Another MayDay

This set goes out to Ib Sibling, Bryant Bryant & wife, & all the other Tauri out there (& anyone else interested). 

A heaping pile of Bull. 

 

Chaz Bundick, the mind behind Toro y Moi, is a true Renaissance man. He is an eclectic multi-disciplinary artist whose career touches everything from music to design, from fashion to furniture.

As a musician he has been accused of romanticising the past. He thinks of it more as about bringing the past into the future, connecting generations, keeping retro current, making sure music is personal.

His earliest self-released was the June 2009 Comp.

 

Toro y Moi - June 2009 Comp, Toro y Moi self released, 2009.
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Ektelon
Dead Pontoon
Best Around
109
Take the L to Leave
Girl Problems
Flections
New Loved Ones
Freak Love
Animilia
Talamak
Blessa
Drive South
Sad Sams
Eden
Causers of This

 

 

 

Chaz was one of the progenitors of chillwave with his 2010 debut album Causers of This. Here's the Australian version with bonus tracks. 

 

Toro y Moi - Causers of This, Mistletone Records MIST038, 2010.

Blessa
Minors
Imprint After
Lissoms
Fax Shadow
Thanks Vision
Freak Love
Talamak
You Hid
Low Shoulder
Causers of This

bonus tracks -
Cold Sheets
Tidals
Well Tusked
Eden 

 

 

 

 

Now it's nearly 15 years since the dawn of chillwave. It's a much different world. Toro y Moi's latest is MAHAL, which derives from the Filipino word for 'love'. MAHAL's thematic anchor comes in the form of the Jeepney, an iconic mode of public transport that is as unique to the Philippines, ubiquitous throughout the country. Initially, the purpose of the MAHAL Jeepney was largely pragmatic, a way to get music out during the pandemic.

 

 

Chaz sez:
     "I was like, well, we're not playing in venues anytime soon so what if we just bring the record to the people? My thinking was...get a vehicle, take it to the record shops, take it to the coffee shops, pop up some speakers, & be face-to-face or at least mask-to-mask with fans."

Search out MAHAL if you like this stuff. I think it's his best yet.

Enjoy,
NØ