Permutation (album)

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Permutation
Studio album by Amon Tobin
Released	June 1, 1998
Recorded	???
Genre	Electronica
Length	69:51
Label	Ninja Tune
Producer(s)	Amon Tobin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (9.8/10) link
Amon Tobin chronology
Bricolage (1997)	Permutation (1998)	Supermodified (2000)

Permutation was the third album by Amon Tobin and second under his own name. It was released in 1998, just over a year after Bricolage. The album is characterized as being darker but maintaining the rhythm if its predecessor. The album was a success for Tobin and found him playing sold out shows at the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Knitting Factory in New York and the Coachella Festival. He went on to release Supermodified in 2000.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Like Regular Chickens" – 5:16
2. "Bridge" – 5:56
3. "Reanimator" – 6:34
4. "Sordid" – 7:11
5. "Nightlife" – 6:29
6. "Escape" – 5:54
7. "Switch" – 3:49
8. "People Like Frank" – 6:04
9. "Sultan Drops" – 5:12
10. "Fast Eddie" – 7:38
11. "Toys" – 5:16
12. "Nova" – 4:42

[edit] Notes

• Amon Tobin references to David Lynch movies a number of times on Permutation."Like Regular Chickens" is and contains a line of dialogue spoken in Eraserhead, while the title of the song "People Like Frank" is a line of dialogue from Blue Velvet. The song also samples a part of Angelo Badalamenti's score to that film.
• On LP edition of the album, "Melody Infringement" is added as a bonus track

[edit] External links

• Permutation at the Ninja Tune discography (features audio clips).
• Permutation at MusicBrainz