By the Throat
Studio album by
Ben Frost
ReleasedOctober 19, 2009 (2009-10-19)
Genre
Length45:53
61:23 (w/ bonus tracks)
LabelBedroom Community
ProducerBen Frost
Ben Frost chronology
Theory of Machines
(2007)		 By the Throat
(2009)		 Aurora
(2014)

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]
Headphone CommutePositive[6]

Electronic musician Tim Hecker named By the Throat as his favorite album of 2009.[7] Resident Advisor—an online magazine with a focus on electronic music—named By the Throat as the 16th best album of 2009.[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ben Frost[9]

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 20 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Turner, Luke (16 October 2009). "By the Throat review". NME. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Rivera, Daniel. "By the Throat review". No Ripcord. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  4. ↑ Currin, Grayson. "By the Throat review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  5. ↑ Mathers, Ian. "By the Throat review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "Ben Frost - By The Throat (Bedroom Community)". headphonecommute.com. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Hecker, Tim. "2009 IN REVIEW: Tim Hecker On … Ben Frost's 'By the Throat'". Self Titled. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2009". Resident Advisor. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "BY THE THROAT, by Ben Frost".


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