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│ s o u p p r o u d l y p r e s e n t s │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
│ amon tobin-out from out where
│
│ artist ........ amon tobin
│ title ......... out from out where
│ release date .. 2002
│ label ......... Ninjatune
│ cat. no ....... ZENCD70
│ url ........... www.amontobin.com
│
│ rip date ...... 04-12-2005
│ genre ......... electronic
│ quality ....... VBRkbps / 44,1Hz
│ time .......... 56:53 min
│ size .......... 90,8 MB
│ source ........ cdda
│
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────[ S O U P ]─┐
│ release info │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│ │
│ Pitchforkmedia Rating 8.5 │
│ │
│ The nineties were a great time for beat cooking, and the │
│ London-based Ninja Tune label had some strong stew, from DJ │
│ Food's tasty hors d'oeuvres, to slices from Coldcut and Funky │
│ Porcini, to The Herbaliser's homegrown selections. But that │
│ decade has passed and-- post-pot smoke and the deleterious │
│ effects of "trip-hop" on the reception of downtempo grooves-- │
│ it's hard to deny that a good chunk of it sounds really dated. │
│ Not so for the man called Amon, whose ability to evoke entire │
│ jazz symphonies from two turntables and a sampler caused much │
│ jaw-dropping and salivation. He quit school and composed │
│ Bricolage and Permutation, each blending jazzy samples and │
│ drum-n-bass into tours de force that still sound fresh today. │
│ │
│ Of course, given the rapid pulse of the electronic scene, it's │
│ easy to forget that Tobin has steadily churned out an album │
│ every two years. In 2000, he dropped his first real departure, │
│ the aggressive Supermodified, which digitized his sound into │
│ fractals for the 21st century. Having paid his dues and grasped │
│ his contribution, he's left the exploration of improv's │
│ interstices to DJ Spooky and Thirsty Ear's Blue Series and has │
│ since ventured into the furthest realms of space. Out From Out │
│ Where beams back at us from one of those planets where mutant │
│ morlocks throw block parties and robo-dogs get it on with │
│ intelligent fire hydrants. It's a future that may not end in │
│ dystopia; there are a few user-friendly moments once you get │
│ past all the sharp edges. │
│ │
│ The physics of drums and bass haven't been abandoned altogether, │
│ evidenced in the insane opener "Back From Space" as a barrage of │
│ tech fills skitter amongst chimes and the surprise accompaniment │
│ of heavy metal guitar. But Tobin seems less concerned with │
│ showing off tricky breaks and Krupa-on-crack rhythms here, and │
│ more taken with just rocking the house. Thus, "Chronic Tronic" │
│ oscillates cycles of beats with hissing snare pistons, mining │
│ post-electro territory similar to that explored by Skinny Puppy │
│ or Download. "Cosmo Retro Intro Outro" likewise pursues a dance │
│ vibe, though this time it recalls an old-school rave-up as synth │
│ vamps come at the climax to push aside the junglist influence. │
│ This isn't easy listening in any sense of the word, but you have │
│ to nod your head to the nasty bass tremors on "Rosies" that echo │
│ the collaborations of Techno Animal and Alec Empire. │
│ │
│ There are traces of the organic instruments Tobin previously │
│ used, especially in the orchestral swells that dramatize a few │
│ of the tracks. More often they're stitched into the frames, as │
│ with the rumbling double bass that forms the engine of │
│ "Searchers". The later songs slow down for a series of drifting │
│ atmospheres punctuated by dubby upstrokes or hints of Brazilian │
│ percussion, and it's increasingly mind-boggling to believe that │
│ all the featured sounds originate from a sampler. But Tobin │
│ insists on his method, so we have to imagine that the plips and │
│ plops of "Proper Hoodidge" might have been guitar licks at some │
│ point, and that the ominous drone haunting "El Wraith" may have │
│ been a foghorn in a past life. Describing all the ethereal │
│ sounds flooding the beautiful closer "Mighty Micro People" would │
│ require a few hundred words alone. │
│ │
│ Out From Out Where's most dynamic workouts bounce along │
│ energetically, completely enamored of themselves; "Verbal" comes │
│ close to dopey big beat territory, with vocals from MC Decimal R │
│ diced into Prefuse and Chipmunks soundbytes. Tobin's definitely │
│ out to have some fun with this record, though the immense │
│ density of these soundscapes prevent them from being reduced to │
│ chop-shop filler. Unfortunately, he seems less interested in │
│ taking you on a journey, as each piece ends in roughly the same │
│ place as it begins. Where the pleasure lies here, however, is in │
│ listening to the rich layers unfold, and the music just glows, │
│ filled with his enthusiasm. Amon Tobin may never put out a party │
│ album, but this is probably as close as he's going to get. │
│ │
│ -Christopher Dare, October 24th, 2002 │
│ │
│ (Pitchforkmedia) │
│ │
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│ track list │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│ │
│ 01 back from space 04:53 │
│ 02 verbal (featuring mc decimal r.) 03:55 │
│ 03 chronic tronic 06:07 │
│ 04 searchers 05:45 │
│ 05 hey blondie 04:31 │
│ 06 rosies 05:23 │
│ 07 cosmo retro intro outro 04:08 │
│ 08 triple science 04:58 │
│ 09 el wraith 05:59 │
│ 10 proper hoodidge 05:26 │
│ 11 mighty micro people 05:48 │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────[ S O U P ]─┤
│ EAC logfile │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│ │
│ EAC extraction logfile from 11. April 2005, 21:16 for CD │
│ Amon Tobin / Out From Out Where │
│ │
│ Used drive : _NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A Adapter: 1 ID: 1 │
│ Read mode : Secure with C2, accurate stream, NO disable cache │
│ Read offset correction : 0 │
│ Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No │
│ │
│ Used output format : Internal WAV Routines │
│ 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo │
│ │
│ Other options : │
│ Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes │
│ Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No │
│ Installed external ASPI interface │
│ │
│ │
│ Track 1 │
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│ Track quality 100.0 % │
│ Copy CRC 239D85CD │
│ Copy OK │
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│ │
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│ Track quality 100.0 % │
│ Copy CRC 5AF2005C │
│ Copy OK │
│ │
│ Track 3 │
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│ Chronic Tronic 2002.wav │
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│ Copy CRC F3EFD4C7 │
│ Copy OK │
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│ Copy CRC EB27904B │
│ Copy OK │
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│ Copy CRC 36381BFC │
│ Copy OK │
│ │
│ Track 6 │
│ Filename S:\mp3\amon tobin\out from out where\06 Amon Tobin │
│ Rosies 2002.wav │
│ │
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│ Track quality 100.0 % │
│ Copy CRC 2398655E │
│ Copy OK │
│ │
│ Track 7 │
│ Filename S:\mp3\amon tobin\out from out where\07 Amon Tobin │
│ Cosmo Retro Intro Outro 2002.wav │
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│ Copy CRC F6C3D432 │
│ Copy OK │
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│ Track 8 │
│ Filename S:\mp3\amon tobin\out from out where\08 Amon Tobin │
│ Triple Science 2002.wav │
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│ Track quality 100.0 % │
│ Copy CRC D911DA79 │
│ Copy OK │
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│ Track 9 │
│ Filename S:\mp3\amon tobin\out from out where\09 Amon Tobin │
│ El Wraith 2002.wav │
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│ Track quality 100.0 % │
│ Copy CRC 3B980CFA │
│ Copy OK │
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│ Track 10 │
│ Filename S:\mp3\amon tobin\out from out where\10 Amon Tobin │
│ Proper Hoodidge 2002.wav │
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│ Track quality 100.0 % │
│ Copy CRC 7DE28DA3 │
│ Copy OK │
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│ Track 11 │
│ Filename S:\mp3\amon tobin\out from out where\11 Amon Tobin │
│ Mighty Micro People 2002.wav │
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│ Track quality 100.0 % │
│ Copy CRC 369569D1 │
│ Copy OK │
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│ No errors occured │
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│ │
│ End of status report │
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