{"product_id":"step-by-step-ep","title":"Step by Step EP","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlain and Stéphane Quême, or Alan Braxe and DJ Falcon, are indisputable architects of the French Touch - the emotive house music conjured from looped samples with an inimitable Gallic flare that emerged from Paris in the mid-90s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, these two originals present their first ever collaboration as Braxe + Falcon in the form of the ‘Step By Step EP’, released on Smugglers Way. The release represents a sublime distillation of their shared musical essence, a revelatory realization and a compelling expansion only conceivable for them at this point in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt opens with ‘Step By Step’, an ecstatic vocal drone with a pleading chord progression of syrupy synthesizer, as if Braxe’s ‘In Love With You’ had been baking on the dashboard for a quarter of a century. The production alone is hypnotic, with the addition of a vocal from noted French Touch fan, Panda Bear. The track transcends anything in the catalogues of all three artists to something completely majestic, resplendent in its glowing, lush simplicity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smugglers Way","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50507174871371,"sku":"1162561","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b80f0c8d-b93b-4b60-a325-58c9ed5e2951_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727840710","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/step-by-step-ep","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}