''Permutation'' is the third

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by Brazilian

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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 ...

. It was released on 1 June 1998 by

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Composition

The songs "Like Regular Chickens" and "People Like Frank"

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dialogue from, respectively, the

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films ''

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'' (1977) and '' Blue Velvet'' (1986); the latter song also samples portions of

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's score for ''Blue Velvet''.

Release

''Permutation'' was released by the

label on 1 June 1998. Kevin Foakes, credited under the alias Openmind, contributed photography to and designed the album's packaging. "Like Regular Chickens" was issued as a single on 11 May 1998. The immediate period following the release of ''Permutation'' saw Tobin's profile continue to rise, and he played at venues such as the

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, the

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and the

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Track listing

References

External links

''Permutation''
at official

website (includes audio clips) * * {{Authority control 1998 albums Amon Tobin albums Ninja Tune albums