TORO Y MOI – Soul Trash (Reissue) – LP – Highlighter Yellow Vinyl [FEB 28]

LP – Limited Edition Highlighter Yellow Vinyl. First time on vinyl.

Chaz Bear (formerly Bundick) has been immersed in music from a young age, shaped by a household rich withsounds ranging from Michael Jackson and Elvis Costello to The Specials. Growing up biracial in South Carolina,these diverse influences contributed to the unique blend of styles Chaz weaves into his work. Nominated for BestDance Recording at the 2020 Grammy Awards for his collaboration with Flume on The Difference, Chazs genre-defying sound has won critical acclaim. His journey began in earnest with early home recordings that showcased hisprolific nature, leading to over 10 Toro y Moi albums released independently before signing with Carpark Records in2009.

Chazs debut album under Carpark, Causers of This, was a seminal release that sparked a movement of sample-heavy bedroom recordings. Its success led to early assumptions that he was limited to this sound, but Chaz quicklyproved his versatility with 2011s Underneath the Pine, recorded between tours and featuring entirely live
instrumentation. This pivot set a pattern for Chazs career: each subsequent release explored new terrain, from thepsych rock of What For? to the R&B-influenced Boo Boo, all tied together by his signature production and melodicsensibilities.

Following Boo Boo, 2019s Outer Peace marked Chazs return to the Bay Area after a year in Portland, embodying acelebratory homecoming filled with collaborations and vibrant playfulness. Featuring friends and eclectic references tocontemporary hip hop, funk, Eurodance, and ambient textures, Outer Peace was a sharp contrast to the
contemplative, isolation-driven Boo Boo and solidified Chazs place on the cutting edge of music.

Five days post-release, Chaz teased Soul Trash on Instagram, sharing a cassette titled SOUL TRASH V1 with aDropbox link, which was later removed. The mixtape was officially released digitally on October 29, 2019, and hassince garnered over 39 million streams. This album was also his first collaboration with Elijah Kessler, who laterreleased an album on Chazs Company Records. Now available on vinyl for the first time, Soul Trash epitomizesChaz’s experimental spirit, featuring ambient sounds, lo-fi loops, and contributions from Old Grape God, and CaleonFox. Released alongside more recent projects like Mahal and Hole Erth, Soul Trash bridges his past with his ever-evolving artistry, proving Chazs creative well is far from dry.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. 3-28-18b 1:20
2. 9-19-17_b_blackhole_hifi_v3 1:10
3. b_elijah_therapy_v2 2:20
4. 7-21-17_substitute_hifi_v3 2:43
5. tron_new_rose_hifi_v2 1:35

Side B
1. 5-11-15_outdated_hifi_v3 1:56
2. 1-27-17_intro_function_wifi_v3 1:40
3. zeiss_hifi_v2 2:23
4. 4-26-18_tonys_drewbanga_hifi 2:26
5. castaway_tron_hifi_v2 2:24
6. atherton_hifi 2:02
7. drip bounce _ 7_24_18 2:36