Supermodified is the fourth studio album by Brazilian electronic music producer Amon Tobin. It was released on 16 May 2000 by Ninja Tune.

Tobin's official website defined the title of the album as:

  • modification: the act of modifying, state of being modified; change made in vowel by mutation, graphic representation of this
  • super: on the top (of); over; beyond; besides; in addition; exceeding; going beyond; more

Release

Supermodified was released by the Ninja Tune label on 16 May 2000 in the United States and on 22 May 2000 in the United Kingdom. Two singles were issued from the album: "Slowly" on 1 May 2000 and "Four Ton Mantis" on 4 September 2000. Music videos were produced for both "Slowly" (directed by Ben Rivers and Jeremy Butler) and "Four Ton Mantis" (directed by Floria Sigismondi).

In 2012, Supermodified was awarded a double silver certification by the Independent Music Companies Association, signifying sales of at least 40,000 copies in Europe.

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, Supermodified received an average score of 85 based on eight reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". This is possibly due to sample clearance issues, and includes “Easy Muffin” from Bricolage (1997), and "Four Ton Mantis" from Supermodified.

Track listing

Notes

  • The track order for the LP edition repositions "Chocolate Lovely" between "Keepin' It Steel (The Anvil Track)" and "Natureland".

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

  • Amon Tobin – production
  • Openmind – artwork, design
  • Quadraceptor – beatboxing on "Precursor"
  • She 1 – typography
  • Haig Vartzbedian – recording on "Precursor"
  • Voda – mastering

Charts

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

!scope="col"| Chart (2000)

!scope="col"| Peak<br />position

|-

|}

References

  • Supermodified at official Ninja Tune website (includes audio clips)