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22 year old Vincent Frank aka Frankmusik has hit a rich vein of form, working and releasing stacks of new material and making it available for you to download now!
Air France sign UK deal. Album due in September.
Bit of an exclusive here folks. The magnificent Swedish production duo Air France have just inked a deal with our good friends over at Something In Construction.
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