Composer, producer, and love of my life Ben Frost had us all in a choke-hold with 2009’s By the Throat, but he slowly relaxed his grip and drifted off into collaborative ventures, leaving me surfing OkCupid for a new partner who was into strangling. But as of a recent announcement, I can already feel the neck burns reforming about my vulnerable nape as Mr. Frost will indeed release his first solo follow-up on May 27, entitled A U R O R A!
This will be Frost’s fifth solo record, performed by himself with Greg Fox, Shahzad Ismaily, and Thor Harris of SWANS. Whew, buddy, I can barely breathe, may start hallucinating some auroras right now. Such strong hands, Ben.
The release will also be preceded by a series of live dates, including a London performance at the Village Underground on April 26:
04.26.14 - London, UK - Convergence Festival
05.15.14 - Dublin, Ireland - The Button Factory
05.16.14 - Cork, Ireland - Triskel Arts Centre
05.17.14 - Elsinore, Denmark - CLICK Festival
05.18.14 - Leuven, Belgium - STUK
05.20.14 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Muziekgebouw at Trouw
05.21.14 - Leipzig, Germany - UT Connewitz
05.22.14 - Berlin, Germany - Berghain
05.23.14 - Prague, Czech Republic - MeetFactory
05.24.14 - Zagreb, Croatia - Žedno Uho Festival
05.29.14 - Montreal, QC - MUTEK Festival
06.12.14 - Barcelona, Spain - Sonar Festival
07.11.14 - Keflavík, Iceland - ATP Festival
• Ben Frost: http://ethermachines.com