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Album Review: Ben Frost - V A R I A N T

Andrew McDonald
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The release begs the question of how necessary it really is.

Ben Frost’s A U R O R A is one of 2014’s finest releases, and as an electronic-driven record, it was inevitably going to receive the remix appropriation. This EP, comprised of three remixes of one song and a remix each of two others, is a fine collection of experimental noise, and all mixes actually do veer nicely away from the originally composed pieces, with HTRK’s minimalist Venter remix a real highlight. Yet as technically good as these pieces are, the release begs the question of how necessary it really is.