Breaking the Frame is a studio album by English record producer Anthony Child under the pseudonym Surgeon.[1] It was released in 2011 through Dynamic Tension Records.[2]
| Breaking the Frame | ||||
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| Released | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Techno | |||
| Length | 55:33 | |||
| Label | Dynamic Tension | |||
| Producer | Anthony Child | |||
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Background
editBreaking the Frame is Surgeon's first studio album since Body Request (2000).[1] In an interview, he explained that the album "was very influenced by spiritually inspired music by people like Alice Coltrane, Eliane Radigue and Terry Riley, La Monte Young, that kind of thing."[3]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Fact |   [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[5] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.0/5[2] |
Michaelangelo Matos of Resident Advisor commented that "Each of these nine tracks is stark and enormous."[2] He added, "Straight off, they announce themselves, and while each has a good amount of detail that you don't even have to listen very closely to notice, what's striking about them all is that those strong first impressions remain true the entire time each track plays."[2] Tim Finney of Pitchfork stated, "It's typical on an album whose structures throw shadows of bleak, inhuman grandeur: Enormity, rather than velocity, defines the best work on Breaking the Frame, and there's a masochistic pleasure in being made to feel very small as you lose yourself on the dancefloor."[5]
Accolades
edit| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fact | The 50 Best Albums of 2011 | 38
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| PopMatters | The 10 Best Electronic Albums of 2011 | 5
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Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Anthony Child.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dark Matter" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Transparent Radiation" | 6:47 |
| 3. | "Remover of Darkness" | 6:44 |
| 4. | "The Power of Doubt" | 7:45 |
| 5. | "Radiance" | 6:40 |
| 6. | "Presence" | 6:46 |
| 7. | "We Are All Already Here" | 5:41 |
| 8. | "Those Who Do Not" | 7:51 |
| 9. | "Not-Two" | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 55:33 | |
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes.[8]
- Anthony Child – production
- Trudy Creen – artwork, typography
References
edit- ^ a b "Surgeon preps new LP, Breaking The Frame". Resident Advisor. 21 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d Matos, Michaelangelo (6 July 2011). "Surgeon - Breaking the Frame". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ Gibb, Rory (23 April 2013). "An Actor Prepares: An Interview With Surgeon". The Quietus. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ Law, Ruaridh (6 June 2011). "Surgeon: Breaking the Frame". Fact. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ a b Finney, Tim (11 August 2011). "Surgeon: Breaking the Frame". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2011 (page 2 of 5)". Fact. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "The 10 Best Electronic Albums of 2011 (page 2 of 2)". PopMatters. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ Surgeon (2011). Breaking the Frame (CD booklet). Dynamic Tension Records.
External links
edit- Breaking the Frame at Discogs (list of releases)