A U R O R A
by Ben Frost
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: May 27, 2014
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 33
  3. Negative: 3 out of 33
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this album

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. thingsareworse
    May 27, 2014
    9
    Maybe not quite as oppressive as By The Throat, but still an incredible experience of distortion filled experimenting. If anything the only real downfall of this album is the slight lack of cohesion as compared to Ben Frost's earlier works, but it's still a must listen for anyone looking into dark ambient or experimental music, and a welcome addition for previous Ben Frost fans.

Awards & Rankings

35
#35 Best Album of 2014

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. NOW Magazine
    Oct 23, 2014
    80
    Influenced by both the horrors of war and the looming threat of a nearby active volcano, A U R O R A is every bit as terrifying and brutal as those inspirations suggest, but also oddly hypnotic and contemplative.
    Read full review
  2. cokemachineglow
    Jul 22, 2014
    90
    There’s nothing knee-jerk about it; just the inexorable sounds of ideas beautiful and terrible unfurling. It’s a careful, masterful record.
    Read full review
  3. The Wire
    Jul 17, 2014
    80
    Frost's most fully realised work to date. [May 2014, p.62]
See all critic reviews »