In celebration of its 10th anniversary, renowned Iceland-based Australian composer Ben Frost releases a special red vinyl edition of his studio album, ‘A U R O R A’, on Mute. This edition includes alternative artwork and an exclusive download of his blistering 2014 live performance at Berlin’s Berghain. ‘A U R O R A’, which has lost none of its visceral potency in the intervening years, received universal acclaim and featured in Albums Of The Year lists at NPR, Rolling Stone, Clash, Crack, FACT, Stereogum and more. Performed by Frost along with Greg Fox (ex-Liturgy), Shahzad Ismaily and Thor Harris (ex-Swans), and largely written in Eastern DR Congo, the album is wholly absent of guitar, piano, string instruments and natural wooden intimacy, offering a defiantly synthetic world of fiercely shaped sounds and galactic interference, pummelling skins and pure metals. Frost is known for his groundbreaking contributions to composition, production, sound art and direction over the past 15 years. These include soundtracks for film and TV shows such as ‘Fortitude’, ‘Raised by Wolves’ and Netflix series ‘Dark’ and ‘1899’, as well as opera creations including ‘The Wasp Factory’ and ‘The Murder of Halit Yozgat’ (which was performed at London’s Royal Opera House and Hannover’s Staatsoper). In 2024, he released his first studio album in six years, titled ‘Scope Neglect’, an experimental, genre-shifting record forged from Frost’s admiration for metal with the mindful removal of its conventional attributes.

“Best album yet” – Pitchfork (Best New Music)

“Unrelentingly menacing… a 40-minute suite of VHS grinding, wistful Blade Runner synths, howling white noise and broken Detroit techno” – Rolling Stone “Frost’s most fully realised album” – The Quietus

“Rich and rewarding electronic shamanism” – Crack

“The darkest and most powerful recording of his career.” – Resident Advisor