Amazon.co.uk Review: Supermodified is the stunning fourth album from Amon Tobin. Hard-edged tracks like "Four Ton Mantis" and "Saboteur" are juxtaposed against melodic downbeat excursions like "Slowly", "Marine Machines" and "Natureland". "Deo" fuses a Brazilian guitar sample with razor sharp break-beats that sound like Egberto Gismonti jamming with Squarepusher. "Precursor" (a collaboration with Montreal beatboxer Quadraceptor) merges off-the-wall scat rhythms with jazzy guitar riffs. "Golfer Vs Boxer" sounds like the bastard child of Innerzone Orchestra's "Bug In The Bassbin". Supermodified is an album where generic conventions get turned on their heads, as Latin, drum 'n' bass, bossa nova and jazzy instrumentation collide with genetically modified oscillations and polyrhythms: break-beats have been sculpted from spitting and farting; bass sounds have materialised from motorbikes and tubas. This all adds weight to the fact that Amon Tobin is a truly experimental artist who has mutated caustic beats with sumptuous melodies to produce a hauntingly seductive album. --Terna Heuston-Jibo
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Featuring 'Quadraceptor' (!)
Laterally, 'Supermodified' is a mood piece, sound-scapes etc, but as a concept, I'm afraid it's off the rails. It doesn't draw the line, it's in over it's head - I get a disturbing feeling that it's something to be scared of.
The road Amon Tobin is walking, isn't gonna lead anywhere good.
'Supermodified' is extremely corrupt. Full of decadent ideas and whims all crammed up against each other like lemmings. It conjures up areas of mystery and sultry dynamics, readily striking maddening ... Read More
Rating: - Moresome!
Amon Tobin is a class act... period!
Search out all his work, including Cujo, and you will never be disappointed whenever you play him in all your years to come.
Genius... the guy is an artistic genius.
Rating: - You NEED this!!!
This guy is seriously cool, and incredibly talented.
As has been said numerous times already, Amon Tobin's music cannot be easily pigeon-holed into a particular genre. As a guide, just realise that Tobin is the biggest selling Ninja Tune artist. Given that, you will know to expect top-quality beats.
Part Drum & Bass, part breakbeat, part hip-hop beats, and always catchy, Supermodified has a bit of everything. This album, more than any of his others (except "Chaos Theory") ... Read More
Rating: - Take it "Slowly"..............
Oh boy! "slowly" that is such a gorgeous track. Mr Tobin you were inspired when you recorded this.
Rating: - Unrhythmical and devoid of any melody
How this has received so many 5 star reviews is beyond me. This CD is devoid of any real rhythm or groove to make your head rock. Yes there are many various styles used but it doesn't add to the final product instead it sounds like a mish mash of a sampling machine and sound effects.
Most tracks immediately turn me off and despite wanting to get into this it will not be one of those CD's that I return to in a few weeks, months or years as it is going into the bin. All I can say is that if ... Read More
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