VOTU081 : Totorro | All Glory To John Baltor 12″

Release date : August 22nd, 2025

For their 15th anniversary, Vox Project & Voice Of The Unheard have teamed up once again to revive a record almost as old as they are. A debut album that had never been pressed on vinyl: All Glory To John Baltor, Totorro‘s first album, released in 2011 (following a first EP in 2008), well before the more joyful pop shift that would bring the band success in 2014 with Home Alone.

We’re talking about a time when the quartet’s post-rock was viscerally aggressive, intensely splashed with post-hardcore. The extended tracks take their time to develop vast, liberating crescendos. The few screamed vocal lines reveal the band’s connection to the Laval scene, which was also blooming (think Hourvari, As We Draw, and of course, Birds In Row). A point ardently demonstrated in the album’s credits, led by Amaury Sauvé, who was just at the beginning of his producer career.

A testament to its time, the album bears no shame over the years and remains one of the finest examples of the style in France. A cathartic gem that remains entirely relevant, as its four tracks demonstrate the talent Totorro already displayed.

For the occasion, the album has been remastered by Sylvain Biguet. Valentin Fontaine reworked the original artwork by Bart Balboa (Birds In Row) to better extend across all sides of the gatefold. Pressed by Dunk Pressing in a limited edition of 500 copies, the vinyl, whose tracklist has been revised to ensure optimal audio quality, will be available in two color variations: Transparent red pulsars on bone marbled and Smoke gray with solid red splatters.

The timing is perfect to delve back into the band’s early years, ahead of the release of their brand-new album on October 1st via Recreation Center.

NOTE : These are mockups of the records, actual records may differ. I will post pictures of the records once they are here.