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Pitchfork 6.9/10 Ultima II Massage finds the Black Moth Super Rainbow frontman moving from the gently corroded Technicolor psych-prog of 2010’s Maniac Meat to a full-on barrage of wobbling, low-end-heavy bizarro pop. Tom Fec’s work as Tobacco is frequently approached as a dichotomy of beauty and ugliness, and at times the "ugly" quotient is often ramped up to match the project's warped, grotty imagery.
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 Black Moth Super Rainbow’s Thomas Fec breaks out on his own again for another album under his Tobacco moniker.
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The Skinny 5/5 A growling, distorted bass hums, a pitch-bent synth wobbles, clashing live drums shudder and lurch. "RIDE," commands a distorted, vocoder-destroyed voice, "RIDE, MOTHERFUCKER, RIDE." If the third album proper from Pennsylvania native and former Anticon beatsmith Tobacco is a ride, it's a goddamn rollercoaster
Under The Radar 7.5/10 Black Moth Super Rainbow frontman Thomas Fec, or TOBACCO, releases his third solo album Ultima II Massage, named after a massage parlor in Fec's home state of Pennsylvania—though as an album it's less a relaxing backrub and more a microdermabrasion trea
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