For yea and verily, the fourth episode of the world famous and much trusted Solid Steel mix series is here and this times it comes from the Silent Brazilian, Amon Tobin. After a year and half of performing, tweaking and perfecting his DJ set, Amon found himself in Australia in the final stages of a long but rewarding tour. Every night of this antipodean leg was recorded, and it was decided that this memorable and sweaty night in Melbourne, with Amon under the distracting influences of drugs, alcohol and Ozzy girls, would be the perfect opportunity to add to the Solid Steel series.

But wait! Surely by now you know that a Solid Steel mix demands that the artist go the extra yard and Amon does just that. Of course the custom versions of tracks are included, obviously there's hardly any point where just one track is playing and yes indeed, the exclusive (and brilliant) Introduction is in place. But this time, the really 'future shit' is that instead of having to laboriously cut loads of dub plates to play his special versions Amon was able to create the whole mix using just two pieces of vinyl.

The whole dark and dirty episode was performed using a software and hardware bundle called Final Scratch which, combined with his laptop and a set of decks, means Amon can mix two special time coded records on the turntables in the normal way while in fact triggering music files on his computer. If this sounds a bit techy then just know this - FinalScratch meant that our maestro could play out specially time stretched, tickled, tweaked and generally fucked up tunes he had made on the road in a way that is entirely new and entirely clever...and entirely loud. Check his three-headed Cerberus of 'Proper Hoodidge/4Ton Mantis/Hey Blondie' for evidence. It also means his record box has more room for his crisply ironed pyjamas and special 'Tour' Teddy Bear.

Amon has effortlessly incorporated many of his favourite aspects of drum and bass and .......
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Zdecydowanie największa obok Cinematic Orchestra gwiazda Ninja Tune powraca ze swoim najnowszym albumem!! Tym razem w odsłonie live kultowej serii Solid Steel, materiał zarejestrowano w 2003 roku w Melbourne. Jak zwykle w wypadku tego brazylijczyka mamy do czynienia z najwyższych lotów spojrzeniem na jazzowo – elektroniczną wibrację, która w odsłonie koncertowej daje dodatkowo możliwość obcowania z kapitalnymi umiejętnościami miksowania płyt.
Gorącą atmosferę występu podkreśla dobór materiału wyjściowego. Obok własnych dokonań artysta miksuje m.in. nagrania Dj Fooda, Dizee Rascala czy brawurową wersję „Venus In Furs” Velvet Underground!! Mistrzowska fuzja tego co w muzycznej przeszłości i terażniejszości najważniejsze. Lektura obowiązkowa nie tylko dla rzeszy oddanych fanów talentu Tobina ale także dla tych którzy będą mieli okazję z jego nagraniami zetknąć się po raz pierwszy.

For yea and verily, the fourth episode of the world famous and much trusted Solid Steel mix series is here and this times it comes from the Silent Brazilian, Amon Tobin. After a year and half of performing, tweaking and perfecting his DJ set, Amon found himself in Australia in the final stages of a long but rewarding tour. Every night of this antipodean leg was recorded, and it was decided that this memorable and sweaty night in Melbourne, with Amon under the distracting influences of drugs, alcohol and Ozzy girls, would be the perfect opportunity to add to the Solid Steel series.

But wait! Surely by now you know that a Solid Steel mix demands that the artist go the extra yard and Amon does just that. Of course the custom versions of tracks are included, obviously there's hardly any point where just one track is playing and yes indeed, the exclusive (and brilliant) Introduction is in place. But this time, the really 'future shit' is that instead of having to laboriously cut loads of dub plates to play his spec.......
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