Permutation (album)

Permutation
Studio album by Amon Tobin
Released	1 June 1998
Genre	Nu jazz, drum and bass, IDM, breaks
Length	69:51
Label	Ninja Tune
Producer	Amon Tobin
Amon Tobin chronology
Bricolage (1997) Permutation (1998) Supermodified (2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	9.8/10 link
Rolling Stone	9 Jul 98
Sputnikmusic	link

Permutation is the third album by Amon Tobin and the second under his own name. It was released in 1998, just over a year after Bricolage. The album was a success for Tobin and found him playing sold-out shows at the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Knitting Factory in New York and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. He went on to release Supermodified in 2000.

Track listing

1. "Like Regular Chickens" – 5:16
2. "Bridge" – 5:56
3. "Reanimator" – 6:34
4. "Sordid" – 7:11
5. "Nightlife" – 6:29
6. "Escape" – 5:54
7. "Switch" – 3:49
8. "People Like Frank" – 6:04
9. "Sultan Drops" – 5:12
10. "Fast Eddie" – 7:38
11. "Toys" – 5:16
12. "Nova" – 4:42

Notes

• Tobin makes references to David Lynch films a number of times on Permutation. The song "Like Regular Chickens" contains a line of dialogue spoken in Eraserhead, while the title of the song "People Like Frank" is a line of dialogue from Blue Velvet. The song also samples a part of Angelo Badalamenti's score to that film. "Fast Eddie" is probably a reference to Lynch's Lost Highway character Mr. Eddie.
• On the LP edition of the album, "Melody Infringement" is added as a bonus track

External links

• Permutation at the Ninja Tune discography (includes audio clips).
• Permutation at MusicBrainz