Name: The Centre Cannot Hold
Brand: Ben Frost

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

lstumm400

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Colour

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

First Pressing on Blue Vinyl with Download.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2017-09-29

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5414939969508

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Ben Frost

Genre GB

Modern Composition

Label GB

Mute

Ben Frost is a composer and producer born in Melbourne, Australia in 1980. Currently based in Reykjavik, Iceland, Frost has established himself as a prominent figure in the music industry. His unique soundscapes have captivated audiences worldwide.

Frost's compositions draw inspiration from various genres, blending elements of ambient, electronic, and experimental music. His work often evokes intense emotions and creates immersive sonic experiences. With a distinct style that pushes boundaries and challenges conventions, Frost has become known for his innovative approach to composition.

Similar artists to *Ben Frost* include Tim Hecker, Deaf Center, Fennesz, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Murcof, Loscil, William Basinski, Rafael Anton Irisarri,
Machinefabriek,Taylor Deupree The Dead Texan alva noto Richard Skelton Lawrence English A Winged Victory for the Sullen Christina Vantzou Celer Pan-American Tomasz Bednarczyk Akira Rabelais

Please note, some Mute issues also carry an EMI logo. This is not a label and EMI should not be added as a label, it instead indicates that Mute was part of the EMI Group.

Founded in 1978 by [a=Daniel Miller], Mute (also known as [l36339]) releases various forms of music, with an emphasis on electronic and experimental pop. In May 2002 the label was acquired by the [l=EMI Group]. In 2010 Miller did an agreement with EMI to handle Mute as an independent label again, licensing the trademark from EMI via his company [l=Mute Artists Ltd.], but EMI kept the rights over Mute's back catalogue. After the EMI Group was dissolved, in 2012 [l206061] acquired [l636]'s back catalogue.

Branch offices exist in Germany ([l168349]) and in North America ([l36296]). 

Mute has spawned many regional and special-interest sublabels, some of which are still active. One offshoot, [l=Parallel Series], even became independent of [l636] Mute also operates Mute Bank Mail Order, which sells the label's merchandise directly to consumers. Mute Bank published two issues of [i]Mute Statement[/i], a softcover book that details the entire discography of the label and includes band profiles and photos of release artwork.

Another label strongly associated with Mute is [l=Toast Hawaii], run by [a=Depeche Mode]'s [a=Andrew Fletcher].

Label code: [b]LC 05834[/b] / [b]LC 5834[/b]

‘[b]P[/b]’, included to the catalog numbers,
generally stand for promo copies.
‘[b]L[/b]’, included to the catalog numbers,
generally stand for limited editions.

Ben Frost releases his fifth studio album, The Centre Cannot Hold, out on Mute. 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. An exercise in limitation and chromatic saturation, The Centre Cannot Hold is an attempt at transcribing a spectrum of glowing ultramarine into sound.

LP - First Pressing on Blue Vinyl with Download.

The Centre Cannot Hold

Music GB