Toro y Moi - Soul Trash *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 28th February 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.

Chaz Bear (formerly Bundick) has been immersed in music from a young age, shaped by a household rich with
sounds 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 Best
Dance Recording at the 2020 Grammy Awards for his collaboration with Flume on “The Difference”, Chaz’s genre-
defying sound has won critical acclaim. His journey began in earnest with early home recordings that showcased his
prolific nature, leading to over 10 Toro y Moi albums released independently before signing with Carpark Records in
2009.
Chaz’s 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 quickly
proved his versatility with 2011’s Underneath the Pine, recorded between tours and featuring entirely live
instrumentation. This pivot set a pattern for Chaz’s career: each subsequent release explored new terrain, from the
psych rock of What For? to the R&B-influenced Boo Boo, all tied together by his signature production and melodic
sensibilities.
Following Boo Boo, 2019’s Outer Peace marked Chaz’s return to the Bay Area after a year in Portland, embodying a
celebratory homecoming filled with collaborations and vibrant playfulness. Featuring friends and eclectic references to
contemporary hip hop, funk, Eurodance, and ambient textures, Outer Peace was a sharp contrast to the
contemplative, isolation-driven Boo Boo and solidified Chaz’s 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 a
Dropbox link, which was later removed. The mixtape was officially released digitally on October 29, 2019, and has
since garnered over 39 million streams. This album was also his first collaboration with Elijah Kessler, who later
released an album on Chaz’s Company Records. Now available on vinyl for the first time, Soul Trash epitomizes
Chaz's experimental spirit, featuring ambient sounds, lo-fi loops, and contributions from Old Grape God, and Caleon
Fox. Released alongside more recent projects like Mahal and Hole Erth, Soul Trash bridges his past with his ever-
evolving artistry, proving Chaz’s creative well is far from dry.
Tracklisting:
Side A 1. 3-28-18b 2. 9-19-17_b_blackhole_hifi_v3 3. b_elijah_therapy_v2 (feat. Elijah Kessler) 4. 7-21-
17_substitute_hifi_v3 5. tron_new_rose_hifi_v2 (feat. Old Grape God) 6. 5-11-15_outdated_hifi_v3
Side B 7. 5-11-15_outdated_hifi_v3 8. zeiss_hifi_v2 (feat. Caleon Fox) 9. 4-26-18_tonys_drewbanga_hifi 10.
castaway_tron_hifi_v2 (feat. Old Grape God) 11. atherton_hifi 12. drip bounce _ 7_24_18

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