Benton

Kicking off a self-motivated label as a vessel for his up-to-the-minute beats, Benton follows up releases for Box Clever and Black Box with this razor-sharp distillation of old skool rave touches and tight modern production. ''The Callin'' works around a tense break triggered at a teasing angle to keep the groove limber at all times, although unafraid to melt away into blissed out chords at the appropriate juncture. ''Airtight'' rides on a similar rhythmic roll, although the atmospherics spell this one out as an overall darker concern. ''BBS Madness'' lets a little techno bleed into the frame with an even more taut deployment of forthright drum hooks that cross neatly through a multitude of styles in what should make for a prime crossover cut.

• 1 The Callin
• 2 Airtight
• 3 BBS Madness