I don’t know if this is already a thing, so I apologize in advance.
I’ve always been a big fan of jazz and jazz-fusion, even before I ever got into the electronic scene. So when I first heard of Amon Tobin, I was interested. I had already heard of Squarepusher and such, doing their own jazz-fusion tracks, and I have always liked it, but Amon Tobin does something that Squarepusher just doesn’t do for me.
I still love Squarepusher’s music, no doubt, but I think Amon Tobin’s music, especially his older stuff, is better, although I’m not a big fan of his newer songs and albums.
With that aside, I’m still pretty new to his music, but I listened through a good chunk of his discography over the span of yesterday and the day before. Here’s a few songs that stood out to me:
I really like his way of sampling and choosing samples. I’ve liked Bossa Nova ever since I was 10 or so (I was one of those kids, I know), and the way Amon experiments with the genre has brought me back to it. Going back to the Square pusher comparison, his music has always seemed more eclectic and has always had a more fun approach, but Amon’s music seems darker and more abstract, as shown in songs like Chomp Samba or Yasawas.
Bricolage has to be my favorite album of his (as of so far). It’s a very experimental and innovative album, combining a classic genre with “modern” technology, and it just fits. It fits very well.
But, he has evolved from his past style of music, and I wish he could go back to that sound. He’s gone with a more club-sounding style, with albums like Isam and Orange (even though orange is a single I’m still including it). It’s good for its own field, but I don’t like it much.
Overall, I still enjoy his music. I wish to listen to more of it. A lot more. But, I cant listen to all of it. I just can’t enjoy his new stuff. sorry to sound like an old head, but his older music is arguably way more different and better. So I just listen to that.