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Amon Tobin

Real Name:
Amon Adonai Santos de Araujo Tobin
Profile:
Brazilian-born artist Amon Tobin started off under the pseudonym of Cujo in the mid 1990s, then living in the UK. Cujo lived for a series of singles, EPs, and remixes, peaking with the album Adventures In Foam, all originally on NINEBARecords, and appeared first in the US on the label Shadow Records. Around 1997, he switched to going by his own name, signed to the Ninja Tune label, where he has resided ever since.

Amon Tobin's recordings have grown from solo creations to collaborations, to the point of having a variety of artists help weave live instruments into his latest album for the 3rd Splinter Cell game. His live shows, like his music creation, have evolved over time. Starting with the usual variety of knobs and turntables, he's moved on to using Final Scratch Pro in recent tours (circa 2004), and he will be using surround sound equipment in his 2005 tour series.
Sites:
amontobin.com, ninjatune.net/ninja/artist.php?id=1, MySpace
Aliases:
Cujo, Player (2)
In Groups:
60hz, Two Fingers
Variations:
All | Amon Tobin | A. Tobin | Amon Adonai Santos de Araujo Tobin | Doubleclick
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Releases:
Creatures (12")   Ninja Tune 1996
Bricolage (Album, EP) ◄ (4 versions)   Ninja Tune ... 1997
Chomp Samba (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Ninja Tune 1997
Mission (12")   Ninja Tune 1997
Piranha Breaks (EP, Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Ninja Tune 1997
Like Regular Chickens (Danny Breaks & Dillinja Mixes) (12")   Ninja Tune 1998
Permutation (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Ninja Tune ... 1998
4 Ton Mantis (Maxi, Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Ninja Tune 2000
Ninja Tune Recording Artist Presents With Victor Africa In Association With Heavyweight Productions (7")   Ninja Tune 2000
Slowly (10")   Ninja Tune 2000
Supermodified (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Ninja Tune ... 2000
East To West (CD, Maxi, Promo)   Ninja Tune 2002
Live Set (USA Tour 2002) (CD, Promo)   Ninja Tune 2002
Out From Out Where (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Ninja Tune 2002
Verbal (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Ninja Tune 2002
Collaborations (12")   Ninja Tune 2003
Verbal (Remixes) (12")   Ninja Tune 2003
Verbal Remixes & Collaborations (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Ninja Tune 2003
Chaos Theory - The Soundtrack To Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Ninja Tune 2004
Solid Steel Presents Amon Tobin Recorded Live (Comp) ◄ (3 versions)   Ninja Tune 2004
The Getaway - Black Monday (12", S/Sided, Etch)   Ninja Tune 2004
The Getaway - Black Monday (12", S/Sided, Etch)   Ninja Tune 2004
Chaos Theory - The Soundtrack To Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Ninja Tune 2005
The Lighthouse (12", S/Sided, Etch)   Ninja Tune 2005
Bloodstone (Single, EP) ◄ (3 versions)   Ninja Tune 2007
Foley Room (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Ninja Tune 2007
Kitchen Sink Remixes (EP) ◄ (3 versions)   Ninja Tune 2007
Soundtracks - Strings, Drums And Electronics (CD, Promo, Smplr, Enh)   Ninja Tune Licensing Sampler 2007
At Work (File, WAV)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Delpher (File, MP3)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Drumin' Caravan Mix (File, MP3)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Dualistic (File, WAV)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Eight Sum (File, WAV)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Foley Room Recorded Live In Brussels (File, MP3, Mixed, 320)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Freebie Creatures (File, MP3)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Horsefish (Live Mix Version) (File, MP3 + File, WAV)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Into The Dark Intermission (File, MP3, 320)   AmonTobin.com 2008
It's A Lovely Night (File, WAV)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Overwhelming Forces (File, MP3, 320)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Shut Down (File, MP3)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Slayer Boot (File, MP3, 320)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Taxidermia Digital EP (9xFile, MP3, EP)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Technique (File, WAV)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Trickstep (File, WAV)   AmonTobin.com 2008
Venus Hendrix Live Mix (File, MP3, Mixed, 320)   AmonTobin.com 2008
No Strings Attached (12", Smplr)   Dom & Roland Productions 2009
Twelvses (File, MP3, 320)   AmonTobin.com 2009
Remixes:
Anger / Grief (Maxi) ◄ (4 versions) Grief (Amon Tobin Remix) Ninja Tune 1998
Nepalese Bliss (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) Nepalese Bliss (Amon T... Ninja Tune 1998
Polyesterday (Maxi, Single) ◄ (3 versions) Polyesterday (Amon Tob... 4AD ... 1998
Postmodern Platos Remixes (12", Promo) Defect 2: Curiosidade ... Luaka Bop 1998
Discord - Gütninja Remixes (CD, Album) Grief (Amon Tobin Remix) For Life Records 1999
Hip Wagging, Foot Shuffling Remix (12") Hip Wagging, Foot Shuf... Temposphere 1999
Postmodern Platos (CD, Maxi) Curiosidade (Amon Tobi... Luaka Bop 1999
Project Ponga (12", Cle) Pick Up The Pieces Of ... Loosegroove Records 1999
The Remixes (CD) Pick Up the Pieces of ... Loosegroove Records 1999
Revenge Of The Killer Bees (CD) Chicken In The Mind (A... Electric M.E.L.T. 2000
Scuba EP (12") Scuba (Amon Tobin Remix) Fly Casual Recordings 2000
Blow ◄ (2 versions) Cirrhosis of the Heart... Nois-O-Lution ... 2001
Electravedra (CD, Maxi) San Antonio De LA Luna... Virgin France S.A. 2001
Exercises 1997-2001 (CD) Hip Wagging, Foot Shuf... Temposphere 2001
SPEX CD #14 (CD, Comp) Cirrhosis Of The Heart... Spex Magazine 2001
Hot Milik EP (EP, Single) ◄ (3 versions) Coca Sun (Bhangratroni... Melodic 2004
The Getaway Black Monday (CD, Comp) Black Monday Theme Rem... Ninja Tune 2004
Ra Re Elements (CD, Promo) Aksak (Amon Tobin Remix) 5 Points Records 2009
Production:
On The Track (12")   NINEBARecords 1996
Pure Abstrakt - Adventures In Dub (CD, Comp) Ol' Bunkhouse Shadow Records 1998
Tanto Tempo (2xLP) Samba da Bencao Ziriguiboom 2000
Xen Cuts (Box + 3xCD, Comp, Sli) Saboteur (Roots Manuva... Ninja Tune 2000
Undercover Cuts 25 (CD, Enh, Promo) Lighthouse Undercover Mag 2005
Peeping Tom (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Don't Even Trip Anticon 2006
Bad Girl (7", Ltd)   Ninja Tune 2008
Instrumentals (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Big Dada Recordings ... 2009
That Girl (CD, Single, Promo)   Big Dada Recordings 2009
Mix:
Close To Paradise (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Mr. Tom, Man Under The... Secret City Records ... 2006
Infamous: Original Soundtrack From The Video Game (20xFile, MP3)   Sony Computer Entertainment America 2009
inFamous Official Sountrack (CD, Album)   Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. 2009
Appears On:
Curfew EP (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   NINEBARecords 1995
ColdKrushCuts - Coldcut & DJ Food Fight (CD, Comp, Mixed) Creatures Toy's Factory 1996
Adventures In Foam (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Shadow Records ... 1997
Lo Recordings Vol. 4: Further Mutations (CD, Comp) Clockwork Lo Recordings 1998
Ninja Cuts: Funkungfusion (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Sordid, Melody Infring... Ninja Tune ... 1998
Pure Abstrakt - Adventures In Dub (CD, Comp) Ol' Bunkhouse Shadow Records 1998
Hôtel Costes Etage 3 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Apollo (Adam Goldstone... Wagram 2000
Intersections (CD) Piranha Breaks Haute Couture 2000
Music First (3xCD, Comp, Promo) 4 Ton Mantis (Radio Edit) PIAS France 2000
New Voices Vol. 36 (CD, Comp, Car) Get Your Snack On Rolling Stone (Germany) 2000
Tanto Tempo (Album) ◄ (5 versions) Samba Da Benção Ziriguiboom ... 2000
Trax Sampler 031 (CD, Smplr, Comp, Promo) Marine Machines Trax Sampler 2000
Blow (CD) Cirrhosis Of The Heart Nois-O-Lution 2001
Tanto Tempo Remixes (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Samba Da Benção (4 H... Warner Jazz & World France ... 2001
One Offs... Remixes & B Sides (CD, Comp) Four Ton Mantis (Bonob... Tru Thoughts 2002
Maybe Logic: The Lives And Ideas Of Robert Anton Wilson (DVD)   deepleaf productions 2003
Visual Niches 2 - Extraordinary Music Videos (DVD-V, NTSC) 4 Ton Mantis E:Motion 2003
ZEN CD - A Retrospective (2xCD, Comp) Get Your Snack On, Sor... Ninja Tune 2004
All Up In Your Mind ◄ (2 versions) Six-Speed Solipsism Bully Records 2005
Trax Sampler 081 (CD, Smplr, Car) El Cargo Trax Sampler 2005
Peeping Tom (Album) ◄ (6 versions) Don't Even Trip Ipecac Recordings ... 2006
Back To Mine (CD, Comp, Mixed) Reanimator DMC Publishing 2007
CD Side 39 (CD, Smplr) Esthers D-Side 2007
Hôtel Costes - 1999-2007 - The Anniversary Boxset (10xCD, Comp, Ltd + Box, Gol) Apollo (Adam Goldstone... Wagram 2007
Instrumentals (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Big Dada Recordings ... 2009
No Strings Attached (CD, Album) Sylo Dom & Roland Productions 2009
That Girl (12", Ltd)   Big Dada Recordings 2009
Two Fingers (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Big Dada Recordings ... 2009
Watching You (12") "Watching You" Two Fi... Sugarcane Recordings 2009
What You Know (12", Single)   Big Dada Recordings 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Cold Krush Cuts (Comp, Album) ◄ (6 versions) Creatures Ninja Tune ... 1996
I'm Sorry But This Just Isn't Music... (CD, Promo) Soluble Ducks Ninja Tune 1997
MachinoGodzilla 14 Zamach Na Owce (CD, Promo) One Day In My Garden Machina 1997
Mind The Gap Volume 14 (CD) Easy Muffin Gonzo Circus 1997
Vital Distribution At London Music Week (CD, Comp, Promo) Chomp Samba Vital Distribution 1997
Bluffer's Guide 2: Fakin' It Thru The Fall (CD, Smplr, Promo) Bridge Ninja Tune 1998
CMJ New Music Volume 59 July 1998 (CD, Comp, Promo) Bridge College Music Journal 1998
Funkungfusion (12") Sordid Ninja Tune 1998
La FNAC Présente Ninja Tune Sampler (CD, Promo, Smplr) Stoney Street Fnac Music 1998
Mind The Gap Volume 20 (CD, Comp) Bridge Gonzo Circus 1998
Ninja Cuts - Funkflexology (CD) Stoney Street Subsolo 1998
Ninja Cuts: Funkungfusion (Comp) ◄ (5 versions) Sordid, Melody Infring... Ninja Tune ... 1998
Plastik Kolexion Vol. 2 ◄ (2 versions) Bridge Pomaton EMI 1998
The Bluffer's Guide (CD, Promo) Stoney Street Ninja Tune 1998
10 Days Of Techno The 2nd Soundtrack (2xCD) Chomp Samba Play It Again Sam [PIAS] 1999
Ninja Tune Atunes, Electronica Y Rockdelux (CD, Mixed, Promo) Slowly Sinedín Music 1999
Transatlantik Lounging (CD) Bridge Life Enhancing Audio 1999
Caipiríssima: Batucada Eletrônica (CD) Sub Tropic Caipirinha Productions 2000
Chill Out 2000 Vol. 3 - Early Dawn (3xCD) Sordid Cartel 2000
For Films - Selected Works For Moving Pictures: Edit. 5 (CD, Comp) Natureland Freibank Music Publishing 2000
Ground Zero ◄ (2 versions) Easy Muffin Shakti Records 2000
Intersections (CD) Piranha Breaks Haute Couture 2000
Mind The Gap Volume 31 (CD) Get Your Snack On Gonzo Circus 2000
Music First (3xCD, Comp, Promo) 4 Ton Mantis (Radio Edit) PIAS France 2000
Music With Attitude Volume 13 (CD, Comp, Promo) Rhino Jockey Rock Sound 2000
New Voices Vol. 36 (CD, Comp, Car) Get Your Snack On Rolling Stone (Germany) 2000
Ninja Sampler Phase 1 (CD, Smplr, Promo) Slowly Ninja Tune 2000
Ninja Tune Xen: Celebration At Atrecordings.com (CD) Four Ton Mantis atrecordings.com 2000
Selected Cutz From The SEGA Extreme Sports Soundtrack (CD, Comp) Sordid DCM Magazine 2000
The Art Of Zen Relaxation Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Easy Muffin Creative Vibes 2000
The Art Of Zen Relaxation Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Nova Creative Vibes 2000
The Big Chill: Enchanted 02 (2xCD) Slowly Big Chill Recordings 2000
Trax Sampler 031 (CD, Smplr, Comp, Promo) Marine Machines Trax Sampler 2000
Xen Cuts (Comp) ◄ (7 versions) Saboteur (Roots Manuva... Ninja Tune 2000
Xen Cuts (Missed, Flipped & Skipped) (2xLP) Bad Sex Ninja Tune 2000
Xen Rare Cuts (CD, Promo, Comp) Bad Sex Ninja Tune 2000
Chillout In Ibiza 3 (2xCD) Slowly Smart Records 2001
Musikexpress 54 - Ninja Tune (CD, Comp, Promo, Car) Nova Musikexpress 2001
Private Lounge (2xCD, Comp) Keepin' It Steel (The ... Apricot Records 2001
The Art Of Zen Relaxation Volume 3 (CD) Slowly Creative Vibes 2001
Under The Influence (CD, Mixed, Comp) Get Your Snack On (Exc... Six Degrees Records 2001
A Smooth Transition 2 - From Trip Hop To Nu Jazz (2xCD) Nova Ayia Napa 2002
BBC Collective Ninja Special (CD, Promo, Mixed) Triple Science (Fink E... Ninja Tune 2002
It Sounds Different - So Classic (CD) Marine Machines Different 2002
Ninja Tune Fall 2002 Sampler (CD, Smplr, Promo) Proper Hoodidge, Verba... Ninja Tune 2002
One Offs... Remixes & B Sides (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Four Ton Mantis (Bonob... Tru Thoughts 2002
Playground Propaganda CD #2 / 2002 (CDr, Smplr, Promo) Verbal Playground Music Scandinavia 2002
Style: Winter Lounge (CD) Keepin 'it Steel (The ... Electric Lounge 2002
The Wire Tapper 9 (2xCD) El Wraith Wire Magazine 2002
Trax Hors Série #5 : Ninja Tune (CD, Comp, Car) Verbal Trax Sampler 2002
Trax Sampler 056 (CD, Smplr, Car) Proper Hoodidge Trax Sampler 2002
Zentertainment 2002 (CD, Enh, Comp, Car) Verbal Ninja Tune 2002
AE Master Mix (CD, Enh) Verbal American Eagle Outfitters 2003
Astro Bar (CD) Bridge Water Music Records 2003
Bluffer's Guide Volume Five Spring 2003 (CD, Promo, Comp, Mixed) Verbal (Prefuse 73 Dip... Ninja Tune 2003
Ninja Tune 2003 Licensing Sampler (CD, Smplr, Promo) Back From Space Ninja Tune 2003
Remote Issue Two (DVD-V, Comp) Verbal Remote (2) 2003
The Last Minute Soundtrack (CD) The Last Minute Palm Pictures 2003
Trax Sampler 060 (CD, Smplr, Car) Sirens Trax Sampler 2003
Visual Niches 2 - Extraordinary Music Videos (DVD-V, NTSC) 4 Ton Mantis E:Motion 2003
Zen LP: A Retrospective (3xLP) Get Your Snack On, Sordid Ninja Tune 2003
Lastebil (Debris From A Fragmented Culture Volume 1) (CDr, Comp, Mixed) Verbal (Accapella) Not On Label (Jakobsen) 2004
Ninja Tune Game Reel Sampler (CD, Smplr, Promo) Sordid, Verbal (Instru... Ninja Tune 2004
The Marcia Blaine School For Girls - School Disco Volume 2 (CDr, Mixed) Cougar Merkin Metal-On-Metal 2004
ZEN CD - A Retrospective (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Get Your Snack On, Sor... Ninja Tune ... 2004
ZEN TV DVD - Video Retrospective ◄ (4 versions) Verbal, 4 Ton Mantis Ninja Tune 2004
Bluffers Guide Volume 6: 2005 Sizzling Summer Sampler (2xCD, Promo, Comp) Lighthouse Ninja Tune, Ninja Tune 2005
Lo Editions Present Ninja Tune (2xCD, Pro) Feeling Satin Lo Editions, Lo Editions 2005
Ninja Tune. Big Dada. 2005 Cruel Summer Licensing Sampler (CD) Ruthless Ninja Tune 2005
Solid Steel Presents Bonobo: It Came From The Sea ◄ (3 versions) Easy Muffin Ninja Tune 2005
Trax Sampler 081 (CD, Smplr, Car) El Cargo Trax Sampler 2005
Trax#15 (CD) The Lighthouse Trax (Magazine) 2005
Undercover Cuts 25 (CD, Enh, Promo) Lighthouse Undercover Mag 2005
Vital Music (CD, Comp, Promo) Lighthouse Vital Sales & Marketing 2005
XFM The Rinse (CDr, Mixed, Promo) Ruthless, White Label,... Ninja Tune 2005
Trip Hop Anthology (4xCD) Untitled Wagram 2006
A Snapshot From Domino 2007 (CD, Promo) Kitchen Sink Wire Magazine 2007
BEAT No. 39 (CD, Comp) Esther's BEATmagazine 2007
Back To Mine (CD, Comp, Mixed) Reanimator DMC Publishing 2007
CD Side 39 (CD, Smplr) Esthers D-Side 2007
For Films Edit. 12 (2xCD, Comp) Bloodstone, Easy Muffin Freibank Music Publishing 2007
Ninja Tune Licensing Sampler Summer 2007 (CD, Comp, Smplr, Promo) Always Ninja Tune 2007
Scion CD Sampler V.18 - Ninja Tune Mix (CD, Mixed, Smplr, Promo) Four Ton Mantis Scion Audio/Visual 2007
Shepherds Know How To Have The Best Wool (File, MP3, Mixed, 192) Foley Room Ante-Rasa 2007
Technical Flowers (CDr, Mixed, Ltd) Like Regular Chickens ... zen .v. phi 2007
This Year I Have Mostly Been Listening To (CDr, Comp, Promo) Bloodstone Ninja Tune 2007
Trax Sampler 104 (CD, Smplr, Car) At The End Of The Day Trax Sampler 2007
Want2Bsquare CD Sampler (CD, Promo) Four Ton Mantis Scion Audio/Visual 2007
21 - Music From The Motion Picture (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Always Columbia ... 2008
Night Trip (File, MP3, Mixed, 192) One Small Step, Four T... The New Worck 2008
You Don't Know Ninja Cuts DJ Food's 1000 Mask Mix (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Bloodstone Ninja Tune 2008
You Don't Know: Ninja Cuts (Comp, Album) ◄ (2 versions) Bloodstone Ninja Tune 2008
All Weekend Contrasts (File, MP3, Mixed, 192) Delpher, Verbal (Instr... The New Worck 2009
Coldcut Select Ninja Tune Instrumentals (2xCD, Comp, Promo, Smplr) Verbal (Instrumental) Ninja Tune Licensing Sampler 2009
Fresh Flesh Mixtapes Vol 3 VS Special Diyei Sens Vol 3 (2009 Saturated Edition) (File, MP3) Four Ton Mantis Not On Label 2009
Infamous: Original Soundtrack From The Video Game (20xFile, MP3) Rabble Rouser, Stamton... Sony Computer Entertainment America 2009
inFamous Official Sountrack (CD, Album) Rabble Rouser, Stamton... Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. 2009
Silly Symphonies - New Directions Vol.2 (CD, Mixed) Sordid Essential Dance Music  
Sumosonic 35 (CD, Comp, Promo, Lon) El Cargo heavy.com  
Unofficial Releases:
Hekla's Selection (CDr) Creatures, Tabukula Be... Reckankreuzungsklankewerkzeuge 1998
My Favorite Games 5 (CD, Comp, Mixed, Unofficial) Sordid Not On Label (DJ Smile) 2001
Squarepusher Vs. (12") SQ. Vs. Amon Tobin Rock Bottom Records 2005
Diurne (CDr, Mixed, Ltd) Horsefish Not On Label 2008
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Review by 73Juggernaut Sep 25, 2009
I don't know much about Amon Tobin, hell only have 3 of his albums, but I know this much about Amon Tobin. He is out there on his own, doing his own thing and I used to think that the "cutting edge" in electronic music had long been gone and passed, but everytime I hear a tune or a sound that has passed through this man's hands, all hear is the "cutting edge".
The "cutting edge" in terms of how musicians produce music in this day age might be over, but it definitely still exists in Amon Tobin's head.
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Review by chunksupreme Jan 28, 2004
Amon Tobin is one of the most amazing artists i've ever heard. Tobin interweaves samples in a dramatic and mindboggling manner (see Marine Machines, or just about any track from 'Out, From Out Where'), his skill is unparallelled. After listening to one of his later albums (OFOW, or Supermodified.. the earlier albums are brilliant but mainly drum 'n' bass) you'll be convinced Tobin has created an entirely new genre, the drum 'n' bass /industrial influence is heavy but there is simply no one genre out there that can define his work ...in short Tobin is groundbreaking.
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Review by nanonash Dec 16, 2003
I saw Amon Tobin Live , and that was the best night I've ever been to. Amon was very good in that he would put some slower tunes so that you could relax (and collect yourself), then he would put on a tune that would just tear the place to bits!
It was a blend of Insanely fast and complex drum'n'bass, hardcore, heavy metal, ambient, dub.. you name it.
Therefore one of the most varied and interesting set I've listened to.

Also , I had a chance to talk to the guy, very nice and humble..

Good work man!, we love you.
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Review by the_mentor Mar 14, 2003
Amon is one of the finest producers I think. The way he mixes his samples is unbelievable. My personal favorites are Slowly, Marine Machine, Saboteur, Escape, Nightlife and ofcourse 4 Ton Mantis.
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