Amon Tobin - Fear in a Handful of Dust

  On 4/12/2019 at 10:27 PM, Philip Glass said:

Well for those who wanted a more jazzy, old school drum&bass style... it's pretty much the opposite : bippyty-bloop-buzz atmospheric soundscapes.  There is not one track that is percusive-style.

How do you know? Isn't this supposed to be released in 14 days?

On a Hilltop Sat the Moon is amazing. Give me 50 minutes of that and I'm happy.

  On 4/12/2019 at 10:27 PM, Philip Glass said:

Well for those who wanted a more jazzy, old school drum&bass style... it's pretty much the opposite : bippyty-bloop-buzz atmospheric soundscapes.  There is not one track that is percusive-style.

That's a shame. 

I'll probably pass.

Just put your own beats overtop.

  On 4/12/2019 at 11:06 PM, Zephyr_Nova said:

Just put your own beats overtop.

I'll beatbox over it. Poorly. lol

The latest issue of Electronic Sound magazine has an interview with him, and describes it as a new kind of musique concrete where he tries to focus on one type of sound production rather than a dance record of various ideas.

Interesting, kinda like his Electronic Music for the Sydney Opera House do you think ?

this video came out a few weeks ago but just saw it after the exclaim article

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4YHqW851xk

Electronic Sound has an exclusive Tobin 7" this month, bundled with or without the magazine:

https://electronicsound.co.uk/product/amon-tobin-a-nomark-sampler/

Heard this in full at a listening session in London last night - no 'beats' per se, and plays off some of the sound design techniques on ISAM, but this time with a bit more fun and melody. The longest central track was the standout, loads of interesting physical modelling/string pluck stuff with nice textures, but those looking for rhythms/beats will be disappointed.

Looks like he's doing a Two Fingers release this year though, which will probably satisfy.

I generally enjoy his music from throughout his career, so am feeling quite stoked for this, really.

so it's pretty....like, really pretty. But it certainly lacks 'beats'. I guess after this long it's not exactly what I expected but I like it for what it is. I think Bricolage/Permutation/Supermodified/OFOW Tobin are long gone, and that's ok. Those are timeless albums. 

I'll be listening to this quite a bit, it definitely has it's own mood. Nice wind-down/late night album. 

So... it's out today. Still on the fence as to whether I'll buy/listen to this.

Initial thoughts/reviews are what I suspected.  

  On 4/12/2019 at 10:42 PM, Squee said:

On a Hilltop Sat the Moon is amazing. Give me 50 minutes of that and I'm happy.

I'm happy.

Another disappointment. Haven't enjoyed any of his albums since Chaos Theory. Shame.

Yeah not digging this

Sounda like a game soundtrack for which it’s ok but not like a real lp release

Sorry, but no. Boring and self-indulgent.

First listen I'm liking it more than I thought I would... Sounding more interesting than ISAM at any rate.

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Really enjoying this! Lots of noodly intricacy and melodic touches that keep my ears interested.

I'm pleased he's left the beats off and there's a new Two Fingers release in the works which should satisfy that craving.

i dont know which one i like more, amon tobin or bt? 

It's perfect

I found this album so boring I was unable to finish it. That is all.

Well, your personal opinion is wrong and you should fix it

I'll try to purchase the required toolset.