I’ve been utterly blown away by and constantly replaying this album of late since first having my ears massacred by it a few weeks back. Yes, massacred. It’s an experience to behold: layers of rib shattering bass, gorgeously arranged strings and horns, delicate piano and scattered glitched out fuzz.

Finding words to describe the album is not particularly easy: it defies categorisation but sits somewhere in the general realm of modern ambient composition. That being said, it straddles just about every gap – both organic and electronic, beautiful and abrasive, melodic and dissonant.

I first came across the album after hearing “Híbakúsja” late one night on FBi. It was intriguing but radio’s definitely not the medium to listen to this stuff through! Once you hear it a high quality recording an entire panorama of bleak, paranoid soundscapes open up and completely immerse you. It’s terrifying, but simultaneously exhilarating. Sorry about the semi-hyperbolic language, can you tell I enjoy listening to it?

Comparisons? It defies them, but the works do remind me a little of Efterklang in places, particularly the use of horns. Amiina (Sigur Ròs’ string quartet) make an appearance, so some will draw links to that. Frost’s collaborator and co-producer Valgeir Sigurðsson also works with Björk and a host of others, so you there’s plenty of that Icelandic experimentalism happening in the mix.

Whatever the case, give it a shot. It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea but it’s definitely a mind expanding and thoroughly rewarding listen.

Listen to the whole album at Ben Frost’s bandcamp site