- Audio CD (July 15 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Best of, Enhanced
- Label: Outside Music
- ASIN: B000094Q33
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #93,426 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Untitled - Kid Koala & Amon Tobin |
| 2. I'll Have The Waldorf Salad - Bonobo & Amon Tobin |
| 3. Hot Korean Moms - P-Love & Amon Tobin |
| 4. Ten Piece Metric Wrench Set - Steinski & Amon Tobin |
| 5. Ownage - Doubleclick & Amon Tobin |
| 6. Verbal (Prefuse 73 Dipped Escalade mix) |
| 7. Verbal (Topo Gigio remix) |
| 8. Verbal (Kid 606 Dancehall Devastation mix) |
| 9. Verbal (Boom Bip remix) |
| 10. Verbal (quicktime video) |
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Another bullseye for Amon Tobin,
By eightpointagenda "Sean" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Remixes/Collaborations (Audio CD)
Amon Tobin has made some staggeringly difficult music in his short but prolific career. Although to some his music is instantly accessable and listenable, but to me Amon Tobin was someone you had to sit down and get to know, learn the quirks of his music, pull it apart then reassemble it to truly apperciate what he was doing(why? because I'm pretenious like that). So it came as quite a shock to find that Collaborations & Remixes is as immediate as it is. I was expecting to learn to love Tobin all over again(not a problem) but right out the gate I was shocked and impressed by the quality of what could have been an experiment gone sour.The CD is split into unequal halves. The first 5 tracks represent the collaborations and the second half, well yeah you got it. The tracks on the collaboration all have that Tobin signature stamp on them but what helps this album is how much life each distinctive artist brings to the table(and a few surprises to boot). Kid Koala opens the album off with a surprisingly moody number that focuses mainly on creating atmosphere instead of virtuouso scratching. Infact, the entire album seems a bit darker and downbeat then his usual batch of stuff. Something of a continuation of the mood that Mighty Micro People left off on on Out From Out Where. From there, each collaborative artist leave their own sound and flavor combined tastfully with Tobin's already masterful production, leaving a fresh breath of air into Tobin's own signature style. From the collaborations come 4 truly distinctive remixes of one of the best songs(and singles) from Out From Out Where. Verbal was already a song made of cut ups but here, name artists like Prefuse 73 and Kid 606 decide to take it for their own spin. Prefuse adds his usual gorgous digital cut up mess while Kid 606 adds a harder, energetic edge to the song. The other two lesser known remixers give it a far more downtemp feel which sort of disrupts the energy that Prefuse and Kid provide but still offer their own unique takes on a great song. Honestly, I could not think of a better place to get started for anyone who wants to approach Amon Tobin's music. Its far easier to get into then the difficult but rewarding Supermodified or Out From Out Where. For its price, you get not only Tobin, but a taste of some of electronic music's front runners as well as some new commers. Certainly one of the most enjoyable releases of last year. Highly recommended.
4.0 out of 5 stars
STILL GROWING ON ME!!!,
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This review is from: Remixes/Collaborations (Audio CD)
I only found it fitting to get this CD being that it beckoned me everytime I would enter the "Dance" section at Borders, and since I have become an Amon Tobin fan. "Hey, $10--what do I have to lose?" So I got "Collaborations and Remixes"... right now, though, I'm feeling somewhat indifferent as to whether I like the material here or not...some of the music like the opening "Untitled", "I'll Have the Waldorf Salad" and the "Verbal" remixes do have Amon Tobin's signature orchestra- meets-cut'n'paste D&B touch, but in comparison to his material on the classic "Bricolage" and "Supermodified", this "remix" CD is "common"! But then what remix CD really grabs you unless it's Herbert's "Secondhand Sounds", but that's a whole nother review. Definitely get "Collaborations and Remixes" if you're fond of Tobin's work and the producers and DJs who have collaborated with him. However, don't expect to be blown away by anything that hasn't been done before.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A truly Deserving 'Collaborations & Remixes' Album....,
By fetish_2000 (U.K.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Remixes/Collaborations (Audio CD)
As befitting as artist, who is one of the 'Intelligent dance music's' most consistently accomplished artists, is a remix/collaborations album of a similarly groundbreaking standard, as with his solo work. "Kid Koala" adds significant weight to the argument with his quirky sample/Scratch aesthetic on "Untitled", proving that music doesn't have to take itself too seriously. "Bonobo" reach into their organically textural bag of tricks and devise a Mediterranean, endlessly breezy sound on the track "I'll have a Waldorf salad", far removed from Amon's Jazz/D'n'B cut & Paste. Both "Prefuse 73" & "Boom Bip" reinterpret Amon's "Verbal" track.....both are tremendous (possibly surpassing the original), with "Prefuse 73" cutting as Glitching things up like a refined 'Aphex Twin'. And "Boom Bip" favours dark, stark, minimal sounds....choosing mood & Atmosphere to push the remix into places the original couldn't even being to think about, with a strong list on contributors & remixers all handing in a consistently fantastic standard of work, there isn't anything on here that I feel is weaker in comparison to any other track, (although people are undoubtedly likely to have their favourite tracks), and as if that wasn't enough, it retails at a mid-price.
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