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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- 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 years for 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 and beats, it stretched it further by bringing in elements of , , and , and combining it with a sense of song-writing that elevated it above the standards of that aforementioned scene.
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  • Vice3

    cannot find 'Freebie Creatures' anywhere! :( any help would be much appreciated! ^^

    Yesterday 7:29pm Reply

  • DrumZter

    ICorvinI, it looks like you need to check out the "Into The Dark Intermission".

    16 May 3:00pm Reply

  • ICorvinI

    Which Tobin record is the most ambient-ish one?

    15 May 9:36pm Reply

  • Hann_with_Gun

    Listen Ninja Tune from the Black Sea http://lastfm.ru/music/Hann+With+Gun

    15 May 1:32am Reply

  • rbw_frame

    This guy is a sound Charizard - from album to album - new evolution forms: Charmander and Charmeleon... ISAM CHARMELEON!

    8 May 7:32pm Reply

  • Ue6ermensch

    This guy has a gizzard

    7 May 7:03pm Reply

  • conornewac

    This guy is a blizzard

    7 May 6:00pm Reply

  • SeveralPeople

    This guy is Eddie Izzard

    7 May 12:46am Reply

  • rbw_frame

    This guy is a lizard

    1 May 1:40pm Reply

  • Sugarhoneyblade

    This guy is a wizard [2]

    26 Apr 5:45pm Reply

  • Unsaidxpl

    This guy is a wizard

    21 Apr 10:03pm Reply

  • Seabie

    @kattyplazas: I can suggest the following albums: Xploding Plastix - Amateur Girlfriends Go Proskirt Agents, Frank Riggio - Anamorphose, Humanworkshop - 1. But, before you go listen to other artists, just listen all the music from Amon Tobin himself. Everything he makes is fantastic!

    20 Apr 8:59am Reply

  • maxcenzor

    absolutely great stuff

    17 Apr 9:10am Reply

  • Ayslan

    Amazing tracks, genius!

    7 Apr 9:15pm Reply

  • AliSorkhi

    Pitchfork compared him to Miles Davis. So true!!!!

    4 Apr 6:59pm Reply

  • TheAbbott

    What's the mixer on the current default pic?

    26 Mar 1:30am Reply

  • GaliMaGimmo

    Wow, this shoutbox takes elitism to a whole new level. How dare people use last.fm for its intended purpose!

    23 Mar 11:37am Reply

  • YouAreInvited

    At least Kattyplazas is listening to Amon Tobin. Let us share our enthusiasm for the Tobin and refrain from elitism.

    17 Mar 2:54pm Reply

  • Zilverdael

    @katyplazas: You're so right!

    17 Mar 10:32am Reply

  • brennaneden

    Even though the music I listen to is more similar to the 2 dudes below me than kattyplazas, I don't think you need to be picking on her, she is using the site as it was intended.. to find new music that you enjoy. Not to redicule others unprovoked.

    16 Mar 3:15am Reply
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