Benedikt Frey's return to Live At Robert Johnson with Reframe arrives amidst a hive of activity for the local talent. He recently debuted on Hivern Discs with Nadia D'Alo as INIT, with a full album promised later this year, whilst he's also penciled in to appear on Lux Rec offshoot MRT. Having debut on LARJ some three years ago with Running in Circles, this four track 12" shows how pleasingly varied his productions have now become.Contrast, for example, the rolling, old skool breakbeats, watery melodies and vocoder vocals of "SH Birds", with the throbbing, EBM-influenced chug of "Mind The Gap". Or, for that matter, the creeping, ghostly late night beauty of "Signals", with the spacious, ultra-deep pulse of closer "Good Night Houston". While there's a constant thread running throughout - a sort of resigned weariness - Frey's ability to change style and rhythmic pattern is the EP's most impressive feature.

Owen Jay (Batti Batti / Gauss ), Haules Baules, Henrik Bergqvist