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Brazilian Amon Tobin<\/strong> has been targetted with a lightning bolt of generosity and is giving away a full-length live album on his site at amontobin.com<\/a>. ‘The Foley Room Recorded Live In Brussels’ documents last year’s tour in support of the recent Ninja Tune<\/a> album, in which Tobin dropped his usual reliance on vinyl sample sources and set about creating his own sound library, recording fx or ‘foley’ from unique sources such as roaring tigers, wasps and “falling chickpeas” (?). Although in danger of tumbling into the Matthew Herbert<\/strong> trap of chin-strokingly lovable ‘musique concrete’ – tracks that raise a smile on the first listen, yet become unlistenable after the third spin – ‘The Foley Room’ album was something of a triumph: thrilling, innovative and destined to become one of his career highlights.<\/p>\n In the live space, as is evidenced on this album, Tobin is not content to replicate and represent the finished product, quite the opposite. His love for drum’n’bass (and hardcore d’n’b at that) remains high on his shopping list, the nuances and subtleties give way to a more visceral and energetic experience. And it’s not all Tobin originals either – he blends Kelis, Spank Rock, Boxcutter<\/strong> and Autechre<\/strong> into the mix, along with cuts from his new Two Fingers<\/a> project.<\/p>\n In the accompanying booklet, Tobin addresses the lack of visuals on the 2007 tour, explaining that “every last penny” was sunk into the sound system. “This show had nothing to do with stage antics after all,” he says. “It’s all about the sound and the shared experience of being immersed in waves of bass, while dissonant collections of rhythm and melody move, confuse, annoy you a bit, and then move again.”<\/p>\n amontobin.com<\/a> was relaunched last year, and now features unreleased original material that Tobin is selling direct to fans – some of which comes via a ‘track of the month’ series. There’s also more free downloads, mixes, wallpapers and archive cuts: all in all, a great site (if a somewhat heavy load time) that speaks volumes about Tobin’s relationship with his audience.<\/p>\n Amon Tobin – The Foley Room Recorded Live In Brussels <\/strong>| zip<\/a><\/p>\n In 2007, I interviewed Amon about ‘The Foley Room’ album – download the podcast here<\/a>.<\/p>\n