The Drawing Board

After last year's game-changing 'Record of the Year' anthem (RAlGroove/Mixmag) 'Without You', Art Department release their debut album and it's truly amazing!! Not since Daft Punk's 'Homework' album has a debut dance album been so feverishly awaited. Art Department have gone back to The Drawing Board and rewritten house music for a new generation . The haunting, yet lucid and melancholic house of Art Department (Kenny Glasgow & Jenny White) is reminiscent of early Chicago house through a 21st century paradigm. The music is emotive and beguiling, whilst being something truly original and inspirational. The album features collabora- tions with Osunlade, Seth Troxler and Soul Clap who all contribute to make the album the colouriul tapestry it is. While they visibly pay homage to generational influences, from early Chicago house classics to quintessenti- al hip-hop and Disco, they manage to create a truly unique formula for themselves .