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By The Throat - Ben Frost
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82 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

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  • Summary: Classical-minimalist composer Ben Frost makes eerie, ambient-electronic noise in By the Throat.

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  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
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  1. Pitchfork
    84
    By the Throat demands those kinds of complex distinctions, though. Its radiance is a dark one, and its most sinister moments lead to deliberate calm.
  2. No Ripcord
    80
    The result is easily one of the more intriguing and overlooked releases of 2009, and an infinitely disturbing meld of visceral semblance and quiet complexity.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    It's a hollow, unforgiving, brutal yet utterly beautiful record, full of deep intricacies that won't let you go. 'By The Throat' indeed.

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