Toehider

[RWA]

A solo project by Michael Mills, singer and guitarist for Template.

I found his band about 3 years ago on MS and absolutely love them. They're almost a punk version of Rush + Led Zeppelin. But overall it's a true power trio thing. With Toehider he manages to go deeper when it comes to production, layers and sounds.

--> Toehider



First EP is absolutely fantastic IMO and a 2nd EP is due for summer 2009.

[RWA]

*BUMP*

12 EP's in 12 months.....  :shock: ---> 12in12

First one is FREE!

CHILDREN OF THE SUN ("A collection of under-appreciated cartoon themes from the 80s")

[Ecosse]

Will check this out.

Also be good to see if he sticks to the "It'll be $6 if it's before the 12th, otherwise it's free" setup 8-)

[manoncharles]

Toehider is my favourite prog band ever (sorry Jem), I might talk a bit about it :-)
It's quite a one-man-band, with session musicians for the gigs.
Michael Mills does everything - writing, playing all instruments unless specified, releasing stupid videos on Facebook that could rivalise with most Frost* reports  and tweeting the most lame jokes you've ever read on Twitter.

Yay, so many things happened since those messages were posted.
First things first, Gareth, a Frost*ie which has also played keys in Toehider's The Most Popular Girl in School, has posted this (he's posted this before he played keys in that song, actually ) :

I feel I owe it to you kind frosties to introduce you to my friend Mike Mills and his Toehider project! He's an insanely talented and prolific dude hailing from Melbourne, Australia, and for the past year he's released one E.P per month, for 12 months. He's just finished the project today with a 19 minute song I'm listening to for the first time now.
The beauty of it is that every E.P is in a drastically different style than the previous one, and it ranges from acoustic-folk to punk rock to some pretty complex prog stuff.

So If you like literal "progressive" all-encompassing music, please do check it out: <!-- m -->http://www.toehider.com/12in12/<!-- m -->
Most of it is available for streaming on the website.

Enjoy!

After releasing those 12 EPs in 12 months (12 in 12 project), Mike Mills released an album called To Hide Her in which half of the songs comes from a project called 1 in 1 (1 EP in 1 week !!!) and eventually allowed himself to breathe.


2008 : Toe Hider EP
2009-2010 : 12 in 12 project

• Children of the Sun, cartoon themes (download here for free, woo!)
• Not Much Of a Man, acoustic/folk
• Old Old Old, "old"/classic rock
• Toehider Too!, EP based on the movie Teen Wolf (why not?)
• How did Counterquistle Lose His Pajamas?, children songs - Dr Seuss style
• Metaltarsus, traditional metal
• In All Honesty, pop/rock
• Under The Mistletoe, xmas songs
• 9, ambient
• Do you believe in monsters?, I honeslty have no idea of that one's theme
• Never Mind the Hallux, raw/punk
• Done and Dusted, long prog song

2011 : To Hide Her (includes the 1 in 1 project)
2012 : Children of the Sun part 2, cartoon themes
2013 : lead vocalist on Arjen Lucassen's project Ayreon - The Theory of Everything.
2014 : randomly decided to cover Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights - 600 000 views on Youtube
2014 : What Kind of Creature Am I? album
2015 : played 5 lives on youtube called "Open Mike Night" where he played acoustic covers of songs from Toehider, Ayreon or other bands - 100% of the songs were requests (First four, fifth)
2015 : Mainly Songs About Robots EP with Vinny Appice on drums
2015 : He played two parts (why not?) : Rage and the Father on Ayreon's live performance of The Human Equation : The Theater Equation

And there's more to come.
Well that's hours of new material to discover :-)

If I could choose only one you'd have to listen to decide whether you wanna check the whole thing out or not, I would say Done and Dusted because it's the one which is the more likely to please a Frost*ie.
Personnally, I really love them all but I was gobsmacked by his cover of The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke that has been shared by a very happy Brian May himself.

[Mikey]

Thanks for that, didn't remember that thread at all. (senile old git)
I feel a little investment coming on

[manoncharles]

Investment ? naaah, I don't even really like the band

*truth : she has it tattoed upon her left boob*

Time to refresh your memory xx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq4yTS32Jd8

[owen]

I'm waiting for Mikey's usual "Pictures, or it didn't happen"

[Mikey]

I'm waiting for Mikey's usual "Pictures, or it didn't happen"

Err, err, err. Guilty as accused

[manoncharles]

Well it clearly happened, will find a nice picture. I find your interest for the band *obviously that's what it is* absolutely justified.

So that's me with the tat


And only the tat

[owen]

you see what you did Mickey? 

[manoncharles]

Actually I think Mikey was not the first one to ask 

[Mikey]

I'm waiting for Mikey's usual "Pictures, or it didn't happen"

I rest my case

[manoncharles]

Can we please discuss how amazing is Toehider so I did not send my boob's picture for nothing ? ;-)

[Mikey]

Go listen to Wuthering Heights or the Queen cover now!!!!!


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[manoncharles]

Did you check them out ? How awesome are they ?