By the Throat (Ben Frost album)

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

By the Throat is an album by 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. Title Length
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. Title Length
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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