Amon Tobin (born Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin on February 7, 1972) is… Read Full Bio ↴Amon Tobin (born Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin on February 7, 1972) is a Brazilian musician, composer and producer of electronic music. He is described as a virtuoso sound designer and is considered to be one of the most influential electronic music artists in the world. He is noted for his unusual methodology in sound design and music production. He has released seven major studio albums under the London-based Ninja Tune record label.
It began for him sometime in the mid-90s when, as a fresh-faced Brazilian ex-pat living in the UK, he decided he was going to put down his harmonica, pick up a sampler, and name himself after a Stephen King novel. The resulting album, Cujo's Adventures In Foam (released on Ninebar records, later reissued on Ninja Tune) signalled Amon Tobin's entry into the world of music.
Immediately upon hearing this record, the powers that be at Ninja Tune signed him up to record as Amon Tobin, and he quickly went to work on his debut Bricolage. If you'll recall, these were the trip-hop years for electronic music, where any clown with a sampler and a collection of Blue Note records could knock off some half-baked boutique hotel background music. But Bricolage shone above all that. Although employing a marriage of jazz and beats, it stretched it further by bringing in elements of bossa-nova, batucada, and jungle, and combining it with a sense of song-writing that elevated it above the standards of that aforementioned scene. There is a song on it which was inspired by Amon urinating on his neighbor's bike after a domestic living dispute (One Day In My Garden)... this was clearly the no-good vibes-jazzy-beats guy Ninja had signed.
Next up came Permutation. Although stylistically a logical follow up to Bricolage, it was also on this album where things starting taking a noticeable turn to a much darker output. In fact you can actually trace Amon's career based on coffee shop & dinner party accessibility... and let's just say that this record signalled the end of anyone being able to use Amon records as background music. This one cut a wide path; from the film tributes of Like Regular Chickens & People Like Frank, to the monster breaks on Sordid (easily his biggest 'hit' in the catalog), to the caravan-esque shuffle of "Nightlife," and ending with the ultra-lush Nova (which later was used for Bebel Gilberto's Samba Da Bencao on her debut album).
Call it end of millennium tension, but while the rest of us were out stockpiling food for the apocalypse, Amon was channelling all that into his next release Supermodified. Treating it like if this was the end of the human race as we knew it and computers would never work again (or god forbid, if we were to be ruled by apes), then damn if he wasn't going make this banger before the lights went out. If Amon's career is a 4LP set, then this 3rd instalment appropriately comes off like the 3rd side of any 4LP 70s rock opus... a time to push some boundaries, challenge the fans a bit, and set the stage for what's to come later. The record was an experiment in sound. Marking the point where Amon became more and more obsessed with unheard but felt bass frequencies, and where he allowed a few collaborators into the mix (mainly Chris Morris of Brass Eye & Blue Jam fame, and Montreal beatboxer Quadraceptor). The record where the Bossa-nova/jazz Amon Tobin was for the most part laid to rest and the dark/electronic/soundtrack Amon Tobin came into form. Four Ton Mantis is a classic, Deo would have done Sergio Leone proud, and Get Your Snack On paid tribute to one of the Internet's finest fake commercials. In 2002, Amon decided to relocate to Montreal. As Ninja Tune's North American headquarters is based there he'd spent a lot of time soaking in the culture and summer sunshine of the city, never once thinking that he'd never actually visited during the winter...
Somewhere around the time he felt the sensation of his nose hairs freezing for the first time, so settled into his new studio armed with a fresh set-up and an A La Carte Express menu by his side (Montreal's bible of food for shut-ins) to put the finishing touches on Out From Out Where. When Sun Ra penned the song Out From Out There, 'there' clearly meant outer space. When Amon decided to call his record Out From Out Where, the 'where' meant just that... a record that came from somewhere nobody could quite pinpoint. This was the logical conclusion of what the previous records had hinted at. It was a cohesive and banging record, but one with no obvious reference points. It just sounded like Amon Tobin, and Amon (more so than a lot of artists) can actually say his sound is very much recognizable as his own. This was wide screen Amon, dropping the cut-up hip-hop of verbal, the Eli Wallach inspired Hey Blondie, the future electro-disco of Cosmo Retro Intro Outro, and the terrifying death march of Proper Hoodidge. The tour for this album also resulted in Amon's entry into the Solid Steel mix series, with a tough ass Final Scratch DJ set captured in Australia released in June 2004.
In early 2004 video game developers Ubisoft approached Amon and asked him to compose all of the music for the 3rd installment of their enormously popular Splinter Cell series. Seeing as he wasn't able to get past the second mission of the first Splinter Cell, he thought that making the soundtrack would clearly be an easier way to interact with the game. This was a chance for Amon to experiment with different ways of composing and to finally realize a teenage ambition (although this soundtrack in no way reflects his love for Galaga - even though that was a hot game). Composing a proper soundtrack also allowed him to be a little more progressively excessive, with the inclusion of extended string arrangements and over the top Hammond organ solos woven into his sounds. Italian prog sensation Goblin composing for a Bond film would be an apt comparison for this work. A love of soundtracks has always been a key influence in his work, and it clearly shows here. The game was released in 2005. An accompanying soundtrack on Ninja Tune was released in Jan 05. A 5.1 DVD-Audio version was released simultaneously with the game, putting Amon at the forefront, as always, of pushing sounds forward.
Foley Room was released in 2007 and used the eponymous Foley Rooms at Ubisoft. Sound effects were recorded to create original sounds for the album rather than exclusively beat-sampling. The original concept was derived from an ambition to create an album based on "sound". High-resolution bit samples, gated and distorted to produce similar wave patterns as purely synth-based music. Tracks further into the album include melodic instrument samples, notably The Kronos Quartet provide samples.
Recent Activity:
On September 8 2010, Esther's Video - directed by Charles De Meyer (aka Chuck Eklectric) was debuted on amontobin.com along with limited edition Monthly Joints Picture Disc vinyl as well as a package of Designer Sounds with Ableton files.
On June 14, 2010 Amon Tobin released a free download of a 4 Deck Set recorded in Seattle in 2009. It is available on his website http://amontobin.com as a free download.
It began for him sometime in the mid-90s when, as a fresh-faced Brazilian ex-pat living in the UK, he decided he was going to put down his harmonica, pick up a sampler, and name himself after a Stephen King novel. The resulting album, Cujo's Adventures In Foam (released on Ninebar records, later reissued on Ninja Tune) signalled Amon Tobin's entry into the world of music.
Immediately upon hearing this record, the powers that be at Ninja Tune signed him up to record as Amon Tobin, and he quickly went to work on his debut Bricolage. If you'll recall, these were the trip-hop years for electronic music, where any clown with a sampler and a collection of Blue Note records could knock off some half-baked boutique hotel background music. But Bricolage shone above all that. Although employing a marriage of jazz and beats, it stretched it further by bringing in elements of bossa-nova, batucada, and jungle, and combining it with a sense of song-writing that elevated it above the standards of that aforementioned scene. There is a song on it which was inspired by Amon urinating on his neighbor's bike after a domestic living dispute (One Day In My Garden)... this was clearly the no-good vibes-jazzy-beats guy Ninja had signed.
Next up came Permutation. Although stylistically a logical follow up to Bricolage, it was also on this album where things starting taking a noticeable turn to a much darker output. In fact you can actually trace Amon's career based on coffee shop & dinner party accessibility... and let's just say that this record signalled the end of anyone being able to use Amon records as background music. This one cut a wide path; from the film tributes of Like Regular Chickens & People Like Frank, to the monster breaks on Sordid (easily his biggest 'hit' in the catalog), to the caravan-esque shuffle of "Nightlife," and ending with the ultra-lush Nova (which later was used for Bebel Gilberto's Samba Da Bencao on her debut album).
Call it end of millennium tension, but while the rest of us were out stockpiling food for the apocalypse, Amon was channelling all that into his next release Supermodified. Treating it like if this was the end of the human race as we knew it and computers would never work again (or god forbid, if we were to be ruled by apes), then damn if he wasn't going make this banger before the lights went out. If Amon's career is a 4LP set, then this 3rd instalment appropriately comes off like the 3rd side of any 4LP 70s rock opus... a time to push some boundaries, challenge the fans a bit, and set the stage for what's to come later. The record was an experiment in sound. Marking the point where Amon became more and more obsessed with unheard but felt bass frequencies, and where he allowed a few collaborators into the mix (mainly Chris Morris of Brass Eye & Blue Jam fame, and Montreal beatboxer Quadraceptor). The record where the Bossa-nova/jazz Amon Tobin was for the most part laid to rest and the dark/electronic/soundtrack Amon Tobin came into form. Four Ton Mantis is a classic, Deo would have done Sergio Leone proud, and Get Your Snack On paid tribute to one of the Internet's finest fake commercials. In 2002, Amon decided to relocate to Montreal. As Ninja Tune's North American headquarters is based there he'd spent a lot of time soaking in the culture and summer sunshine of the city, never once thinking that he'd never actually visited during the winter...
Somewhere around the time he felt the sensation of his nose hairs freezing for the first time, so settled into his new studio armed with a fresh set-up and an A La Carte Express menu by his side (Montreal's bible of food for shut-ins) to put the finishing touches on Out From Out Where. When Sun Ra penned the song Out From Out There, 'there' clearly meant outer space. When Amon decided to call his record Out From Out Where, the 'where' meant just that... a record that came from somewhere nobody could quite pinpoint. This was the logical conclusion of what the previous records had hinted at. It was a cohesive and banging record, but one with no obvious reference points. It just sounded like Amon Tobin, and Amon (more so than a lot of artists) can actually say his sound is very much recognizable as his own. This was wide screen Amon, dropping the cut-up hip-hop of verbal, the Eli Wallach inspired Hey Blondie, the future electro-disco of Cosmo Retro Intro Outro, and the terrifying death march of Proper Hoodidge. The tour for this album also resulted in Amon's entry into the Solid Steel mix series, with a tough ass Final Scratch DJ set captured in Australia released in June 2004.
In early 2004 video game developers Ubisoft approached Amon and asked him to compose all of the music for the 3rd installment of their enormously popular Splinter Cell series. Seeing as he wasn't able to get past the second mission of the first Splinter Cell, he thought that making the soundtrack would clearly be an easier way to interact with the game. This was a chance for Amon to experiment with different ways of composing and to finally realize a teenage ambition (although this soundtrack in no way reflects his love for Galaga - even though that was a hot game). Composing a proper soundtrack also allowed him to be a little more progressively excessive, with the inclusion of extended string arrangements and over the top Hammond organ solos woven into his sounds. Italian prog sensation Goblin composing for a Bond film would be an apt comparison for this work. A love of soundtracks has always been a key influence in his work, and it clearly shows here. The game was released in 2005. An accompanying soundtrack on Ninja Tune was released in Jan 05. A 5.1 DVD-Audio version was released simultaneously with the game, putting Amon at the forefront, as always, of pushing sounds forward.
Foley Room was released in 2007 and used the eponymous Foley Rooms at Ubisoft. Sound effects were recorded to create original sounds for the album rather than exclusively beat-sampling. The original concept was derived from an ambition to create an album based on "sound". High-resolution bit samples, gated and distorted to produce similar wave patterns as purely synth-based music. Tracks further into the album include melodic instrument samples, notably The Kronos Quartet provide samples.
Recent Activity:
On September 8 2010, Esther's Video - directed by Charles De Meyer (aka Chuck Eklectric) was debuted on amontobin.com along with limited edition Monthly Joints Picture Disc vinyl as well as a package of Designer Sounds with Ableton files.
On June 14, 2010 Amon Tobin released a free download of a 4 Deck Set recorded in Seattle in 2009. It is available on his website http://amontobin.com as a free download.
Nova
Amon Tobin Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Nova' by these artists:
16 The fat you've stored it keeps you warm Spent your childhoo…
Anni B Sweet En medio de la explosión De las flores cuando florecen Con e…
Atomo As portas da vida se abriram Romperam os véus que cobriam…
Baula The colours in your eyes change day to day The world…
Beacon Not alone Not alone Guess I'll never know What I lost What I…
Before Eden Taking Place, moving through the space Illuminated by the t…
beXter That's right ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Children …
C-Mo 谁在旺角那段行人路里听着歌 谁论自拍的短片 无比叫座 买衫吃饭评论亦会一样多 随便地按钮转发 围观下个 定会搜索出趣事 …
Call it Even Hello my friend, give me your hand I'll show you the…
Code-X Só quero samba e dinheiro It's so smooth Sua mãe 'tá de…
Common Girl A velvet dress, eyes like ylem It seems the stars are…
Cyferdyne "Our sun is dying. Mankind faces extinction." "To kill you.…
Deorro & J-Trick New year New Me It’s all I see When the nights were…
Desert Sessions Feels so good to have it Can't stop that broken faucet Now…
Desert Sessions (The) Feels so good to have it Can't stop that broken faucet Now…
Dimitri Vegas All right, is everybody ready? All right, is everybody read…
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Tujamo & Chris Lake Eat Sleep Rave Repeat Eat Sleep Rave Repeat Eat Sleep Rave R…
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Tujamo & Felguk All right, is everybody ready? All right, is everybody read…
DJ Mat [feat. Luka] Dês do começo Eu já sabia que meu som ia…
Dominika Mirgová Bol si moja láska prvá, Tá čo mala navždy trvať, Na tú…
Dominika Mirgová Bol si moja láska prvá Tá čo mala navždy trvať Na tú…
F.A.K Shit never been this simple They wonder how I did it Spent…
F.I.D.O. You know you only get one life to live So it's…
Fababy Handicaps The New Flavor Je sais que tu m'aimes, j'y pense …
felguk All right, is everybody ready? All right, is everybody read…
Fredz Et trois stylos plus tard, j'ai toujours pas fini mon…
Fru Fortuna Bedöva ett liv och se hur hon sakta försvinner bort. För…
G-Reg All this The pain, the tears, the sweat To get a private…
G.U.I.L.T. Hop in We going to space One way ticket No debate Yeah you t…
Ghostwolf No-va No-oh-oh-oh-ohhhhvahhh AH-ahh No-va No-oh-oh-oh-ohhhh…
Gilberto Gil (by Gilberto Gil & Moreno Veloso) Um brilho no céu Uma c…
Golden Apes And nova was her first name and the rest was…
Hillsong United Let all the earth declare Your Name Voices resounding heaven…
Iko i have fever in my chemicalls you left me here among…
Invent Animate It all felt so real The flow of life that left The…
J. New year New Me It’s all I see When the nights were…
Jumbo Dime lo mismo que mañana ya no vas a estar…
Keava наши имена под языком отлива, кормят акул. мы разменяли их…
Képzelt Város Ürességben társam, pontnyi fény. Rajtunk a gyász ruhája be…
Kon-G-nial All this The pain, the tears, the sweat To get a private…
kon.g.nial Hyper speed with you Super nova of emotions when gravity pul…
Krankk Am I losing you, Feeling this type of way Hoping this…
Lacarno & Burns Não, eu não cresci no amor Mas aprendi na dor O quanto…
LaLion You see here kid You gotta just go for it Don't think…
Local Natives You were going crazy in the lobby Little champagne and you…
M.K Clive Kal bu halinle Dolmaz belki gözlerim böylece Ben sende yok o…
M.O.T.Ü. Hop in We going to space One way ticket No debate Yeah you t…
Mak-Angelo Diz-me O que é que tu ouves Diz-me Tu que música ouves E eu …
Manuel Fúria e os Náufragos Quem ficou por procurar o amor? Quem cantou por procurar o…
Medusa's Disco Supernova! I've been running for oh so long Feeling I've d…
mell-ø You like Fashion Nova Well, I like taking it off,…
MILKK Kill myself to see the sunrise I'll give up all of…
Morel Bossa nova bossa nova Biegnie z deszczem przez ulice Miasta …
Mr.Funky Uma Esperança Uma Nova Chance Uma Vontade De Ser Gigante Ten…
No One Is Innocent Same new songs where I go, Is it a scream…
Northlane I've finally opened my eyes I think I needed the time needed…
Nostra Morte Te invito a soñar... Deja que el cielo llore bajo mis…
Nova I didn't find you And you didn't find me I made you…
Nova - Akmal and Cal Daily Podcast Yeah, Aye, yuhh, yeah Nova's hype, Nova's hype, Nova's hype,…
Oceans Ate Alaska So hold me back before I Go full blown super nova So…
Pat Lagoon Dance for these bands Dance for these bands Dance for these …
Paul Weller Can't seem to let it go But too much to say My…
Pete Oak feat. Emeron & Fox Io non piangerò mai per chi mi ha perso Io non…
PNL World Vu qu'on m'a dit "Mort à l'autre!" C'est la paix que…
Polly Money Polly Money – NOVA Lyrics Nova, I know her…
Portonovo No sé por qué Tus lágrimas se hielan una y otra…
Rafe Don't say a thing if you know what you feel…
Rajaton Pimeydessä pyrstötähti heilauttaa laahustaan Valon pitkä kie…
reiven Vorrei Smettere di partire ogni singola volta da capo E di s…
Rossi. EM NOVA YORK Faz tempo que eu Não sinto mais a…
Sadandsolo J'suis dans la gova J'écoute à fond radio nova Studio en sau…
Sense Field I've held this fire And I've walked through fire And…
Snite.No FUI PRA NOVA MORADA NA INTENÇÃO DE VER ELA ELA É PATRICINHA…
Sound And Fury Nova Vida POR TEU SACRIFÍCIO NA CRUZ …
SPEC Pull up out the Honda, I'm watching I don't care if…
Squall p Twap, twap Yuh, hun hun, yuh Hun hun, yuh, hun Hun hun, yuh,…
Staffan Hellstrand Nova glider I en Juve-trцja genom stan Nyss var hon en…
Strike Force Been seen with you too long. I can't feel myself.…
Supreme Sidhu Oh saade dilla'n uthe chall diyan goliyan jado vi neevi…
Sylwia Przybysz Może to nie jestem Ja Może tak na prawdę chowam się W…
T.H.O.L. You like Fashion Nova Well, I like taking it off,…
The Calicos The silence in the night my favorite thing And I lay…
The Del-Vipers Ei, ei, yeah Ei, uhm 'Sa porra é a nova moda Dinheiro, puta…
The Desert Sessions Feels so good to have it Can’t stop that broken faucet Now…
The Fallen State (I must go on Without you by my side But you're always…
The Grand Silent System Sequences so discreet they barely sound, but it seems to…
The Holy Modal Rounders First a bunch of flying saucers flew over Then I smelled…
The Kiks Não aguento mais briga já te expliquei mulher do seu…
The Sound of Arrows It is about time to face it Surrender and then start…
U.R.A. Hop in We going to space One way ticket No debate Yeah you t…
Udora Nova how can you defy One thousand thoughts of maybe You s…
Verdena Distinguimi se puoi e so che tu lo fai bene in lacrime co…
Versozero Benvenuti alla cena delle ceneri Benvenuti alla cena delle c…
Villagers of Ioannina City There's a story about a place my friend About a planet I've…
Vision Talk The storm has left me behind Lost in a shadow land A…
VNV Nation I long to feel my heart burned open wide, til…
VNV Nation & The Babelsberg Film Orchestra I long to feel my heart burned open wide Till' nothing…
VNV Nation and the Babelsberg Film Orchestra I long to feel my heart burned open wide, 'til…
Worms NOVA Muitas vezes tentei te explicar O que eu sinto por voc…
Worth Two elements found nowhere, dense and small Its temperature…
Yahzarah I'm 'bout to tell y'all a story You know, y'all know…
Yahzarah AKA Purple St. James High Tide Long Grind (Swaa) You remind me of a time peace Tr…
Yento Drömmar spelas upp om och om igen i mitt huvud…
Yey 희미하게 빛을 잃어 가는 밤 의미 없는 단어를 뱉으며 침묵을 깨 찬란한…
Young Cocoa Country cheddar baby You look like a movie Wes like Anderson…
Zomba-O You like Fashion Nova Well, I like taking it off,…
[FDM] Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Tujamo & Felguk All right, is everybody ready? All right, is everybody re…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Amon Tobin:
Deo Yo whats up Homies if you don't want to have…
Easy Muffin (...) going down…
Eight Sum Aahe ba nahe Ghumoti Ahiba rati Xopunoke loi Xopunoke loi Th…
Escape I'm gettin' outta this can Who's gonna push you over da…
Kitty Cat Dirty-dirty birds Eating dirty worms Is it me or do you sang…
New York Editor There's this thing, called Jazz!…
Run oh better you run away having a word with your father you…
Saboteur Dropped on to the world of ice* A battle of frozen…
Sunhammer The power of the Sun in the palm of my…
Wooden Toy should you choose to walk about to light sounds to…
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