It would not have been possible without their help!
We thank the following people: Birgit S, Claudia Eckl, Cosmin, Dan C, Dana Nicolescu, Dieter Mach, Dorin Secula, Dragoș Băltărețu, Emanuele Iacono, Evelyne, Jean Paul Filiod, Lavinia Dinu, Lucian Gornea, Lumi C, Matti Viren, Max The F, Mihai, Mr. D, Radu Cazan, Radu Pogaceanu, Raul Georgescu, Sigi Trost, Sizta S, Vlad and other 16 people who wanted to remain anonymous, for the […]
“Why?” & other non technical stuff behind the scenes from our debut album
What is the fuss about our first album? – Totscus – Something Like This! Playing in a band focused on their own compositions is not the same as when you’re playing covers. I played for many years in cover/tribute bands, so I know this for real. I remember touring with a Doors tribute band. We […]
“How?” & other technical stuff behind the scenes from our debut album
You can hear my breath behind the harp sound. For the most of you that know what you can do with a DAW: this album was recorded without a DAW. An old Tascam was the main gear with its clear limitations. There are no plugins and digital enhancements. The drums sounds are real, just a […]
A Girl can’t be a drummer
They told me: “A Girl can’t be a drummer!” I wanted to be a drummer since I was 11. Excited about this I told everybody… the answers? „a girl can’t be a drummer“. At the age of 11 you believe the others, so I learned a more accurate instrument for a girl (9 years of […]
The legend of the wizard Totscus
The well known myth from Transylvania is Dracula. The underrated personage is Totscus. This is a normal situation taking into account that the legend of Totscus is full of dramatic deaths, macabre situations and social movements against church and over wealthy. Facts from history First documents are dated in 1437, when a popular uproar (peasant […]
How we made the song “Lady Caine”
How to make a song as a rock band is not easy to explain. Lady Caine was one of the first five songs we’ve made. Because we were in the first period of a band, when the mates are tuning spiritually themselves with each other, the time taken to reach the album version was quite […]
What’s Wrong With Me / Welcome Back My Friend
What’s wrong with me (first version of the lyrics for the song “Welcome Back”) You asked what’s wrong with me. Well it’s hard to tell in a language that you’ll believe. In fact is something like this: I need to forget about myself, and that’s what this music gives me. It’s not about money or […]
How we made the song “Welcome Back”
I, Chris and Georg, went to an open air festival in September 2017. We were already a trio and we were in that period when the bond grows in between the band mates. Several Austrian bands on that stage: Lausch and Mother’s Cake as headliners. More than thousand people there. They needed our time and […]
How we made the song “Get Your Demons Out!”
Here is how we made the song “Get Your Demons Out! Even this was not the first song that we’ve finished, it was the very first song that we started. It happened in October 2016 at my very first rehearsal with the band. Georg start playing the riff, Chris and the bass player started looking […]
How we made the song “Get Your Demons Out!” – part 2 / the lyrics.
I said earlier that there are two funny things about making this song, and one of them is how the lyrics were made. Rationality is a two sided sword, it might kill the true feelings. If there are no other options, we record the rehearsals with a smartphone. When you create your own songs there are a […]