Ben FrostBest Ben Frost Albums Ranked
7.9
Avg Score
12
Opinions
7
Albums
6
Reviewers
Summary from 12 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Ben Frost's catalog across 7 albums from 12 opinions, with an overall average of 7.9/10. The top-rated Ben Frost album is By the Throat (2022) with a 8.2/10 average from 3 ratings, followed by A U R O R A and Steel Wound. The discography on Wavelength spans 2002 to 2024.
A U R O R A
“The Australia-born, Iceland-based composer returns with his best album yet. Unlike his past work, there are no guitars, piano, or stringed instruments; instead, the 41-minute collection focuses on synthesizers and the heavy percussion of ex-Liturgy drummer and current Guardian Alien leader Greg Fox and Swans’ Thorr Harris.”
By the Throat
“Australia-born, Iceland-based producer creates one of the most menacing-- and rewarding-- ambient records of the past year.”
Steel Wound
“I generally try to leave cover art out of the discussion when it comes to reviewing albums, but every once in a while you just have to do it because it makes sense. In this case, what you see when you look at the packaging for the album is exactly what you get when you listen to it: a limited tonal palette, lots of wide-open space, and a decidedly minimalist approach. It's probably kind of difficu”
The Centre Cannot Hold
“Recording in Chicago with Steve Albini at the controls, Ben Frost unleashes volleys of brutalizing electronic sound as an allegory for the grim state of the world.”
Broken Spectre
“The experimental composer’s accompaniment for Richard Mosse’s film installation transforms the natural sounds of the Amazon rainforest into a harrowing score to environmental disaster.”
Scope Neglect
“The Australian noise musician has long used the guitar as a textural element, but here he puts it front and center, sculpting a claustrophobic landscape out of chugging metal riffs.”
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