Amon Tobin
Sound
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin (born February 7, 1972), known as Amon Tobin, is a Brazilian musician, composer and producer of electronic music. He is described as a virtuoso sound designer and is considered to be one of the most influential electronic music artists in the world. He is noted for his unusual methodology in sound design and music production. He has released seven major studio albums under the London-based Ninja Tune record label. In 2007 he released Foley Room, an album based entirely on the manipulation of field recordings. His latest album, 2011's ISAM, included "female" vocals made from his own processed voice. His music has been used in numerous major motion pictures including The Italian Job and 21. Tobin has created songs for several independent films, including the 2006 Hungarian film Taxidermia, and had his music used in other independent films such as the 2002 Cannes Palme d'Or winner Divine Intervention. A selection of his tracks were featured in the 2005 anime IGPX. In 2005, he created the musical score to Ubisoft's critically acclaimed video game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, as well as Sucker Punch's video game Infamous.
Known For
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
Orphan Black
Set over three generations and beginning with a sexually frustrated orderly during WWII who relieves his tensions in the most outlandish, gross ways. The result of his liaison is a glutton who grows up to be a champion speed eater. He produces a child who becomes obsessed with taxidermy.
Taxidermia
Star Wars is no longer science fiction The prospect of Earth being ruled from space is no longer science-fiction. The dream of the original Dr. Strangelove, Wernher von Braun (from Nazi rocket-scientist to NASA director) has survived every US administration since WW2 and is coming to life. Today the technology exists to weaponize space, a massive American industry thrives, and nations are maneuvering for advantage. PAX AMERICANA tackles this pivotal moment. Are war machines already orbiting Earth? Can treaties keep space weapons-free? Must the World capitulate to one super-cop on the global beat? With startling archival footage and unprecedented access to US Air Force Space Command, this elegant, forceful documentary reveals the state of play through generals, space-policy analysts, politicians, diplomats, peace activists, and hawks.
Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space
South African producer / director JON DAY spent the last 5 years making a documentary about the mysterious rap-rave group, DIE ANTWOORD. Art directed by surrealist photographer, ROGER BALLEN. Narrated by NINJA & ¥O-LANDI'S daughter, 16 JONES.
ZEF - The Story of Die Antwoord
An old woman flies past six floors after jumping from the roof of her apartment block. Six stories on the poor state of humanity, told with humour and rare imagination to the accompaniment of a pulsating soundtrack from Amon Tobin. A woeful burlesque set in the present by one of Europe’s most original contemporary filmmakers.
Free Fall
A super low-budget, drag king, pirate movie shot on miniDV. Pirates capture a naïve Butch and promise him that if he can find the Queen’s stolen treasure, they will be give him his heart’s desire—the seductive femme Claudia. Soon Butch is sailing on treacherous seas, swept away by dangerous desires where tops are bottomed, pirate captains are seduced by tranny sailors and cross-dressing femmes pack a wallop. With the help of the mysterious Easy and the infamous pirate Captain Candy, can Butch find the treasure in time to restore the natural attraction between butch and femme? Decidedly tongue-in-cheek, this clever tale uses a pastiche of pillaged imagery to lead us into the uncharted oceans of dyke desire. A sweetly perverse fable for drag kings, gender-benders and those who adore them. Music by Amon Tobin
Girl King
In a dystopian Russia, a messenger delivers a gift to an old man.
The Gift
Amon Tobin’s ISAM is a large scale live audio/visual experience, designed in conjunction with Blasthaus, VSquared Labs, Vita Motus Design, Leviathan and others. This is the official documentation of the jaw-dropping live show. 1. Intro Sequence 2. Journeyman 3. Piece Of Paper 4. Bed Time Stories (Extended Live Version) 5. Wooden Toy (Extended Live Version) 6. Lost And Found 7. Slowly (2011 Live Rebuild Version) 8. Machine Gun Remix (Noisia, Amon Tobin Remix) 9. Goto 10 10.Surge (Two Fingers Remix) 11. Kitty Cat (Live Version) 12. Dropped From The Sky (Live Version) 13. Night Swim 14. Horsefish (Live Version)
ISAM Live
A behind-the-scenes special included with some pressings of Amon Tobin's 2007 CD Foley Room.