![]() According to him, the album was "influenced by lots of different types of house, from deep house to two-step The chords use-that's just something I've been a fan of for a while. In January 2013, Bear released his third Toro y Moi studio album, Anything in Return, which he described as having a '90s dance and R&B sound. Toro y Moi performing at Koko in Camden Town in 2013 2012–2013: Anything in Return The band was chosen by Caribou to perform at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival that they co-curated in December 2011 in Minehead, England. The EP's sound was heavily influenced by 80's Boogie and R&B. On September 13, 2011, Toro y Moi released an EP titled Freaking Out, featuring a cover of " Saturday Love" by Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal. I'm a big fan of all of that, but I think was just a small little period where we all were, coincidentally." In an interview with the website At the Sinema, he suggested that he had moved beyond the chillwave genre: "All that stuff is really good music, like Ernest Green (Washed Out) and Neon Indian. ![]() A lot of the things I sampled for Causers ended up being the main musical inspiration for Underneath the Pine." Further, Bear states that ".what influenced Underneath the Pine was finding stuff that I wanted to sample for Causers. Bear cites horror movie soundtracks, space disco, and film composers Piero Umiliani and François de Roubaix as inspiration for the album's sound. Underneath the Pine marked a stylistic departure from the previous album in that it was made up of all live instrumentation and contained no samples. The album was recorded at Bear's home between tours while supporting Causers of This. ![]() 2011: Underneath the Pine and Freaking Out EP īear's second album, Underneath the Pine, was released on February 22, 2011. Bear refers to the album's subject matter as "personal," calling it a "break-up album." Tours supporting Ruby Suns, Caribou, and Phoenix followed the album's release. The album garnered comparisons to the "chillwave" subgenre however, Bear stated that he never classified his music as such. On Causers of This, Bear experimented with sampling and production techniques using the digital audio workstation Reason. In mid-2009, Bear was signed to Carpark Records, on which he released his debut Toro y Moi full-length album, Causers of This, in January 2010. Late in his school career, Toro y Moi formed a close musical relationship with fellow chillwave artist Ernest Greene, who performs under the name Washed Out. īear graduated from the University of South Carolina in spring of 2009 with a bachelor's degree in graphic design. He attended Ridge View High School, where he formed the indie rock band the Heist and the Accomplice with three schoolmates. Early life Ĭhaz Bear was born on November 7, 1986, in Columbia, South Carolina, to a Filipino mother and an African-American father. His stage name is a multilingual expression consisting of the Spanish words toro and y (meaning "bull" and "and", respectively) and the French word moi (meaning "me"). ![]() He is often recognized as a spearhead of the chillwave genre in the 2010s, alongside contemporaries Washed Out and Neon Indian, although his music has explored various styles since. ![]() Chaz Bear (born Chazwick Bradley Bundick November 7, 1986), known professionally as Toro y Moi, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. ![]()
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