The 17 Series: Black Moth Super Rainbow & Tobacco

The 17 Series: Black Moth Super Rainbow & Tobacco (Nick)

Most of my favorite musical artists are people I got to know in the 1980s and have that long time familiarity. Black Moth Super Rainbow came into my life in 2010. They, (which is mainly an electronic musician from Pittsburgh named Tom Fec) had a lot of catching up to do, but he is solidly in my Top 5 now.
Along with his band, BMSR, Fec also releases more "solo" albums as his pseudonym,  Tobacco. I had fully intended to put together a 17 song mix comprising both of his "brands", but I failed. He is a prolific son of a bitch. Since 2003 he has released about 10 albums as Black Moth Super Rainbow and 7 as Tobacco. So I present 17 of each. I swear, it's not cheating!
I maintain that there is a difference. BMSR are generally more melodic and trippy and Tobacco is harsher sounding and very beat driven. Chris will concur that there is a distinction. He tolerates and sometimes enjoys Black Moth Super Rainbow, but doesn't care for Tobacco. So, there's the dividing line right there, folks. I fucking love both.
P.S. The photo is how you would typically see them live, which I have several times. That is his wife, Maureen playing next to him. She has been with the band since the start and is not a bad synth player herself. I have chatted with her as she works the merch table during the warmup act. She is super cool. 

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