Out From Out Where
Brazilian-born beatmeister Amon Tobin unleashes another genre-imploding and totally killer album (his fourth) withOut from Out Where. Darker, harder-edged, and less jazzy than its predecessor,Supermodified, the album's mood is actually closest tohis debut.Out Whereis dense and playful in its own ominous horror-soundtrack-with-beats manner, the post-jungle beats lovingly fractured and reconstituted in a way that simultaneously dizzies and makes one's head bob up and down in time. This album reminds the listener that it's possible to be experimental and accessible at the same time. Parts ofOut Wheresound like a late night pow-wow of lounge loversKruder & Dorfmeister, electronic geniusNobukazu Takemura, andDJ Foodthe cut-up kid. And while the lovely yet menacing Asian car chase music of "Searchers" might have you wondering whatever did happen toPhotek, the album truly sounds like nobody else. Each track has actual surprises, and the disc just gets better with repeated plays. Huzzah!--Mike McGonigal