Interview with Esoteric
By Benji Womack – Your Music Magazine /Army Of Pit Soldiers Presents
11/29/06
A few issues back I had Esoteric as my feature band of he month and now with there new CD coming out, this well disserving band get an interview to help spread there remarkable talent. Now if you know me then you know I love a good mosh pit and I love heavy fucking metal man, now Esoteric is one of those bands that has created a genera of there own, I really cannot not compare them to anyone else except Esoteric and that's what makes them something special that will start a new path for others will try and follow.

Benji- Can you state your name and band name for the record?
Chris- Chris Andersen, guitarist with Esoteric.

Benji- How do you feel about the finish product of the new CD?
Chris- We are totally excited about the new CD "The Way", which reflects the band's personality and we feel has the full potential to take us to much greater heights than we've ever attained before.

Benji- Can you tell me about the recording of the album, and what were some of the ups and down's during the process?
Chris- Recording the new album was much more of an undertaking than Esoteric has ever done before. It took from February until October to get the finished product down, but that's what it takes when you have the development of an album under the professionalism of someone like Tim Narduccci, who was our producer for this album. We were very glad to have worked with Tim and to record at his studio in the Bay Area, even though it meant many, many days on the road to make the album. Tim is very much of a perfectionist, so certain things required a lot of takes to get them right, while others were done on the first take and sounded killer!!!

Benji- Who is the female I have seen at some of the recent shows, and actually appears on a couple of the tracks on the new album? , and what is her future with Esoteric?
Chris- The young lady on the tune "I-Freedom" is a Chico gal named Becca Neunuebel, who has been singing since she was a little girl and has a dynamite voice. We do plan on writing some other tunes with Becca involved in the future and including them on future recordings. Also, we were able to procure the services of a local cello player to record on a couple of tunes that sound killer. His name is M.O.B

Benji- Describe Esoteric music for the people that have no clue yet about the band?
Chris- If you listen to an Esoteric album, it's really hard to pigeonhole and describe the music into a certain genre. We could just say that it is a unique sound that morphs metal with a dash of reggae and an underlying funky rhythm. Let's just leave it at that.

Benji- What message if any is Esoteric trying to send out to their fans?
Chris- The Esoteric message is totally about peace and harmony, not war and hate!!!!!!! Leave the other shit to the a*holes.

Benji- In the event that Esoteric gets a record contract in the near future, is it going to be an issue to keep the band name since there is another band called The Esoteric?
Chris- Remember, they are called The Esoteric,,,,,we are simply ESOTERIC. And we do have some interested labels from what I gather.

Benji- What can we expect from Esoteric in say, the next 6 months?
Chris- One hell of a lot of touring and playing and getting the new album out to the people!!!

Benji- What's one thing about playing music that will keep you playing music?
Chris- Playing music is the most fun thing in the world to do,,,and if you can make a living at it and have fun at the same time, more power to you.

Benji- How much weed does Esoteric smoke in a week?
Chris-. Now that's a personal question,,,,but it varies week by week, depending on the time of the year, right!!!

Benji- Who would you say is the lightweight and the heavyweight when it comes to smoking herb in Esoteric?
Chris- You knows Josh is the heaviest, Doug is the lightest, and everyone else falls somewhere in between. But, again, that changes week by week also