Toro Y Moi
Blessa

A Norman Records recommendation (17th November 2009)

Cover art for Blessa by Toro Y Moi Description: Ltd 300 copies 7" on Car Park
Format: 7" (vinyl)
Genre(s): Experimental Pop, Downtempo/Chillwave
Label: Carpark
Price:
£4.69
Availability: Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry!

5Rating: 5
...according to our on 01 October 2009.

Toro y moi is the work of South Carolina resident Chaz Bundick and I'm digging his blissed out style. 'Blessa' is a right smooth little number, all swirly, lovely and totally spaced out dood. I really like the arrangement and the vocal but i'm having problems describing what it sounds like. It sort of reminds me of later The Sea and Cake material with elements of Flaming Lips but it shares the dream like qualities of these new fangled groups like Atlas Sound and such. B-side '109' is a proper lo-fi, reverb drenched pop number that's sounds bass heavy and rough around the edges.....It's totally great.

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What their label says...

*  Massively tipped by Pitchfork and NME who have already run a ‘Radar’ feature.

*  300 Only.

*  Toro Y Moi is the musical creation of 23 year old Columbia, South Carolina resident Chaz Bundick.

*  On the A side, ‘Blessa’,  melodic ambient samples swirl around Chaz’s cleverly arranged pop song structures. Hazy summer sounds with a New Jack shine, as if Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis produced the Cocteau Twins.

*  B side ‘109’ is an almost perfectly crafted lo-fi pop gem, 60’s style pop meets 21st century lo-fi. Kinda like Ariel Pink jamming with Motown’s finest.

*  A. Blessa B. 109