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4 Ton Mantis
Electronic · 2000 · 5 tracks

4 Ton Mantis

Amon Tobin

Tension. Hyper-edited foley and jazz fragments create a noir-drenched urban landscape that feels both organic and mechanical.

September 4, 2000 · Ninja Tune

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A high-tension, cinematic crawl through a mechanical urban underworld.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
01
4 Ton Mantis (radio edit)
3:43
02
Saboteur (Roots Manuva version)
4:23
03
4 Ton Mantis (Bonobo mix)
4:13
04
Yards
4:32
05
Saboteur (Roots Manuva instrumental version)
4:21
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the percussion in the title track mimics the clicking of a giant insect's mandibles.
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How does 4 Ton Mantis sound next to the rest of Amon Tobin's catalogue?

War Conflict+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into war conflict than the rest of the catalogue.

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