Mistletone

Artwork by Carl Breitkreuz

Mistletone proudly presents the first ever Australian tour by South Carolina daydreamy electronic-pop innovators, Toro Y Moi.

Led by 24 year old producer/musician Chaz Bundick, Toro Y Moi come to our shores as a trio to fill the dancefloor with the hazy and timeless beats of this year’s sublime debut, Causers Of This (out now on Mistletone through Inertia).

Wire magazine recently described Toro Y Moi as “demonstrating a joy in the elastic properties of rhythm and sound that immediately recalls Flying Lotus, J Dilla and Madlib”, whilst the Sydney Morning Herald praised Toro Y Moi for “blending patches of R&B, indie rock, electro dance and a good dose of psychedelica to create soundscapes that are as beautiful as they are disorientating”.

Fresh from tours with Foals, Caribou and Phoenix, Toro Y Moi play the picturesque Playground Weekender Festival plus headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

TORO Y MOI AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES:

MELBOURNE: Thursday, 17 February @ The Toff. Presented by Streetparty. Tickets on sale from Moshtix.

MELBOURNE: Friday, 18 February @ Workers Club, Fitzroy w/ special guests Magic Silver White + The Townhouses + Two Bright Lakes DJs. Tickets on sale now from Moshtix.

PLAYGROUND WEEKENDER FESTIVAL: Saturday, 19 February. Tickets on sale now from the festival website.

SYDNEY: Wednesday, 23 February @ GoodGod Small Club w/ Bon Chat, Bon Rat + Future Classic DJs. Presented by Future Classic. Tickets on sale now from Moshtix.

BRISBANE: Thursday, 24 February @ Woodland, Fortitude Valley w/- Oh Ye Denver Birds. Presented by Nine Lives. Tickets on sale now from Moshtix.

MORE ABOUT TORO Y MOI …

Toro Y Moi is Columbia, South Carolina native and resident Chaz Bundick. After earning a BFA in Graphic Design at The University of South Carolina, Chaz decided to push his music further now that he has more time on his hands.

His mom came from the Phillipines to the United States, where she met her future husband (whos African American) in college. They lived in New York City taking in all the wonderful cultural influences the citys rising underground scene had to offer at the time (late 70s/early 80s). Deciding to slow down and be closer to family, they moved to Columbia, South Carolina where they had their first child Chaz Bundicks methods are constantly changing and evolving. Heavily influenced by his parents vinyl and tape collection, he also possesses great admiration for contemporary influences like Animal Collective, Sonic Youth, J Dilla, and Daft Punk. Like most prepubescent teens, he had his punk band and once that died out, the side project soon became the main focus.

Toro Y Moi started in 2001 as a bedroom project, but quickly grew into the live performance realm. The songs are born from a plethora of different genres, from freak-folk to R&B to French house. Alan McGee recently tipped Toro Y Moi as the new pop sound of 2010″ in his list of 15 acts destined for big things in the Guardian, enthusing: “Causers of This is a combative force between drone, R&B and hip-hop, mapping out a futuristic new pop sound.”

Mistletone is set to release Toro Y Moi’s new album on February 23rd, 2011.