡Ah, cuánta asexualidad recubre todos estos conceptos!.... ¡Impotentes ¡¡¡¡Nimios!!!! ¡¡¡¡Patéticos!!!! nulos!.... ¡Mironcillos de puchas, pepas y panochas: mas no saboteadores de ellas!....¡¡¡¡A la cinematografía se le ¡coge!, no se le asexualiza!!!!.... ella es una puta, ¡se le dedea ¡y! se le sodomiza!; no se acude a ella con historietitas soberbias, no se acude a ella con insólito talento, no se acude a ella con procedimientitos carnavalescos, no se acude a ella con artística exuberancia, no se acude a ella con musiquita desgarrante, no se acude a ella con astuta rapacidad, no se acude a ella con guioncillillos transgresores, no se acude a ella con frígida sensibilidad, no se acude a ella con tiernitas experimentaciones, no se acude a ella con irredenta genialidad, no se acude a ella con bagatelitas sociales, no se acude a ella con titánica ingenuidad, no se acude a ella con estructuritas dislocadas, no se acude a ella con virginal creatividad, no se acude a ella con obritas maestras, no se acude a ella con valentía caballeresca: ¡¡¡¡SE ACUDE A ELLA CON LA VERGA TIESA, ¡PARADA!.... LISTA PARA MEGACOGERLA Y ULTRAFORNICARLA!!!!!"

    Escrito en el 2008 y grabado en video para su deleite en el 2011.

    11 months ago
  • Tanisha Jenks


    Welcome!
    I Liked very,very much your sound...
    Congratulations!!!

    1 year ago
  • Agonizer

    You guy's Kicked ASS !!! I was lucky enough to catch all five Wa. shows !!! do you know what happens to bands that open for the MELVINS ? I'll give you a hint Mastodon, Tool, & oh ya, what was that other band from Aberdeen? anyway look forward to catching one of your shows again soon !

                                                                        Peace Out
                                                                          Mitch


    Mikey Dees (Fitz Of Depression) Aaron Burchard (NIRVANA) my ugly mug & Tony (TOTIMOSHI) what a Great Time !!!

    1 year ago
  • jc

    Thanks for hookin up with the Melvins. Great bill!... It's a pretty rare I'm impressed enough with an opener to instantly purchase a shirt and hunt for every cd produced by the band. Congrats!.... You have a new fan spreading the word!

    1 year ago
  • Aqua Vitae

    We got a chance to hear you live when you opened for the Melvins at the Roseland Theater[Portland Oregon]

    We very much enjoyed your music, it's a real plus when you get treated to a great opening band along with the band you came to see!

    Thanks for the music and the friendship!  

    1 year ago
  • margo

    ....alll the best, sure you have a great tour with melvins!!!!
      succsess, happpyness and more.........    m



    1 year ago
  • Psychogeezer

    Wild at the Blank y'all --
    Totimoshi @ the Blank San Jose, 9-18-2010

    1 year ago
  • Slim Shady

    Tour?? well..... Oregon at the proper time could be obliviating... (i just made that word up..) congrats on melvinworld.. you still have fans who like u anyway.. ha ha ha!! just kiddin.. caught the melvins at the kennel club sf Bk.In.Tt.Day.. they parted my hair differently.. Hmm....havent really been the same since...Tour with you guys in Seattle warped more.. Just sayin... Even if u did make the move to LA.. new album rips.. I hate u. Roadie Andy~

    1 year ago
  • FLYING BRAINS

    AWESOME SHOW LAST NIGHT AT THE TROUBADOUR !!! ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS EVER !!!                          TOTIMOSHI + MELVINS = ROCK                                                                                                                           STAY HEAVY!!!
     

    1 year ago
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General Info

  • Genre: Metal / Punk / Rock

    Location Los Angeles, California, Un

    Profile Views: 249025

    Last Login: 1/23/2012

    Member Since 7/31/2004

    Website www.totimoshi.com

    Record Label none

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    http://bit.ly/eO1xwL Totimoshi have been compared to tons of bands throughout the years. Countless lazy minded people have tried eagerly to pigeonhole this California trio, as it's easier to say - "they sound like" or "it's reminiscent of" than it is to listen and understand, comprehend and articulate. Why? Simply put - because Totimoshi sound like no one else. They forge their own ground, set their own trends. Founded in Oakland in 1997 by Antonio Aguilar and Meg Castellanos and now residing in sunny Southern California (Singer Antonio Aguilar's home) this trio has been unrelenting and uncompromising in it's vision. It's music incorporates all that's Cali. Raised high in the desert mountains of California just 30 minutes from the home town of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart Antonio Aguilar shares Beefheart's and Zappa's air of adventure and uncompromising spirit. He writes songs that sound like his mountains look. Dark, mysterious, dry and powerful. Each song has a breath of it's own. You won't find a record where every song sounds alike. You won't hear a song that reaches for the billboard chart. In Totimoshi you'll find passion and feeling and above all maturity. They've written four albums. Mysterioso, which is a sonic assault on the ears. Monoli, a beautiful album written as a mediation on the preparations for death. Ladron, a meditation on the thief within the psyche that robs you of energy and the thieves in society that rob you of the rest, and Milagrosa which is an album written about a battle between compassion and hate. The lyrics are deep, the songs are deeper. There are rumors a new album is on the horizon. We can only wish. So good listener, happy reader, with all ado we invite you to listen and hear, and open your ear.
  • Members

    Antonio Aguilar- guitar, vocals Meg Castellanos- bass, vocals, Chris Fugitt - drums
  • Influences

    Viva Zapata/Video by Ray Benza From the album Ladron .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Totimoshi in Wraclaw, Poland .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  • Sounds Like

    Publicity: Monica Seide - monica@speakeasypr.com Booking USA: Nate Carson - nanotear@hotmail.com

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