2013 repress on 180g vinyl - Farther away from drum'n'bass and closer to breakbeat techno (with a little turntablist mayhem thrown in), Amon Tobin's third album for Ninja Tune breaks out with a devastating opener, "Get Your Snack On." The track turns out to be just one of the highlights on Supermodified, a dense, plunderphonic kaleidoscope of an album with giant, noisy jazz breaks and groovy electronic synthwork. It's got quite a bit of the retro-sounding sampling of Permutation (orchestra strings, jazz combos, groovy psychedelic basslines) along with a wider variety of material, from driving funky-breaks productions ("Four Ton Mantis") and playful cut'n'paste numbers ("Precursor," "Chocolate Lovely"), to darkstep jungle ("Golfer Vrs. Boxer") and surprisingly touching minimalist melancholia ("Slowly," "Deo"). Tobin's again made great strides in his production skills, and the range and greatness of this material serves as proof positive. A1 Get Your Snack On A2 Four Ton Mantis A3 Slowly B1 Marine Machines B2 Golfer Versus Boxer B3 Deo C1 Precursor C2 Saboteur C3 Rhino Jockey D1 Keepin' It Steel (The Anvil Track) D2 Chocolate Lovely D3 Natureland