Toki∞Mono

Toki∞Mono{Toki=Time時; Mono者= A Being in Japanese} means we are all Beings Of Time. You won't find "Tokimono in the dictionary. We created this band name inspired by the Buddhist idea that every living thing is a being of Time. In that way, we are all the equal.

The name is also inspired by Ruth Ozeki's A Tale For The Time Being, which narrates parallel stories of a Japanese girl and a Canadian writer modeled after the author herself. Their lives cross despite that fact they live thousands of miles apart.

Toki∞Mono includes an infinity sign (∞) because time doesn't move forward in a linear way, but many suspect it is in fact infinite and cyclical, like the infinite loop.

You may also suspect, after listening to us, that we sometimes like to play with musical time. Our songs aren't always linear, but rather seek to surprise, bucking ugly conventions to make lyrical music and musical lyrics in the service of sincere storytelling and of delivering great tunes.


Toki∞Mono is:Chie Kwon(keyboard & lead vocals); Steve Treagus (guitar& lead vocals); Dean Gilman (bass & vocals)