Published
Sat, Dec 24, 2022, 12:00
- Out in March, the LP features close-range recordings of Icelandic volcano Fagradalsfjall.
Ben Frost and Francesco Fabris have made an album featuring field recordings of an erupting volcano.
Out March 10th on Room40, Vakning spans seven tracks that challenge the way we think about sound that exists in our immediate environment.
Lying dormant since the 12th century, Icelandic volcano Fagradalsfjall erupted in 2021. Within hours, Frost and Fabris, who are both based in Reykjavik, were at the scene collecting field recordings. The pair performed a live premiere of Vakning in Milan in November.
A sound artist, composer and musician, Fabris has previously worked with the likes of Swans, Jónsi and Damien Rice. Earlier this month, Frost released his first album in five years, Broken Spectre, which captured the sounds of the Amazon rainforest.
Listen to "Vakning."
Tracklist
01. Harmonic Tremor
02. Vakning
03. Walking Like A Royal Snake Down The Mountain Towards The Sea
04. Magma Fields
05. Öskubrot
06. Gas Warning
07. New Shield Loop
Room40 will release Vakning on March 10th, 2023.
