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8.5
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8.5 |
The 405
The Ben Frost of ten years ago might not recognize the Ben Frost of now, and his current work might register as completely foreign to him in 2027
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8.2
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8.2 |
Resident Advisor
The 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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8.0
99817
8.0 |
Exclaim
Ben Frost again proves himself to be adept at juggling noise and melody, rhythm and drone, distortion and clarity
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8.0
99818
8.0 |
The Irish Times
A rigorous, beautiful achievement
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8.0
99819
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s often a difficult listen. If you’re looking for ease and comfort there’s a deluge of that available, but there are aren’t many records like The Centre Cannot Hold
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8.0
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8.0 |
All Music
Constantly seems on the verge of collapse, but it never descends into utter chaos
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8.0
99821
8.0 |
PopMatters
By projecting the state of reality into his music, Frost can transcend it and produce a work of art as a result
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7.8
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7.8 |
Earbuddy
Don’t expect any club bangers or chances to dance. It’s just unsettling. If it was the score to a film, it’d likely be a thriller or some sci-fi epic
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7.8
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7.8 |
Pitchfork
Ben Frost unleashes volleys of brutalizing electronic sound as an allegory for the grim state of the world
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7.5
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7.5 |
The Quietus
It’s a daunting listen yet one filled with frustration and anger
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7.0
99815
7.0 |
Crack
His compositions feel like they’re warping into a sonic singularity, and the theme is continued on The Centre Cannot Hold
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7.0
100410
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Doesn’t seem to be a political album in the strict sense of the word. It’s more akin to a journal of the individual’s emotions amidst this state of the world
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
The overall effect is affecting and exhausting, the listener feeling queasy and spent. Print edition only
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