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A U R O R A

A U R O R A

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We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. This isn’t a song for shit speakers or a “cursory” listen – the sonic equivalent of the third of panel of Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights, it is a seismic cornerstone of A U R O R A and a crushing purge that remarkably distils the excessive character of the record.

Read more about the condition New: An item that is still in its original shrink wrap from the manufacturer and the original manufacturer’s seal (if applicable) has not been removed. Some tiny lack of a consistent theme and generally repetitious sonic structures of rise and rise and fall in each piece just made it seem slightly stale, and it felt more like a collection of a few very excellent singles rather than a complete record, but when this does come together and really strike out it’s absolutely incredible, future nostalgia done without being gauzy and soppy. Unlike his past work, there are no guitars, piano, or stringed instruments; instead, the 41-minute collection focuses on synthesizers and the heavy percussion of ex-Liturgy drummer and current Guardian Alien leader Greg Fox and Swans’ Thorr Harris. Starved of all the adornments of it's predecessor; wholly absent of guitar, of piano, of string instruments and natural wooden intimacy, 'A U R O R A' offers a defiant new world of fiercely synthetic shapes and galactic interference, pummelling skins and pure metals.

This album is more vibrant than its cover suggests, existing more in the prismatic ice crystals refracting light in that mist. Pre-release single “Venter” relishes the fresh darkness with its simplistic, percussion driven beginnings, these creatures of the night given free reign for a vast majority of the piece slowly gearing up with mob-like mentality towards the explosive and destructive finalé as the pent up energy is spun out in rather anticlimactic waves of devolving, aggressive cymbals and empowered synth lines. Many, such as ‘Nolan’, with its colossal rave synths and blistering distortion, have an epic, widescreen feel, which Frost offsets with intricate detail and quiet, ominous passages. Pitchfork may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.

Collaborators Greg Fox, Shahzad Isamily and Thor Harris (of Swans fame) reinforce A U R O R A's computer sheen with real sweat and blood. He makes it so strong that you need to put ice and baking soda into a tincture just so you can take it all in one sitting without throwing up. More allusions to luminosity and dance clubs continue in the strobing chemiluminescence of “Diphenyl Oxalate”, named after the material within glowsticks, and at just 1:31 it lives up to its name. Visit our Creative Zone for our latest video tutorials and sign up to our free newsletter to receive a gorgeous free digital download stamp, our crafty news updates and more!Where Tim Hecker's Virgins (which Frost had a hand in) saw him home in on the power of live instrumentation, A U R O R A does just the opposite. Performed by Ben Frost with Greg Fox, Shahzad Ismaily and Thor Harris and largely written in Eastern DR Congo, 'A U R O R A' aims directly, through it's monolithic construction, at blinding luminescent alchemy; not with benign heavenly beauty but through decimating magnetic force. Used on white or black card you will experience completely different colours and especially dramatic effects on darker surfaces. A U R O R A aims directly, through its monolithic construction, at blinding luminescent alchemy; not with benign heavenly beauty but through decimating magnetic force.

The Teeth Behind the Kisses” is a ghost in the machine, silently lurking and threatening although it’s barely there. A moment of barely restrained panic as the music parts for a brief time before “the cut” happens sees a thin slice of drone stutter into a stellar tumble of breathtaking synth catharsis, a luminous and all consuming tumult of sound but one that only has a short time in the limelight like everything else. Fittingly, it’s this final track, and not the pyrotechnics of 'Venter' or 'Nolan', which sounds most savage: it’s the untamed, unleashed and explosive finale, as Frost unleashes every musical sinew and leaves the speakers quivering. On the other hand, the same thing happens here that happens with a lot of albums that are very abstract: without a lot of context for the music, one can easily get lost or distracted and lose interest in what's going on.Tim Holtz Tonic Studios Two Jays Stamps Vaessen Creative VersaFine VersaMagic VersaMark Wendy Vecchi Make Art Woodware Wow Embossing Powders More brands. With the tone, implacable and steadfast, confidently set on “Flex”, a barrage of sharp frequencies, lacerated melodies and clambering metallic rhythms propel its follow-up, “Nolan”, a six-minute barrage that masterfully marries beauteous sonic disfigurement with unwavering caustic noise. With the fog parting on the horizon and the sun rising urgently in the East, the album splinters into full-blown technicolour on the glitchy introspection of “Sola Fide” and closing, techno-tinged highlight, “A Single Point of Light” – a triumphant ten minutes of intent-drenched transmutation and steady disintegration.



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