Amon Tobin

This sophomore release proves that Tobin is one of the most insane D'n'B producers out there. Pulling away from his jazzier work as Cujo, this has a hard edge with metallic sounding drum sequences and sampling on tracks such as "Bridge." Other tracks, such as "Toys," are more tangible with a laid-back Trip-Hop feel to them.

Drill 'n' Bass – a white-bread, wise-guy version of drum-and-bass that also goes by the name
fungle – gets its kicks by exceeding the speed limit on the autobahn. Funglists like
Squarepusher, Plug and Animals on Wheels are velocity freaks, cramming their tracks full
of hyperfast paradiddles, jacked-up tom-tom stutters and spazzy bass lines that make more
sense at the slot-car-racing arcade than on the dance floor. Amon Tobin, a Brazi... More >