Luke Winkie caught Chaz Bundick (Toro y Moi) for a quick chat at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010 in Austin, TX.

So how long have you been touring with the Toro y Moi project?
I guess for over a year now, since August of 2009.

And you and Ernest from Washed Out made music together.
Yeah, me and Ernest did stuff together in college.

So is it cool to make music together, and then a few months later share the same festival bill?
Yeah, definitely, it’s like the best thing, or the best circumstance possible because it’s hard to share and identify this experience with people who aren’t really doing it, you know?

Is it surreal?
Very surreal, very surreal — it’s amazing that this could happen.

So you have some music that doesn’t sound a lot like Toro y Moi — do you want to do more of that stuff next?
Definitely. I want to focus on that stuff more, like with Les Sins, we’ve got a 12-inch single coming out in a couple days.

When you wrote Causers of This, did you ever imagine playing it live?
No, that’s the thing, we’ve scrapped a good bit of the record just because it wasn’t working live — it was too boring. We were like, “Let’s just play the new stuff, it’s so much more upbeat,” and I think [that is because] when I was writing the new album I had festivals in mind, I had people dancing in mind. And that’s sad how it affects your songwriting, but hopefully it’s done in good taste. But yeah, Causers of This is not the best festival album.

Does that give you more pressure?
Not really. I guess the only thing I worry about now is, “Is this song going to be synced in something? Will it be a part of a commercial? Will it be successful?” which I guess is something that’s always hanging over your head. But on top of that, always try and make what you like.

Last question: you’ve collaborated with a lot of people, who’s your dream collaboration?
Honestly, R&B, hip-hop — Drake, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, that’s my dream.