Plastilina Mosh are a Mexican electronic and
alternative rock
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band formed in 1997. They are part of the musical movement known as
Avanzada Regia
Avanzada Regia was a musical movement in the mid-1990s from Monterrey in Mexico.
Origins
In 1995, the group Zurdok Movimiento won the Battle of the Bands at the Rockotitlan music festival, becoming the first band not from Mexico City to wi ...
. Jonás González is the lead singer and
guitar
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player. Alejandro Rosso is more involved with the creative process, providing most of the instrumentation and occasional background vocals.
As of 2018, they have released four studio records. The band has achieved, since the release of their 1997 single-debut 'Niño Bomba', both critical and commercial success. The band often mixes several music styles like rap,
dance
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and
rock
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while often switching between
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,
Italian
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,
French and several other languages in the same song.
Biography
The band was formed in 1996 by Alejandro Rosso and Jonás González. There is a popular myth that the duo met while playing a
Super NES
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at a Wal-Mart in
Monterrey
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, however, Jonás has stated in an interview that this is not true.
Their previous musical experiences were very opposite: González came from a noise rock band called Koervoz de Malta, and Rosso from an avant-garde group called Acarnienses. Jonás liked
Sepultura
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,
Soda Stereo
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, and
Mano Negra; whereas Rosso liked
Antonio Carlos Jobim
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,
John Coltrane
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and a varied assortment of classical music.
Back in early 1997, Plastilina traveled to
Mexico City
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, where they recorded the video and the single of ''Niño Bomba'', released under the independent label
Tómbola! Recordings, which sold 5000 copies. Then, they started to get attention from the public and the press with their performances. Shortly thereafter, the video started being played on music video channels and radio stations.
They received nominations for Best New Artist in many local awards, and then, the American
MTV
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played their video, making them one of the first rock en español bands video to make a
crossover
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Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
.
On their first visit to Los Angeles, they got the attention of producers like
Money Mark
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Early life
Born in Detroit to a Japanese-Hawai ...
(
Beastie Boys
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),
The Dust Brothers
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and
Butthole Surfers
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. As a result, they began to record a complete album.
The recording was an extravagant and complex experience. It was recorded in three stages, each in a different city. The first one was in Los Angeles, with
Sukia
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, a group that had worked previously with the Dust Brothers. From these sessions came the tracks ''Aquamosh'' and ''Monster Truck''. The second session was with Jason Roberts, (producer of
Cypress Hill
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's songs). Here, their most famous song: ''
Mr. P. Mosh'' was recorded. The third one was with the Mexican group
Café Tacuba
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. The production was completed in
Arcata, California
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, with
Tom Rothrock
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and
Rob Schnapf
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.
''
Aquamosh'' was finally released in 1998. The first single promoted was ''Mr. P. Mosh'', and it became their most famous song. The '70s actress
Lyn May
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appeared in the video and it peaked at number #1 on the Latin MTV. Other singles promoted were ''Afroman'' and ''Monster Truck''. It was recognized as the Record of the Year in Mexico and many other countries, selling 150,000 copies.
The follow-up was ''
Juan Manuel'', a more dance-oriented album produced by
Chris Allison
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(who has worked with The Beta Band and Coldplay). After the recording in Monterrey and
San Francisco
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, Plastilina decided to name the record after the name of a friend of the band. The first single was ''Human Disco Ball'' and the second was ''Bassass'', both making good rotation into Latin charts.
The third album, a concept album called ''
Hola Chicuelos
''Hola Chicuelos'' is the third album by Plastilina Mosh, a band from Monterrey, Mexico. It was released in 2003 via EMI.
The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy, in the "Best Alternative Music Album" category.
Critical reception
''OC Weekl ...
'', was mostly credited to Rosso, who has also produced artists like Jumbo, Volován and Panorama. The band took the idea of working with compositions rather than working as a band. The record consists of 18 tracks, all joined by a similar idea and concept. The most notable singles were ''Peligroso Pop'' and ''Te lo juro por Madonna''.
The band took a break in 2005 and 2006. During these years, the band did songs for two movie soundtracks ''
Puños Rosas'' and ''
La mujer de mi hermano
''My Brother's Wife'' ( es, La mujer de mi hermano) is a 2005 Cinema of Mexico, Mexican film directed by Ricardo de Montreuil, based on the novel of the same name by the Peruvian writer, journalist and TV host Jaime Bayly. It starred Bárbara Mori ...
'', where Rosso appeared. They also did release ''
Tasty'', a compilation of Greatest Hits and B-sides, complemented by the release of a DVD. It was promoted by the single ''Millionaire'', and had a small reference to
Tony Blair
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. The band also performed "Peligroso Pop" for the
AIDS
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benefit album ''
Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin Redux'' produced by the
Red Hot Organization
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.
They participated in
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2007
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performing a remix version of
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with
Hilary Duff
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the performance was a hit and that gave them a small popularity among Hilary's fans
In 2007, they performed at the inaugural
South Padre International Music Festival
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.
In August 2008, their album ''
All U Need Is Mosh
''All U Need Is Mosh'' is an album released by Plastilina Mosh on August 5, 2008.
Track listing
# "Toll Free" – 3:21
# "Jonaz Goes to Hollywood" – 4:04
# "My Party" – 3:01
# "Let U Know" – 3:38
# "Cut the Crap" – 2:48
# "Arriba Dic ...
'' was released. The album track "Let U Know" was included on ''
FIFA 09''.
After a few years playing live between 2010 and 2015 they had a sabbatical, they then released a new single "MJLM" in 2017 and will release a new album in 2018.
Members
*Alejandro Rosso (Keyboard, programming, vocals)
*Jonás González (Vocals, guitar)
Trivia
*Their song "Peligroso Pop" is featured as part of the soundtrack of the video game ''
FIFA 07
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'' and the song "Let U Know" is featured as part of the soundtrack of ''
FIFA 09''.
*Likewise, their songs "Afroman" and "Saint Tropez Is Not Far" are featured in the video game ''
True Crime: Streets of L.A.'' as part of the in-game soundtrack, though they are miscredited as "Plastina Mosh".
*"Monster Truck" from 1998's ''
Aquamosh'' is featured on the soundtrack of the PlayStation game ''Street Skater''.
*The band is mentioned in the film ''
Y Tu Mama Tambien
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''.
Discography
Studio albums
*''
Aquamosh'' (1998)
*''Juan Manuel'' (2000)
*''
Hola Chicuelos
''Hola Chicuelos'' is the third album by Plastilina Mosh, a band from Monterrey, Mexico. It was released in 2003 via EMI.
The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy, in the "Best Alternative Music Album" category.
Critical reception
''OC Weekl ...
'' (2003)
*''
All U Need Is Mosh
''All U Need Is Mosh'' is an album released by Plastilina Mosh on August 5, 2008.
Track listing
# "Toll Free" – 3:21
# "Jonaz Goes to Hollywood" – 4:04
# "My Party" – 3:01
# "Let U Know" – 3:38
# "Cut the Crap" – 2:48
# "Arriba Dic ...
'' (2008)
EP
*''
Niño Bomba'' (1997)
Compilations
*''
Tasty + B Sides'' (2006)
:single:
:*"Millionaire"
*''
Todo el poder
''Gimme the Power'' ( es, Todo el poder) is a 2000 Mexican crime film directed by Fernando Sariñana.
Cast
* Demián Bichir - Gabriel
* Cecilia Suárez - Sofía Aguirre
* Luis Felipe Tovar - Comandante Eleuterio 'Elvis' Quijano
* Ximena Sariña ...
'' OST (2005)
:single:
:*"Purrun Pun Pun"
*''
Puños Rosas'' OST (2006)
:single:
:*"La Nalguita"
References
External links
Plastilina Mosh fficial Myspace profile*
allmusic.com: Plastilina Moshbr>
CNN review of their 1998 release
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