Q+A: Toro y Moi
Chaz Bundick weaves spacey-funk yet beat driven soundscapes under the moniker Toro y Moi. He fills Eleven in on the dividing line between musical hobbies and work and how to get crowds dancing.
Toro y Moi – Low Shoulders
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You are from Columbia, South Carolina, but avidly participate in the open, global music exchange that is the internet. What do you have to say about the geography of music in our generation? Is there a “local” mentality that we should work to maintain everywhere (not just in Brooklyn and Austin)?
Chaz Bundick:
I think that because of the internet more music fans and musicians are able to influence their musical taste. I feel that Columbia’s music scene has not been fully recognized, there are a lot of great bands here. So, with the success I’ve been getting lately I’d like to show as much support to the local scene as possible.
This entry was written by , posted on February 23, 2010 at 12:42 pm, filed under Q+A and tagged Causers of This, Toro y Moi. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
HUMDRUM – Individual Man
Sometimes you’ll hear a track, and your toes start tapping (think “September” by Earth, Wind and Fire). Perhaps the glossy mystique of an artist is so attractive you can’t look away (David Bowie). Maybe it’s so jarring you feel physical pain (Paula Abdul?). In rare cases, you’ll be drawn in by the sheer authenticity of the sound: to listen is to know the creator, and crave to learn more.
These types of albums require you to invest in a relationship: to listen again and again, studying the music until it integrates with your own experience. Good albums work their way into the framework of your life… captured in a falling-type love at first discovery, then mellowing out into a sustained affection over the years.
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Cold Bear Scout – Let’s Meet the Sun and Moon
Bring in your floor toms, glass beer bottles, and fiery angst. Loosen your guitar strings until they’re an echo of an empty sound. Find someone primo to record you (in St. Louis, it’s Ryan Wasoba), and borrow a few friends for the band. Blend these ingredients on “liquefy” for 30 seconds (adding your own spices, of course), and you’ve got the base for a great EP.
Cold Bear Scout – Some Other Dirty Things
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This entry was written by , posted on September 30, 2009 at 4:43 pm, filed under New Music and tagged Cold Bear Scout. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.