Amon Tobin - Permutation - 25 Year Anniversary Reissue [2LP]

Ninja Tune

£29.70

Format: 2 x LP
Catalogue No.: ZEN36XXV
Barcode: 5054429188516
Release Date: 31 May 2024
Genre: Balearic/Downtempo

Amon Tobin’s critically acclaimed 3rd album, the modern classic Permutation celebrates its 25th anniversary with this special edition, featuring a revamped sleeve with a die-cut window on the front to view expanded inner sleeve artwork by the original designer, the legendary Kevin Foakes AKA Openmind. Originally released in 1998, Permutation showcases some of the finest experimental breakbeats, injected with the pioneering Tobin’s idiosyncratic sounds.

ȯ Permutation tracks have had film placements in movies like Beautiful Boy (2018 - “Bridge”) and Closer (2004 - “Nova”). Tobin’s music has regularly made appearances in film, television, and video games with Tobin enlisted to score OSTs for Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) and Infamous (2009).
ȯ 2007’s The Foley Room was on the OCC Official Dance Albums Chart for 2 weeks, peaking at #9. The album also made the Official Independent Albums Chart (peaking at #18), as did Supermodified (#39), Out From Out Where (#32) and the Chaos Theory - OST (#40).
ȯ Album track “Nova” is one of Amon Tobin’s best performing tracks of all time, with over 6.4M streams on Spotify. Recommended if you like… Squarepusher, Autechre, Plaid, Clark, Venetian Snares

Press & Promo:
"Tobin's music is unlike anything you've ever heard" - PITCHFORK
"Permutation is an incredibly varied ride" - ALLMUSIC
"A luxuriant cocktail of moving cinematic textures" - THE LIST
“A 90s trip hop masterpiece” - SOUL STRUT
ȯ Permutation is one of Pitchfork’s highest rated albums of all time at #104 (9.8)! The album’s rating by Rolling Stone also made it the 2nd highest rated Jazz Album of the 1990s according to the publication (8).
ȯ Other reviews: Pitchfork (9.1: Supermodified, 8.5: Out From Out Where, 8.1: The Foley Room), AllMusic (4.5★: Supermodified, Out From Out Where), Entertainment Weekly (8.0: Supermodified), The Guardian (4★: Out From Out Where) and many, many more.

Tracklist
A1.Sordid
A2.Bridge
A3.Like Regular
Chickens
B1.Reanimator
B2.Fast Eddie
B3.Nova
C1.Escape
C2.Nightlife
C3.People Like Frank
D1.Sultan Drops
D2.Switch
D3.Toys
D4.Melody Infringement