Toro Y Moi (AKA Chaz Bundick) has created the most delectable synth-funk of the past decade, and despite having just released his third album earlier this year, it’s evident that the groove train is not slowing down anytime soon. The 26-year-old chillwave pioneer has just put out an limited edition, tour-only 7″ single called “Campo,” … Read more
Word of the day kids – syncopation. It’s defined as music involving a variety of rhythms, which are in some ways unexpected, making a tune off-beat. More simply, syncopation is a general term for “a disturbance or interruption of the regular flow of rhythm.” A “placement of rhythmic stresses or accents where they wouldn’t normally … Read more
At this point, we really don’t know much about Australia’s Young Magic except it’s the stage name for some dude named Isaac, he’s the newest addition to the beeping hot as hell Carpark family, he’s currently residing somewhere in NYC, and he made the record with some friends. We’ve also been told the songs were … Read more
Toro y Moi is the moniker of “chillwave” artist Chazwick Bundick, who just may be the coolest guy to come from South Carolina since Tom Haverford. Chillwave (or glo-fi!), a relatively new movement, is just what it sounds like: chilled out, new-wave grooves. Mr. Bundick has been operating within this aural arena ever since the … Read more
Monday morning after a steamy and successful Pitchfork Music Fest… I’m sun kissed and tired, feeling the burn of three days of dancing and moseying around the fields of Union Park in Chicago. What better way to inject a little energy into the morning than a new track from Toro y Moi (Chaz Bundick was … Read more