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Posted by shaw on Jan-30-2007 00:53:

Amon Tobin - Foley Room

Out now:

1. Bloodstone
2. Esther's
3. Keep Your Distance
4. The Killer's Vanilla
5. Kitchen Sink
6. Horsefish
7. Foley Room
8. Big Furry Head
9. Ever Falling
10. Always
11. Straight Psyche
12. At the End of the Day

Bonus DVD with the CD that includes footage from the recording process.

Posted by shaw on Feb-21-2007 09:34:

Release date announced as March 6th in North America. Presumably, the 5th elsewhere.

Posted by Ted Promo on Feb-21-2007 11:54:

It's a pretty decent album. I think after a few more listens I'll really like it.

Posted by shaw on Feb-21-2007 23:09:

Just listened...Very interesting, & fun to listen to & try & figure out the hundreds (thousands?) of samples, but I guess I could've used a few more tracks with more music, and not so many ones that seem almost purely experimental/indulgent. On the other hand, I still love it, for that same reason. It's a lot of fun, but it's not the kind of thing I'd just sit back & listen to in the background. Esther's...holy fking hell. I think part of what kinda hurt it is that Bloodstone is 1st, and that's 2nd. It's hard to follow Bloodstone, and Esther's is absolutely fking massive, and unbelievably well-done. I was so overwhelmed by that one, that the other 10 tracks kinda got drowned out...but god DAMN...if you don't listen to anything else on the album, just listen to that one track.

EDIT: After giving it a few more listens, it keeps getting better & better, especially since it's not so hard to pay attention to the other tracks now. Top-notch stuff. 'Big Furry Head' is easily becoming one of my other favorites, and where 'Horsefish' first wandered somewhat aimlessly through a myriad of samples, hearing it a couple more times revealed the direction and made me love it. Kitchen Sink is the 'fun' track on there, tossing in a well-thought out mixture of samples that reflect the title well. For all I know, he did use a Kitchen Sink as one of them (we'll have to wait for the DVD to come out to reveal that). The first half of this album is absolutely delightful, and while it's certainly not Supermodified v2, I'm loving this 'experiment,' if you can even call it that. While Esther's & Bloodstone may seem to be poorly-placed, I can certainly imagine the whining about the somewhat more peaceful & smooth nature of the album, which, while not a bad thing, isn't what people have come to expect of him in later years, as his sound has gotten darker and, at times, calculatingly harsher. Those first two tracks certainly satisfy that quota.

Posted by shaw on Mar-09-2007 04:20:

Just got done watching the DVD and, while it was way shorter & far less extensive than I'd hoped, it's more than worth watching just for the last couple minutes, where he explains how to DJ:

"The 'swooping crane' crossfade"
"The 'Paul Oakenfold'"
how to sneak up on the mixer
When/where to point
etc.

"Of course, it's always harder for a DJ, but that's the life we've chosen. I mean, I'm in constant pain."