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Ben Frost, Theory of Machines [Bedroom Community, 2007] PDF Print E-mail
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Written by acidtongue   
Tuesday, 27 November 2007

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It's highly likely that you have inevitably run into Ben Frost's name somewhere in the last few months, as he is getting huge respect at the moment. Alright, Ben Frost is certainly not saving electronic music; but it's hard to deny that the music he makes encompasses huge fields and addresses a good timespan. There is the possibility of hearing Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson in here, but also modern masters such as Mika Vainio, Alva Noto and Max Richter. Blending a handful of genres into a complete whole and thus standing outside conventional genre descriptions, Ben Frost creates very dark atmospheres that will leave you panting doused in sweat.

Style: Experimental, Techno

RIYL: Alva Noto, Robert Henke

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liftmuziek review:
written by asmadeus, December 02, 2007
Like an angry furry armadillo with a cold long needle, the overdriven guitars and beats slowly creep the insides of my legs and leave me panting in cold sweat... Ben Frost, born in 1980 in Melbourne, Australia, and now residing in Reykjavik, is "[...]interested in ugly sounds, cold sounds." The packaged CD contains an impressive 12 page booklet with photos of Ben chained to machines in some obscure medical (musical) laboratory, and a thorough description and musings on each album track. A must, if you want to appreciate experimental noise that is painfully beautiful.
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