Toro y Moi is Chaz Bear, who began recording in Columbia, South Carolina in the late 2000s and helped define chillwave before restlessly moving through synth-pop, psychedelic soul, and house. Anything in Return (2013) and Outer Peace (2019) are the go-to entry points. Browse Toro y Moi vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Toro y Moi is the project of Chaz Bear (formerly Chaz Bundick), who began recording in Columbia, South Carolina in the late 2000s and later based himself in California. Emerging alongside artists like Washed Out as a defining voice of chillwave, Bear has continually evolved the project across many styles. He records primarily for Carpark Records and has also produced and collaborated widely.
Toro y Moi's music spans chillwave, synth-pop, psychedelic soul, funk, indie rock, and house. Early releases featured hazy, sample-based bedroom production, while later work embraced live instrumentation, cleaner pop songwriting, and dance-oriented experiments. This restless stylistic range is a hallmark of the project.
Carpark has issued Toro y Moi's catalog in numerous colored-vinyl variants, and the early chillwave-era albums are of particular interest to collectors of the movement. Reissues and special editions accompany several titles.
Listeners new to Toro y Moi often start with Anything in Return (2013) or Outer Peace (2019). For related listening, see and .
