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Benjamin Golby has recently completed his second album, "A Progress", succeeding 2008's "I Was Sound". "A Progress", is a motley affair, harmonically rampant and structurally unbridled being variously country, orchestral, and hymn. Benjamin is as a member of Split Seconds and sometimes works as a producer with credits including Felicity Groom, The Bank Holidays' majestic "Sail Becomes a Kite", and Split Seconds' debut EP. PRAISE FOR I WAS SOUND Golby creates lush, difficult mini-symphonies that underprop philosophical waxings on the nature of beauty, ageing and regret... There is exciting splendour available... [as] flutes, keys, harmonica, banjo and a heavenly host of voices bounce off and traipse around each other on tracks that recall less-sung pop heroes such as John Cale and Van Dyke Parks. By foregoing structure in favour of theme and evolving it under its own momentum, Golby produces unique packages of tension and release. The weird mix makes I Was Sound a difficult listen,