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The fertile Angeleno independent hip-hop scene, populated by the likes of
Beck and
Sukia, was crashed in 1998 by the two Mexicans from Monterey who record as
Plastilina Mosh. Programmer
Alejandro Rosso and vocalist/guitarist
Jonaz, who have also been compared to
the Beastie Boys, debuted to the American public at the South by Southwest music conference in Austin, TX, and caught the eye of
Beck, who financed a session through his Bong Load label with producer
Tom Rothrock (who had previously recorded "Loser" with
Beck). Signed to Capitol,
Plastilina Mosh began recording their debut full-length with the additional help of Angeleno hip-hop collective
Sukia plus
Café Tacuba's
Anónimo on guest vocals.
Aquamosh was released in June 1998 and
Juan Manuel followed two years later on Astralwerks. Next jumping to EMI, the duo issued
Hola Chicuelos in July 2003, and
Plastilina Mosh played a spot at 2004's South by Southwest festival.
Tasty + B Sides appeared in April 2006, complete with an accompanying DVD of the group's music videos and other bonus features. After a performance at the first South Padre Music Festival,
Plastilina Mosh released
All U Need Is Mosh in 2008. ~ John Bush