Amon Tobin – Foley Room
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..Brazilian nomad, Amon Tobin; Abuser, torturer and bender of sound into such works as ‘Permutation’ and ‘Out From Out Where’ has a history of taking vinyl, pulling it apart and reassembling it into fantastic soundscapes over diaphragm vibrating beats.After moving from the UK to Canada and finishing the commissioned soundtrack to Ubisofts Splinter Cell game, Chaos Theroy, he has decided to do things slightly different with the ‘Foley Room’.This time, Tobin decided to record original samples out in the streets and countryside of Canada, before bringing in session musicians such as Sarah Page and The Kronos Quartet, but does it sound any different? Not as much as you would think. There is still the gut churning deep bass and beats of old, now overlaid with these more organic sounds but the melodies of old seem to have been lost along the way. They are still there as in first track ‘Bloodstone’ with its beautiful string and piano melodies twisting and turning in on themselves, but as the album goes on, more and more reliance is placed on the drum and bass which means the whole is just not as captivating as say ‘Supermodified’. This is still a fascinating piece of work with Tobin sidestepping of most voguish production techniques but at the end of the day this Mogger prefers more melody...1. "Bloodstone" – 4:13 2. "Esther's" – 3:21 3. "Keep Your Distance" – 4:48 4. "The Killer's Vanilla" – 4:14 5. "Kitchen Sink" – 4:49 6. "Horsefish"" – 5:07 7. "Foley Room" – 3:37 8. "Big Furry Head" – 3:22 9. "Ever Falling" – 3:49 10. "Always" – 3:39 11. "Straight Psyche" – 6:49 12. "At the End of the Day" – 3:18 .Released on March 5, 2007 by Ninja Tune.Mogs (out of 10) MMMMM M
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