Toro y Moi on '70s Psychedelic Soul and Making a Sister Record to 2015’s What For?

<p><a href="https://consequence.net/artist/toro-y-moi/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Toro y Moi</a> sits down for a chat with Kyle Meredith about <a href="https://consequence.net/2022/04/toro-y-moi-mahal-stream/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Mahal</em></a>, an album that touches on his Filipino heritage while also commenting on the world at large.</p> <p>The artist also known as Chaz Bundick talks about the repurposed WWII-era Jeep that he bought and how it ties into the record, landing on a '70s psychedelic soul and funk sound for the LP, and how he sees this as a sister album to 2015’s <a href="https://consequence.net/2015/04/album-review-toro-y-moi-what-for/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>What For?</em></a>. He also tells us why he wrote a thank you to the postal service, comments on the digital era and how we consume content, having Ruban Nielson from Unknown Mortal Orchestra back as a guest, and his plans to release instrumental versions of all of his albums on their 10th anniversaries.</p> <p>Listen to Toro y Moi's interview about <em>Mahal</em>, his psychedelic influences, and more above, or watch the conversation via <a href="https://consequence.net/2022/05/toro-y-moi-kyle-meredith-with-interview-mahal/" target="_blank"><em>Consequence</em></a>. Then, make sure to like and subscribe to <a href="https://consequence.net/category/kyle-meredith-with/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Kyle Meredith With…</em></a>&nbsp;wherever you get your podcasts, and you can also follow the&nbsp;<a href="https://consequence.net/category/consequence-podcast-network/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Consequence Podcast Network</a>&nbsp;for updates on all our shows.</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>