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FROST, Ben - Aurora - Vinyl (LP + MP3 download code)
Sold Date:
September 25, 2015
Start Date:
April 9, 2015
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Sales & help: 020 7424 1960 ● ebay@juno.co.uk Shop categories Information Ben FROST Aurora (LP + MP3 download code) Mute
Cat: STUMM 368 . Rel: 26 May 14
Experimental/Electronic
Side 1 - Track 1. FlexSide 1 - Track 2. NolanSide 1 - Track 3. The Teeth Behind The KissesSide 1 - Track 4. SecantSide 1 - Track 5. Diphenyl OxalateSide 2 - Track 1. VenterSide 2 - Track 2. No SorrowingSide 2 - Track 3. Sola FideSide 2 - Track 4. A Single Point Of Blinding Light
Reykjavik-based Ben Frost hasn't released any solo material since 2009's By The Throat and we weren't surprised when the infamous Mute imprint announced that they'd be releasing his next full-length work. Both the label and the artist share a deeply experimental stance, and one which is just impossible to pin down. Very much in this vein, Aurora is a tense and chilling collage of diverse sounds and sinister quasi-melodies, starting from the opener "Flex", which sets the scene for what quickly unravels into an all-out cyclone of sonics. This is certainly an LP which should be digested from start to finish, but there are arguably some stand-out moments throughout. The jittering bric-a-brac of percussion that is "Secant" cannot be overlooked, and neither can the brooding kick-shots of "Venter". The ethnic noise infusions of "Sola Fide" and "A Single Point Of Blinding Light" are also particularly rich in experimental gorgeousness.
