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We feel like Frank & Tony and Smallville have been on the same musical wave-length since forever. Our musical paths have crossed back and forth over the years and we have always sh ared a lot of the same values- steadily pu~ng out qualitymusic, that stands the test of dme - growing consistently - never stop following ourvery own way - always not-following trends forever.. Frank & Tony is the collaboradve guise of Scissor & Thread co-founders Francis Harrisand Anthony Collins aka Grant. Both have long been staples of the underground withmaterial under their own names and numerous other guises shaping the musicallandscape of House Techno and beyond since the turn of the millennium. Both livedtogether in New York and as Frank & Tony the pair have delivered muldple albumsand many EP’s on their own label, Tokyo’s Mule Musiq and Pacific Rhythm- now theyare warmly welcomed onto the Smallville Records roster with their latest collecdon ofworks.‘Ways Of Mine’ leads on the A-Side and showcases the pairs signature deep hypnodchouse style via sob billowing pads cascading metallic chimes psychedelic spokenword and dreamy dubbed out keys floadng atop a robust bouncy rhythm secdon.Toopen the flip-side dtle-track ‘Aber All’ lays down a subtly blooming chord sequenceshuffled drums and bumpy bass stabs at its core all subtly nuanced while the laUerhalf introduces more dynamic rhythmic elements and intertwined melodic touches.‘Dimension’ then concludes the release diving deeper with saturated ethereal padsand bubbling resonant arpeggio lines alongside heavily swung crisp drums jazzy keysand delayed vocal chants. Show more