AMON TOBIN

AMON TOBIN
RECORDED LIVE (2003)
320 KBPS

Amon Tobin's manic, jungle/jazz-driven records have presented a challenge for him in a live setting, but Solid Steel manages the feat with a combination of technology and Tobin's own unique stylistic approach. It's not easy going on the road to support something like Supermodified or Permutation--albums born almost entirely in the memory banks of a computer--with the usual DJ turntables. Happily, with the advent of "Final Scratch" software, computer files can now be mixed, scratched, and blended just like vinyl. Thus, armed with a virtual record crate filled with bytes instead of wax, Tobin blows the crowd's hair back, barraging them (and us) with a relentless dose of out-there hip-hop, dub, and ambient. Time signatures are realigned, stretched, and broken apart on songs like "Chronic Tronic" (from 2002's Out From Out Where) and "Sittin Here" (from Dizzee Rascal's amazing Boy In Da Corner). As you might expect, this is challenging stuff and Tobin doesn't slow his dark sonics down long enough for the uninitiated to catch on easily. However, for the already converted and others who like their electronic music on the avant-garde edge, Solid Steel captures a tech-wizard in his element, casting rhythmic spells with 1s and 0s.

1. Intro - Amon Tobin
2. Chronic Tronic - Amon Tobin
3. Dark Lady - DJ Food
4. Twister - Tipper
5. Quality Control (acapella) - Jurassic 5
6. Remix by AFX - AFX
7. Got Numb - Mob Nation
8. Pressure Cooker - Cherrystones
9. Science Fu Part 1 - Danny Breaks
10. Marine Machines - Amon Tobin
11. You=B9s a Jaco Pastorius looking Motherfucker
12. Schmalla - Facs & Scythe
13. Cougar Merkin - Amon Tobin
14. Higher Rates - Silent Witness & Break
15. Cuba (original) - T Power
16. Moon Palace - Icarus
17. Reactionary - Controller 7
18. Nakatali - Topogigio
19. Yasawas - Amon Tobin
20. Night Life - Amon Tobin
21. Fear - Amon Tobin
22. Escape - Amon Tobin
23. Deep Impact - Future Prophecies
24. Spanner in the Worx - Exile
25. Allergic - Deep Roots
26. Completely Real - Suspicious Circumstance
27. Total Recall - Silent Witness & Break
28. Sittin Here - Dizzee Rascal
29. Proper Hoodige - Amon Tobin
30. Four Ton Mantis - Amon Tobin
31. Hey Blondie - Amon Tobin
32. Venus in Furs - The Velvet Underground