Motor Totemist Guild

Motor Totemist Guild
OriginOrange County, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1980 (1980)–present
LabelsRotary Totem
Members
  • James Grigsby

Motor Totemist Guild is an American rock band, formed in 1980 in Orange County, California by band leader James Grigsby. Described as an avant-prog, avant-rock and chamber rock band, Motor Totemist Guild was noted for its songs that worked into epic durations and rich instrumentation but also forayed into free improvisation, sound collage, and other avant-garde techniques.