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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Desert Online General Trading LLC
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mute is proud to announce The Centre Cannot Hold, the fifth album from acclaimed composer Ben Frost, his first since 2014’s landmark A U R O R A. The album was recorded over ten days by Steve Albini in Chicago. An exercise in limitation and chromatic saturation, The Centre Cannot Hold is an attempt at transcribing a spectrum of glowing ultramarines into sound. It forbids casual engagement, but rather seeks to engulf those who encounter it.
C**R
icy and alien soundscape pods for inter-cranial travel.
The 10th album of experimental ambient electronics from this artist out of Iceland (via Australia) provides icy and alien soundscape pods for inter-cranial travel. The songs are exotic and unusual, but not unfriendly—if you’re open to an expansive and enveloping listening experience. They also have great titles: “A Sharp Blow In Passing”, “Meg Ryan Eyez”, “A Single Hellfire Missile Costs $100,000 USD”, “Healthcare”, and my favorite “All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated”. Gently throbbing auras drift by your ears, leaving a ghostly assortment of shadow-sound trails and exploratory, tentacled audio hugs. “The Centre Cannot Hold” is a beautiful acid-float trip down a hallucinogenic rabbit hole. Recommended for all-in travelers.
J**R
Five Stars
Excellent album, maybe even my favourite of 2017.
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