Permutation

Before Tobin went further into abstraction, Permutation found him in a specific sweet spot — complex jazz samples chopped into breakbeat structures that feel like the floor is slightly tilted. 'Reanimator' and 'Like Regular Chickens' have this dense, flickering energy that rewards close listening on headphones. It came out the same year as Bricolage but hasn't been recalled with the same frequency, possibly because it doesn't sit as cleanly in any one category.

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