When one needs sound effects for a film, they are recorded in a 'foley room'. This room is full of all kinds of attributes such as a container of gravel to imitate footsteps, two half coconuts to ring a horse at a gallop and two steaks for a fist fight. Sound artist Amon Tobin used this fact to go on a sample hunt armed with a microphone. For example, at Foley Room the sounds of insects, trains,
… robots, leaking kitchen taps, tigers, slamming doors and peas on a drum head can be heard. Musical accompaniment is provided by, among others, the and drummer of . It goes without saying that all of this produces the usual structured chaos that Tobin is known for. The accompanying DVD provides a deeper insight into the history of Foley Room. (AD)more
