Totimoshi – Avenger LPTotimoshi Avenger CD "I'm appalled that Totimoshi is not a well known name. They push the exterior bounds of rock and metal with only the basics: a voice, a guitar, a bass, and a drum kit. Wait a second, maybe this is what progressive metal really is (and this is coming from me, a huge proponent of evolution of music)? This melting pot, known as Totimoshi, has a list of fantastic influences that never override and define their sound. They are quite

On "Echolocation" MISCALCULATIONS throw back familiar soundwaves and yet they manage to advance their formula with almost undistorted and driving guitars

being chased by wolves

accelerating and lifting the accelerator masterfully

not unlike Tangerine Dream/Steve Hillage at their ambien(t)-chugging best yet more crystallized and frosted over than either

the journey of Arco Mediterráneo

Other songs like "Regulator Waits" and "Shut" place the emphasis on tension rather than explosion -- the singing and lyrics are still pained-sounding and to the point

they abandoned me there

with some decidedly pissed off black metal vocals

he realised that he had to take a great risk to find a new musical voice

Les Yeux De La Tête – Mosca Violenta CD

A Place to Bury Strangers

"Consolation Prize