Ben Frost‘s 2009 album on Bedroom Community, titled By The Throat, introduced his followers to a growling sound of the unknown. On this self-released original score, commissioned by Erna Ómarsdóttir and Damien Jalet the beast is back. The rhythmic abstraction of distorted pulses and tones is submerged in sub-bass frequencies, industrial drone and the din of singing bowls. The animal that haunted many of my nightmares is heaving, growling and retching in the spasms of dying throes. If I’ve ever used an adjective such as “unnerving” to describe his music, than Frost has surely redefined its meaning once again. This is an agitated, turbulent and wild journey, full of static, discord and noise. At one point the creature sounds human, yet I can’t possibly picture its agonized eyes. Somewhere in the foreground some strings brood over the synthetic insects, while the beast is gasping for air. The soundtrack also features the work of Oren Ambarchi, Borgar Magnason, Nico Muhly and Helgi Hrafn Jónson, but amidst the disturbing palpitations I can not possible picture a performance by Chunky Move Dance Company, which Black Marrow is supposed to accompany on the stage. Beyond the adjectives conveying my distress lies the music that simply makes me feel. And when this self-released seven-piece soundtrack ends, I move on to other recent works by Mr. Frost: FAR and Sleeping Beauty. All three are available digitally directly from Frost’s bandcamp.