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- Summary: The fifth full-length release for the Australian experimental artist was recorded over 10 days with contributions from Steve Albini, Lawrence English, Nico Muhly, Valgeir Sigurðsson, and Skuli Sverrisson.
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- Record Label: Mute
- Genre(s): Electronic, Avant-Garde, Experimental Ambient, Experimental Electronic
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Oct 4, 2017Rather than betting the farm on a couple showstoppers while keeping everything else relatively muted and inconspicuous, Frost pushes himself further and further and creates an incredible experience.
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Nov 6, 2017The Centre Cannot Hold is about flux, about the flow of change through cycles of destruction and serenity. It's a more hopeful record than you might think.
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Sep 28, 2017Ben Frost again proves himself to be adept at juggling noise and melody, rhythm and drone, distortion and clarity on The Centre Cannot Hold, a record that sculpts comfort from chaos and tunnels through darkness back to light.
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Dec 20, 2017There are moments where Frost is clearly the architect and noise tamer, orchestrating becalmed undulations that offer repose, often of lament rather than of hope. ... Yet there are just as many moments when Frost lets his muse fuse with unadorned, unadulterated noise, creating arpeggios of tension that ratchet up steadily, the life raft tipping over, all feeling of equilibrium and control ripping away from the listener and composer both.
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Sep 29, 2017Centre could be categorized as Frost’s first distinctly American record, and it’s a frightening, prophetic portrait that commands undivided attention.
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Nov 16, 2017This is cold, lonely stuff, in other words, high on harsh and gloomy textures, low on solacing gestures.
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The WireOct 11, 2017To run with the cinematic analogies, I'd suggest that Frost is the musical equivalent of Nicolas Winding Refn, all neon lit brutality and state of the art emptiness. [Oct 2017, p.52]
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