Toro Y Moi “Causers Of This”

CAK 52 Carpark Records CD/LP/Digital  

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Toro Y Moi (a.k.a. Columbia, South Carolina’s Chaz Bundick) is the sound the world has been waiting for. This multi-cultural juggernaut gathers up the best musical elements from around the globe— R&B, Indie Rock, Electronic Dance and Psychedelica —and creates something-freaking-else! Over the course of his first groundbreaking full length “Causers Of This”, Toro Y Moi turns the aforementioned musics upside-down with his breathtakingly innovative approach. The incendiary power of Toro Y Moi’s funky synth and guitar play, pumping digital rhythms and gorgeously bright vocal harmonies makes for a formidable combination. A soon to be masterpiece of a currently unnamed genre.

Marketing Points:

North American Press courtesy of Force Field PR

North American Radio Promotion by Terrorbird

Touring non-stop in 2010 all over the world including SXSW

Multiple music videos in the works.

Lots of advance excitement on Toro Y Moi from Pitchfork, NME, Gorilla Vs. Bear, and Dazed and Confused amongst many others.

Hook ‘em Horns:

RIYL: Daft Punk, Animal Collective, My Bloody Valentine, Janet Jackson

Look out for another completely different Toro Y Moi full length later in 2010!

Check out Toro Y Moi online at www.myspace.com/toroymoi and http://toroymoi.blogspot.com/

CD UPC: 677517005226

LP UPC: 677517005219

Tracklisting: 1. Blessa  2. Minors  3. Imprint After 4. Lissoms  5. Fax Shadow  6.  Thanks Vision  7. Freak Love  8. Talamak  9. You Hid  10. Low Shoulders  11. Causers Of This

Release Date: February 2, 2010

Toro Y Moi Bio:

Toro Y Moi is 23 year old Columbia, South Carolina native and resident Chaz Bundick. After earning a BFA in Graphic Design at The University of South Carolina, Chaz decided to push his music further now that he has more time on his hands. His mom came from the Phillipines to the United States, where she met her future husband (who's African American) in college. They lived in New York City taking in all the wonderful cultural influences the city's rising underground scene had to offer at the time (late 70s/early 80s). Deciding to slow down and be closer to family, they moved to Columbia, South Carolina where they had their first child...

Chaz Bundick's methods are constantly changing and evolving. Heavily influenced by his parent's vinyl and tape collection, he also possesses great admiration for contemporary influences like Animal Collective, Sonic Youth, J Dilla, and Daft Punk.  Like most prepubescent teens, he had his punk band and once that died out, the "side project" soon became the main focus.

Toro y Moi started in 2001 as a bedroom project but quickly grew into the live performance realm. The songs are born from a plethora of different genres, from freak-folk to R&B to French House.

Before any full length album has been released, Toro Y Moi has already received praise from music websites like Pitchfork and Gorilla Vs. Bear as well as print features in the NME and Dazed and Confused.