Amon Tobin - Foley Room

Willsy · Post by **Willsy** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:45 pm

Roll on March...just been reading aboot this on his myspace page...

"After his foray into the video game world Amon stepped back and took a hard look at what the next record would be comprised off. Having made several albums from reconstructed vinyl sources it was time to look at what else could be pulled apart and reassembled. The focus now has shifted from the source material altogether and placed squarely on the manipulation of sound regardless of it's origin. Armed with a sound engineer (Vid Cousins) and a collection of microphones he set out to find source material in pretty much everyplace possible. Robotics, animals, insects, musicians, utensils, motorbikes, and about a thousand other things that made interesting noises were all mic'ed and fashioned into the tracks that make up his new album 'Foley Room'. It should be noted that although the process was quite experimental that the record isn't an exercise in avant-garde music. Rather the end result is still pure Amon Tobin but pushed miles forward in sonics and melody due to the depth of source material. Also Amon isn't claiming to have invented the wheel here but rather is paying a certain hommage to a long history of musique-concrete composition, at the same time satisfying his love for pushing the envelope of his output and knowledge of the recording process. The process itself is documented on a short film/documentary that will be included with the CD & LP release of this record. Watch for an early single "Bloodstone" to be released on 12" and digital formats as a lead up early in 07, and the full album 'Foley Room' to drop in March 07."

Vadertech · Post by **Vadertech** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 3:51 am

awesome find! Will get pretty excited once i hear the new single

Supermodified = masterpiece

Willsy · Post by **Willsy** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:57 am

Vadertech wrote:awesome find! Will get pretty excited once i hear the new single

Supermodified = masterpiece

New single is on his myspace page buddy!

Nichevo · Post by **Nichevo** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:24 pm

I got my grubby little mits on Amon's latest puppy today. Am listening to it now and it is L-U-V-E-R-L-Y.

Willsy · Post by **Willsy** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:26 pm

Yeah I'm enjoying it too...must admit Esthers is still my fav though.

shadyboy · Post by **shadyboy** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:20 pm

Cracking album - Esthers is my fav too.

Nichevo · Post by **Nichevo** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:23 pm

"Esther's" is wonderful. "Always" is another fav.