Permutation

by Amon Tobin

Permutation cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1聽June聽1998
  • Label: Ninja Tune
  • Country: Brazil
  • Length: 1:10:00
  • Community rating: 4.75/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On 'Permutation', Amon Tobin constructs a dark and cinematic soundscape by fusing the freeform rhythmic structures of jazz with the complex, manipulated breakbeats of drum and bass. The album's paranoid and noirish atmosphere is built upon a dense collage of samples, including dialogue and score elements from David Lynch films, which are seamlessly stitched into cohesive, organic-feeling tracks. Tobin's innovative approach to sampling and his ability to blend disparate sonic elements into a unified whole solidified his status as a pioneer in experimental electronic music.

Genres

Descriptors: syncopated, sampling, complex, bassy, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Like Regular Chickens (5:16)
  2. Bridge (5:56)
  3. Reanimator (6:34)
  4. Sordid (7:10)
  5. Nightlife (6:29)
  6. Escape (5:54)
  7. Switch (3:49)
  8. People Like Frank (6:04)
  9. Sultan Drops (5:12)
  10. Fast Eddie (7:38)
  11. Toys (5:16)
  12. Nova (4:42)

Credits

  • Amon Tobin - written-by, producer, Primary Artist
  • Openmind - design, photography

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