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we are curious to discover. we don’t know
where this path will lead us.
in fact, we never knew.

~~~

so we open a new chapter.
broken down to heart and bones.
naked and honest.
this is our first self-released album and
it comes with news:

first: all will be fine.

second: it will take time.

third: in this year,
an assemblage of colorful pieces will accompany you.
they will rise in unexpected moments, but eventually
they will find you.

if you support us on bandcamp,
we can write you letters now and then.

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Following the success of their EPs released last year on Scissor and Thread, Frank & Tony return with another outing of deeper than deep house with a three track EP including an expansive collaborative exploration with Comatonse recording artist Will Long. 

The title track, Understanding takes a nod to 90s Chicago deep house with a slow rolling groove set against plush pads and euphoric stabs sure to send dancefloors swirling in the earliest of nights and mornings alike. 

We Begin, a dreamy trip of emotive soundscapes, kicks things up a notch with jazzy undertones but a drive meant for peak times as it unfolds in moods and grooves for ages. 

The EP then culminates with a vast rework of the same track in collaboration with Comatonse artist and DJ Sprinkles collaborator, Will Long, pushing the EP to psychedelic lengths as the essence of what we call a house groove reaches new idiosyncratic heights.  Essential.

We Begin (Frank & Tony And Will Long Wide Open Edit)

Frank & Tony - We Begin (Frank & Tony And Will Long Wide Open Edit)

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Will Long is an American artist. He curates and manages the label Two Acorns, as well as producing music since 2005, in various forms under his own name for Terre Thaemiltz's Comatonse Recordings, and as Celer for his own label and many others. 

Here he joins the perfectly aligned Scissor and Thread label of Francis Harris and Anthony Collins for the Too Much EP. 

"Too Much" is a deep cut from the same grooves as the Long Trax series," says Will Long, "a further entry for the downtrodden, the overwhelmed, and those that think change has come. A midnight meditation of intentional simplicity, strained, and on that night train."

The title track is lush, loose deep jam that combines wistful, warm pads with an insistent groove and choice samples.  

Francis Harris steps up to provide one of his signature reforms, adding a little more percussion and drive to the track, while DJ Aakmael (Greg Stewart) offers up another version that takes the track somehow even deeper, adding some additional instrumentation and raw sounds.

Too Much (DJ Akmael Remix)

Will Long - Too Much (DJ Aakmael R/)

Too Much (Francis Harris Reform)

Will Long - Too Much (Francis Harris Reform)

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fka boursin is a DJ and producer out of Bristol, UK. 
Previously known as DJ Boursin, he is recognized for his deep, ambient-infused house music that explores political dimensions of clubs and identity politics.

Welcomed into the Scissor & Thread fold, fka boursin shares two cuts of deep and introspective electronic music. 

The original Listless Intertext is a hazy trip through ambient soundscapes, shuffling rhythms and half-caught conversations, drifting across a 12 minute run time that slowly evolves and shifts with time.  

"Listless Intertext is a track centred around the "failed" employment of cheap vocoder software that attempted to process explicit words and phrases across 11 minutes." says fka boursin. "Instead, the vocoder output made any words indecipherable and I was left with thematic vagueness. The final text of the track is simply a submission to its own limitations with some french thrown in."

When label bosses Frank & Tony step up for their Housebeat Dub, they keep the essential mood but introduce a thick, fat groove that works just as well in conveying the mood. 

"Our remix is a strictly dancefloor approach," says Frank, "an extended psychedelic beat rework perfect for late night, early morning vibes".


Listless Intertext (Frank & Tony's Housebeat Dub)

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Dusk

Up next on Brooklyn’s Scissor & Thread is the latest EP from @Snad, aka Shyam Anand (also known as Spandrel), the Berlin-based artist whose discography already spans labels like Smallville, Minibar, 20:20 Vision, Phonica AM, TerraFirm, Running Back, Cabinet, Kimochi and Dungeon Meat with remixes for names including Seafoam and Chez Damier. 

A trusted selector and producer in the underground, Snad has steadily built a reputation for deeply considered productions that balance classic inspiration with his own forward-thinking edge.

The AM Yard EP opens with its title track, a warm, hazy cut rooted in the kind of bassline architecture that recalls Chez n Trent’s Morning Factory but reshaped with Snad’s signature dreamlike touch. 

Anticip8 fanchors the release with a more direct energy, rolling, insistent and focused on the floor, balancing stripped-down drive of dusty samples wrung through his digitakt with just enough harmonic flourish to pull the listener inward. 

On the flip, The Pursuit follows in a slightly different mode, drawing on experimental vocoder techniques and filtered percussion creating a hypnotic push-and-pull that feels as intricate as it is understated.

Rounding things out, label heads Francis Harris and Anthony Collins, under their Frank & Tony alias, reimagine The Pursuit with their Housebeat Remix, extending its atmospherics into an even deeper headspace that glides effortlessly into late-night territory.

AM Yard

Snad: The Pursuit (Frank & Tony’s Housebeat RM)

The Pursuit (Frank & Tony´s Housebeat Remix) [Snippet]

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Mantra (Extended Mix) — Premiere.
Out October 31st on 528.
Deep. Cosmic. Dance.”

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Premiere: Dudz - Mantra (Extended Mix) [528 Hz]

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Premiere: SAAND - Fiddler (Tigerskin & Till Von Sein Remix)

Influence and impression of thick mist and salty air. Hamburg‘s BL Brixton presents three tracks that unfold to unforeseen depth and structure.
"Closed Eyes Tourist" is uniform and contrast alike with soft drums on concrete walls and comforting keys between sharp hats. A recollection of steady grooves and hypnotizing patterns like ancient impacts on modern reflections.

Pre-order : https://lautundlui.se/bl-brixton-closed-eyes-tourist/

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Closed Eyes Tourist

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PREMIERE: BL Brixton - Closed Eyes Reading [Laut & Luise]

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Right on time for the start of the new decade, we are happy to present you our new down.tape. This time 17 different artists take you on a journey through different worlds and styles of downtempo music. We want to say thank you to the artists for making this possible.
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It is very suitable for chilling under palm trees, climbing mountains, lying in the sun, or driving on an endless highway towards the sunrise.
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We hope you enjoy this compilation as much as we do. Stay tuned for our upcoming releases.

Artwork by Killian Van de Water
Mastering by Tillman

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