BY THE THROAT, by Ben Frost

BY THE THROAT

by Ben Frost

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Ehule One of the best pieces of art I have experienced. Deeply moving. Favorite track: Híbakúsja.

Was Ist Das? Beautiful and brutal, a compelling fusion of electronic and acoustic instruments Favorite track: Killshot.

George Graphy The music on this album makes me feel like in a snowstorm. The album makes a truly oppressive atmosphere. Favorite track: Híbakúsja.

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— STUDIES FOR MICHAEL GIRA
— THEORY OF MACHINES (REPRISE)

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1.	Killshot 06:11
2.	The Carpathians (free) 02:57	download
3.	O God Protect Me 02:55	buy track
4.	Híbakúsja 07:25	buy track
5.	Untitled Transient 00:50	buy track
6.	Peter Venkman Pt.I 04:29	buy track
7.	Peter Venkman Pt.II 05:05	buy track
8.	Leo Needs A New Pair Of Shoes 07:04
9.	Through The Glass Of The Roof 01:35	buy track
10.	Through The Roof Of Your Mouth 04:34	buy track
11.	Through The Mouth of Your Eye 02:48	buy track

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Ben Frost represents one of today’s new breed of composers who conjures an aural broth that inhabits an amorphous cross-section of genres. It's impossible to truly classify where he is coming from musically and to simply label him an experimental electronic musician brings no justice whatsoever. His recent performance at Sonar was heralded by Resident Advisor as being "awe inspiring...the most visceral show of the festival".

The music Ben Frost is about contrast; influenced as much by Classical Minimalism as by Punk Rock and Metal, Frost's throbbing guitar-based textures emerge from nothing and slowly coalesce into huge, forbidding forms that often eschew conventional structures in favor of the inevitable unfoldings of vast mechanical systems.

Three years from the release of his acclaimed Theory of Machines, Frost has returned with his second full-length for Bedroom Community, 'BY THE THROAT'. Where 'Theory of Machines' came sterilized in fluorescent light, 'BY THE THROAT' is blood red and cloaked in shadow.

Produced in Iceland by Ben Frost and Valgeir Sigurðsson, 'BY THE THROAT' also features performances by Amiina, The Arcade Fire's Jeremy Gara, Swedish metal outfit Crowpath and composer Nico Muhly.

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The music of Ben Frost is about contrast; influenced as much by Classical Minimalism as by Punk Rock and Metal, Frost's throbbing guitar-based textures emerge from nothing and slowly coalesce into huge, forbidding forms that often eschew conventional structures in favor of the inevitable unfoldings of vast mechanical systems. ... more

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