By the Throat (Ben Frost album)

By the Throat
Studio album by Ben Frost
Released November 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)
Genre
Length 46:00
61:30 (w/ bonus tracks)
Label Bedroom Community
Producer Ben Frost
Ben Frost chronology
Theory of Machines
(2007)Theory of Machines2007		 By the Throat
(2009)		 Aurora
(2014)Aurora2014

By the Throat is the second studio album by experimental and drone musician Ben Frost.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
NME8/10[2]
No Ripcord8/10[3]
Pitchfork Media8.4/10[4]
Resident Advisor4/5[5]

Electronic musician Tim Hecker named By the Throat as his favorite album of 2009.[6] Resident Advisor—an online magazine with a focus on electronic music—named By the Throat as the 16th best album of 2009.[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Ben Frost.

No.TitleLength
1."Killshot"6:11
2."The Carpathians"2:57
3."Ó God Protect Me"2:55
4."Híbakúsja"7:25
5."Untitled Transient"0:50
6."Peter Venkman Part I"4:29
7."Peter Venkman Part II"5:05
8."Leo Needs a New Pair of Shoes"7:04
9."Through the Glass of the Roof"1:35
10."Through the Roof of Your Mouth"4:34
11."Through the Mouth of Your Eye"2:48
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Studies for Michael Gira"8:50
13."Theory of Machines (Reprise)"6:40

References

  1. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "By the Throat review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  2. ↑ Turner, Luke. "By the Throat review". NME. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  3. ↑ Rivera, Daniel. "By the Throat review". No Ripcord. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  4. ↑ Currin, Grayson. "By the Throat review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  5. ↑ Mathers, Ian. "By the Throat review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  6. ↑ Hecker, Tim. "2009 IN REVIEW: Tim Hecker On … Ben Frost’s ‘By the Throat’". Self Titled. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  7. ↑ "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2009". Resident Advisor. 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2010-10-20.


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