Tobacco

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn : Tobacco Image
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn : Tobacco Image

Tobacco

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Tobacco is the nom de guerre of electronic musician and composer Tom Fec. Tom also founded the music collective Black Moth Super Rainbow. In both projects, the music he makes is rich and layered, but kind of dirty and unsettling, sometimes, too. He works with a lot of vintage synthesizers and records on older equipment. On this episode, he talks with Jesse about his history in music - from noodling around with synths and guitars and a four track to working with Aesop Rock on his latest project - called Malibu Ken. He’ll also explain why he avoided interviews and stayed anonymous for so long, and why that changed.