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I would call this the best album of 2010 but I've had a copy of it all winter. So to me, it's one of the best album of 2009, definitely the most played by far. Toro y Moi leads the young chillwave movement. His production focuses on a futuristic wavy R&B sound where Neon Indian focuses more on their instrumentation, especially the guitar and Washed Out focuses on their heavy repeating synths.
What makes the album so intriguing is Chaz' production skills. From the first track "Blessa" and "Fax Shadow" you know he knows what he's doing. They show me that he has potential in electronic music, which is why i'm a little disappointed his new single features live instrumentation. It takes on some influence to glitch hop with the in-and-out bass throbs. "Minors" is my favorite track, it's epic and fills you with a sense of nostalgic familiarity.
Both "Blessa" and "Talamak" have been redone from his demo, I personally like the fuller sound of Blessa but the original Talamak just had more to it. The entire album is a lot cleaner and clearer than a lot of his earlier work.
The over all feel of this album, to me, is this dreamy fog of dense soaring R&B sounds that'll make you feel like you're nodding on opiates. But most importantly it sounds like something completly new yet fimiliar at the same time, as it takes on a lot of influences in 80's electro and R&B, and current blunted hip hip production (think Dilla). Maybe thats why he called it Causers of This.
Sounds Like
Future Electro R&B
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