Esotic

Esotic is the fifth EP from Mike Barkhoff, released October 8th, 2021. Barkhoff initially wanted to make an album in the steps of Barkhoff but found himself happy with the results of this he had finished as an EP and decided to release it as so.

Production
Barkhoff began work on the EP immediately following his July album, intending for it to be a second album in the same vein. The earliest song done occurred in April 2021.

The first song features a vocal cameo from Ashton Kutcher, another Iowan native and actor known for That '70s Show and several other films and shows, who texted Barkhoff a voice message one day and inspired him to put into a song's context.