''Foley Room'' is the sixth studio album by Brazilian
electronic music
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producer
Amon Tobin
Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin (born February 7, 1972), known as Amon Tobin (), is a Brazilian electronic musician, composer and producer. He is noted for his unusual methodology in sound design and music production. He has released eight ...
, released on March 5, 2007, through
Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune is an English independent record label based in London. It has a satellite office in Los Angeles. It was founded by Matt Black and Jonathan More (better known as Coldcut) and managed by Peter Quicke and others.
Inspired by a visit ...
. The album was supported by the "Bloodstone" single, which was released digitally on January 9, 2007, and physically on January 21.
Composition
The album was recorded in part at the
Foley effects room at
Ubisoft Montreal
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The studio was founded in April 1997 as part of Ubisoft's growth into worldwide markets, with s ...
. In the past, Tobin had created music through the
sampling of old vinyl records. However, ''Foley Room'' is a marked departure from his traditional technique. Inspired by the Foley rooms where
sound effect
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s are recorded for
films, Tobin decided to record and work with original samples for the record. According to the Ninja Tune website, "Amon and a team of assistants headed out into the streets with high sensitivity microphones and recorded found sounds from tigers roaring to cats eating rats, neighbours singing in the bath to ants eating grass". Tobin also called upon
The Kronos Quartet
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,
Stefan Schneider and
Sarah Pagé to record samples for the record.
Among the many
field recording
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s captured by Tobin for the album include the sounds of wild animals, "roaring motorcycles, grinding chains, the crisp clashing of automated machinery, the delicate tiptoeing of ants, dripping water and clacking train tracks."
Release
The first single, "Bloodstone", was released digitally on January 9, 2007. The song was later released as a physical
CD single
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on January 21 with the album track "Esther's" and unreleased track "Here Comes the Moon Man" also included on the disc. In promotion of the record, Ninja Tune released two
YouTube
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"trailers".
A DVD documentary detailing the album's recording process was also released with the album.
Track listing
Charts
References
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2007 albums
Amon Tobin albums
Ninja Tune albums
Sound collage albums