While the great majority of jazz-junglists look no farther back than the mid-'60s for inspiration (and samples), Tobin took his bag of tricks back into the swing era to come up with more (and more interesting) variations on the form than most anyone else.
More Buddy Rich than Roy Ayers, Permutation sees leagues of different drum samples -- all of them found sounds-- with nary an Amen or Apache break in sight.
From the detuned vibes and piano loops that drive the opener "Like Regular Chickens" to the Disney-on-acid "Nightlife," Tobin proves himself one of the ablest producers around.
As on most indie-junglists' LPs, there are a couple of notable darkside tracks ("Reanimator," "Escape," "People Like Frank") but even here he shows himself superior to contemporaries like µ-Ziq.
As the title suggests, Permutation is an incredibly varied ride.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Like Regular ChickensAmon Tobin | Amon Tobin | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | BridgeAmon Tobin | Amon Tobin | Play | 05:56 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 3 | ReanimatorAmon Tobin | Amon Tobin | Play | 06:34 | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| 4 | SordidAmon Tobin | Amon Tobin | Play | 07:11 | 16 MB | 48 MB |
| 5 | Night LifeAmon Tobin | Amon Tobin | Play | 06:29 | 14 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | EscapeAmon Tobin | Amon Tobin | Play | 05:54 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 7 | SwitchAmon Tobin | Amon Tobin | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | People Like FrankAmon Tobin | Amon Tobin | Play | 06:04 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 9 | Sultan DropsAmon Tobin | Amon Tobin | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 10 | Fast EddieAmon Tobin | Amon Tobin | Play | 07:39 | 17 MB | 50 MB |
| 11 | ToysAmon Tobin | Amon Tobin | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 12 | NovaAmon Tobin | Amon Tobin | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 70 mins | 160 MB | |||||
| 70 mins | 439 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amon Tobin | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |