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Verbal
Electronic · 2002 · 4 tracks

Verbal

Amon Tobin

A high-velocity collision of hyper-edited breakbeats and nocturnal jazz. Dense, mechanical, and vibrating with the nervous energy of a city at 3 AM.

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It sounds like a robot trying to explain a dream through a drum kit made of scrap metal.

A high-tension, mechanical energy that feels like a midnight chase through a digital labyrinth.

Verbal · vs · Amon Tobin
Rap+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into rap than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks
02
Cougar Merkin
6:11
03
The Whole Nine
4:55
04
El Chimi
4:10
05
Verbal (instrumental)
3:56
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the vocal on the title track is sliced into percussive syllables that blur the line between speech and rhythm.
The sudden transition into deep, woody upright bass plucks that ground the chaotic digital textures of Cougar Merkin.
The instrumental version of Verbal revealing the sheer density of the foley-based drum programming once the MC is removed.
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