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By the Throat

Ben Frost

By the Throat

Latest slice of unnerving electronic experimental noise from the Australian-born, Iceland-based composer

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Bedroom Community
UK Release date
21/10/2009
  1. 8.4 |   Pitchfork

    By the Throat might frighten on the first listen, and it might shock by the 12th. But, somewhere in between, Frost ... might just show you the silver lining of all these fears
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  2. 8.0 |   NME

    A hollow, unforgiving, brutal yet utterly beautiful record, full of deep intricacies that won’t let you go
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  3. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    This is a dense, claustrophobic and for the headphones-wearer frequently painful experience
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  4. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    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
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  5. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Bustling with a vibrant, and quirky charm, it manages to cast a spell that teleports the listener from the comfort of the indoor to a place that isn’t just spooky, but that is outright terrifying
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