Iconic jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb, a master of subtlety who helped shape modern jazz as we know it, died at his home in New York on Sunday. According to his wife, Eleana Tee Cobb, the cause of death was lung cancer. He was 91. Cobb was most known for his contribution of minimalist swing and…
Wolf Eyes fans talk about the first time they heard the Detroit-based noise pioneers the same way New Yorkers talk about 9/11. Where were you when you first heard Wolf Eyes? When that shit hit the fan? When the avant-garde experimentalism of niche twentieth-century composers and obscure sound artists was suddenly manifested in a cool…
When the global pandemic of Covid-19 had finally spread to unignorable reaches, the world reluctantly retreated to their homes and left behind a vacant civilization. It now seems almost too apropos to use my quarantine downtime to reflect on the depictions of the deserted places and unoccupied rooms featured in the paintings of Portland artist…
Within the first moments of this record, Orcutt casually defies an unanimous expectation. There is no cathartic cacophony urgently bursting through the door and entangling you in a frantic manipulation of steel strings. There is no screech and squeal, no trademarked madness. There is, on the contrary (but not unlike a similarly-toned recent self-titled release),…
(Note: this interview was first featured on February 17, 2012 and is reposted here for archival purposes) Philadelphia-based poet CAConrad is an unabashedly unique and moving voice. Author of works such as Deviant Propulsion and The Book of Frank, Conrad employs majestic surrealism with blunt grit to achieve visuals and movements previously unrealized in poetry. His infinite imagination…
(Note: this feature was originally posted February 15, 2012 and is reposted here for archival purposes) You may know of trumpeter Nate Wooley for various reasons: perhaps for his inexplicably imaginative performances, for his frequently deepening and prolific discography, or for his many collaborations with some of jazz and experimental music’s most celebrated players. What…
(Note: this interview was originally published on July 16, 2013 and is reposted here for archival purposes) Artist, poet, author, publisher, indie icon, etc. Dennis Cooper gave The Esoterrorist some time from his prolific work life after his return to Paris from Japan to discuss his upcoming publication, The Weaklings (XL), due out this year through Sententia Books. …
After some ups, downs, writers exiting, loss of the web site, retrieval of the web site, and witnessing the fold of so many beloved, like-minded sites, we are attempting to resurrect the Esoterrorist after a prolonged period of hibernation. We will begin with working out some functional kinks and posting some archival interviews that have…
