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What's In My Bag № 421

Toro y Moi

Chillwave Musician & Producer 4 albums picked

Chaz Bear, known professionally as Toro y Moi, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. He is regarded as a pioneer of the chillwave genre that emerged in the late 2000s and early 2010s, alongside artists such as Washed Out and Neon Indian, though his music has since incorporated a wide range of styles. His stage name is a multilingual phrase combining the Spanish words "toro y" and the French word moi (“me").

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Their episode.

Ep #421 ·
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What Toro y Moi said · 3 records

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Three Ragas
Ravi Shankar ·1956
"I don't have any of his stuff on vinyl and I tend to listen to vinyl usually in the mornings. I figure this would be a good one. A song on here that says it was intended for the morning so that should be pretty interesting."
Watch this moment 0:43
#1 Record
Big Star ·1972
"Got Big Star. I don't have this on vinyl so I thought this would be pretty sweet. '#1 Record.' It's got all the hits on it. Highly recommend this one."
Watch this moment 0:59
Either/Or
Elliott Smith ·1997
"I think this is the first one that I had from him and I only had it on a burnt CD-R, so this is kind of a special one to me. It's got some good ones on it."
Watch this moment 2:12
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