Ben Frost Shares New Track 'Ionia' - The Centre Cannot Hold Is Out 9/29

BEN FROST has shared a new track ahead of the release of his fifth studio album, The Centre Cannot Hold, out on Mute on September 29, 2017. Listen to "Ionia" here. Preorder The Centre Cannot Hold here. The track follows the release of "Threshold Of Faith," and will be available on streaming services beginning September 13. "Ionia" and a remix from JLIN will be available on 12" vinyl September 22. The remix will be available digitally on September 15.

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.

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.

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THE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD TRACKLISTING
1. Threshold Of Faith
2. A Sharp Blow In Passing
3. Trauma Theory
4. A Single Hellfire Missile Costs $100,000
5. Eurydice's Heel
6. Meg Ryan Eyez
7. Ionia
8. Healthcare
9. All That You Love Will Be Eviscerated
10. 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

More dates to be added, follow Ben Frost at the links below for the latest details.

Listen to the Threshold of Faith EP

Watch the "Threshold of Faith" video

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