Toro y Moi Gets Royale Groovin’

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On Friday, November 9th, Toro y Moi performed at Royale in Boston. If you are not already a fan, read this.

Toro y Moi, also known as Chaz Bundick, is a psychedelic synth-pop artist. The now 32-year old began making bedroom bops in 2001. He hit the underground music scene in 2009 and now has over 1.2 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Toro y Moi performs onstage  at Coachella.  April 11, 2015 in Indio, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Toro y Moi is all over the music scene and people do not even realize it! Moi has another musical pseudonym: Les Sins. I recently found out that I unknowingly had songs like “Grind” and “Bother” by this ambiguous artist saved already. Whilst recording his album, Boo Boo, Moi changed his name once again to Chaz Bear.

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Moi graced the stage with minimalistic yet striking visuals. There were two glowing and color-changing pyramids which were the only probs on the stage. The minimalist pyramids paired with the electrifying lights created a simple yet stunning experience.

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The singer songwriter performed alongside his two band members. Three men on a stage was never so visually and audibly satisfying. Moi opened with his one of his obscure songs off of Boo Boo: “Mirage.”

Moi’s album cover for “Boo Boo”

The slow electronic echoes and the 80s reminiscent backtrack developed and soon enough the bass and the full beat came through, creating the most otherworldly vibe. The visuals, Moi’s dance moves, and the energy of the crowd all morphed into a sensation of pure joy. Everyone in the audience was totally into themselves, focusing solely on how Moi’s sound was affecting them. His performance appealed specifically to the individual. I found myself being lead by the music and having a one-on-one experience with Moi’s set.

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The entirety of Moi’s concert consisted of unadulterated positivity. People were dancing for practically the whole duration of his performance, but people were getting down when his latest single, “Freelance,” played.

“Freelance”

“Freelance” is straight up groovy. On stage, Moi said it himself: “I’m gonna give you some old funk and I’m gonna give you some new funk!” The new funk single consists of a beat that one can completely groove out to or simply bob their head to whilst chilling on the couch. Moi’s music is special because it gives the listener leeway to experience.

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If you are interested in chill, escapist, psychedelic, funky and underground electronic music, listen to Toro y Moi–better yet, buy a ticket to his next concert.

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