verbal remixes and collaborations by amon tobin
I have to admit, I love remixes. Different takes on the same song, it just makes a good song better. And as much as I love remixes, I love eps from artists which contain not just remixes but fresh songs as well. Amon Tobin gets how an ep shouldn't just be throwaway tracks, the lesser grade stuff that wasn't good enough for the almbum "Out From Out Where".
This collection is an electronica freaks wet dream. Seriously... it's first five tracks feature jams Tobin has with Kid Koala, Bonobo, P-Love, Steinski, and Doubleclick, and the remixes of "Verbal" (his best track from "Out From Out Where") feature remixes from Prefuse '73 and Kid 606.
Not to finish yet, also included is a CDROM element featuring the Verbal video which is a cross between Fast and the Furious and Tron, with light flickers and crash effects all happening in frequency with different elements of the song. It makes me sad that there's really no outlet for videos like this in North America.
This ep doesn't quite outshine any of Tobin's full length releases, but it certainly doesn't pale in comparison either. It holds it's own and is worthy of a spot beside them.