Ben Frost has shared a new track ahead of the release of his fifth studio album, ‘The Centre Cannot Hold,’ which will be out via Mute on September 29, 2017. Take a listen to Ionia via YouTube below.
The track follows the release of Threshold Of Faith, and is available on streaming services now. Ionia and a remix from JLIN will be available via 12 vinyl September 22. The remix will be available digitally today.
‘The Centre Cannot Hold’ was recorded over ten days by Steve Albini in Chicago. The music exists not in space, but in a space; it is a document of an event, of a room, and of the composer within it. It is music that is not fully controlled and appears to be anxiously, often violently competing against its creator.
In collaborating with Albini, Frost chooses a new immediacy and raw directness. As an artist whose command of sound design lies at the heart of his practice, by placing himself primarily in the role of live performer and handing the studio recording process over to Albini, Frost continues pursuit of Theseus paradox; the question of whether a ship restored by replacing every single part remains the same ship.
Watch the video for Threshold Of Faith, the opening cut from the new album. This video is a new collaboration shot in the winter of 2016 in Reykjavík, Iceland with conceptual documentary photographer Richard Mosse and cinematographer Trevor Tweeten.
You can grab the pre-order of ‘The Centre Cannot Hold’ here.
Ben Frost embarks on a tour in autumn starting on September 25 in Essen, Germany, with a London date at the Electric Brixton on October 5. Full details below.
‘The Centre Cannot Hold’ track listing
- Threshold Of Faith
- A Sharp Blow In Passing
- Trauma Theory
- A Single Hellfire Missile Costs $100,000
- Eurydices Heel
- Meg Ryan Eyez
- Ionia
- Healthcare
- All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated
- Entropy In Blue
Ben Frost European live dates
September 25 – Essen, Germany – Maschinenhaus / Zeche Carl
September 29 – Brussels, Belgium – Bozar
October 4 – Paris, France – Le Trianon Biennale Nemo Paris
October 5 – London, England – Electric Brixton
October 6 – Berlin, Germany – Funkhaus
October 8 – Madrid, Spain – La Riviera
October 18 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Amsterdam Dance Event, Muziekgebouw
October 21 – Prague, Czech Republic – Lunchmeat Festival
November 3 – Turin, Italy – Club2Club Festival
November 11 – Utrecht, Netherlands – Le Guess Who Festival
