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Frequency was released in January 2006 as a marked departure from the style of music that typified the first 3 Jack Anderton releases. With a specific electronic base, the album explored the electronic side of ambient music as well as introducing beats and loops. The confluence of the two styles is occasionally uneasy, and the album's best tracks are mostly those that choose to be either one or the other. As if to mark the change of direction, the album ditched the 13 track format, sticking with 10 tracks at a reduced running time, and also dispensed with the short opening track, with All I See opening the album at a sizeable 9 minutes, diving headfirst into swooshing pulsy ambient sound with a slightly ethereal vocal. The album is part-experimental, with tracks like Electric Brain and Portly glimpses of future progression rather than fine pieces of work themselves. There is enjoyable if sloppy pop electronic music on the album such as Greenland, The Broadway Melody and Too Early but by far the most impressive track is Trust, a crunchy and twinkling piece that displays prowess. The feel of the album is bright with a more rounded bass and clearer synth and keys. What guitar and vocals there are occasionally feel too tinny, and this is addressed in subsequent work. Overall, there are moments of interest such as the oddly morphing I Should Be Sleeping, and some occasionally stylish mainstream electonic work in between the only partially successful experimental ambient wor
