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by whoswho 877 days ago
Amon Tobin might be on here even, who knows.

I don’t want to say I’m disappointed with his output, because I’m not. His creative and artistic self is far beyond what most people are willing to invest and endure of their life force into, and I appreciate knowing a person like him is out there.

I suppose I’m mostly heartbroken that we’ve had a golden decade of some incredible music from this person and he has essentially disappeared into an abyss of soundscaping. I think Foley Room was the transition period and then ISAM really went all out.

Parallels can be made with bands like Autechre, but that’s a different discussion.

I just want Amon Tobin back.

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I went to his Two Fingers show a couple years back, it was mind blowing.
Yup, I couldn't agree more. His music from back in the day is so incredibly unique and nobody has made anything like it before or since. It's impossible to find anything like it. Unfortunately he seems to no longer want to make music like that. If I was a billionaire I'd write him a blank cheque to make more music like his old stuff. But, I'm no musician, maybe he literally can't anymore. I don't know how it works, or how insulting the mere notion would be to him.
The Knife - Raging Lung.