Art Department / Drawing Board, The
Album: Drawing Board, The   Collection:General
Artist:Art Department   Added:Apr 2011
Label:Crosstown Rebels  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2011-05-01 Pull Date: 2011-07-03
Week Ending: Jun 26 Jun 19 Jun 12 Jun 5 May 29 May 22 May 15 May 8
Airplays: 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 3

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 23, 2012: Pumping Iron
I C U
4. Jun 25, 2011: Music Casserole
Without You
2. Dec 13, 2011: Panorama Barbeque
I C U
5. Jun 14, 2011: DON - FROM WINSTON... GOOD LUCK!
Much Too Much
3. Oct 11, 2011: Panorama Barbeque
I C U
6. Jun 07, 2011: broken flowers
We Call Love (Feat. Soul Clap & Osunlade)

Album Review
Rasmus Rygaard
Reviewed 2011-05-08
Don’t let go of this CD! Art Department consists of two Canadians, but don’t judge them that quickly. This is one of the best house releases in a long time. Melancholic, warm, rich, hazy, cool productions all around. 11 and 1 utterly amazing, but everything is solid.
FCC: 7 (“shit”) Try: 11, 1, 5, 2, 7 (if in SH!) 6, 3, 10. Hard to go wrong

1) *** 10:26 Long, bouncy intro. Fragile, emotional vocals matched with a quirky synth riff. I absolutely adore this track. Favorite of 2011
2) * 7:25 Fast-paced house with a simple, light synth pattern on top. The percussion is rushing along while the vocals take their time.
3) * 6:58 Seth Troxler lends a hand with the vocals. Starts out static and cyclic, builds up and adds more drive.
4) 8:10 Grainy house, with a lot of random vocal snippets.
5) ** 5:15 Shorter version of one of the best tracks of 2010. Mourning, groaning house, with heavily manipulated vocals. Still stunning.
6) * 6:19 Upbeat house with help from Soul Clap. Soulful vocals and 80s-tinted synths and a neatly syncopated bassline.
7) * 10:01 FCC: A near-incomprehensible ‘shit’. Slow, long, tons of delay. Hazy, slurred, vocals on top of a laid back groove.
8) 2:38 Funky, hiphop-ish drums. Vocals about being ‘in the mood’, simple and fun.
9) 6:16 Haunted, horror movie-sounding. Only week track on the al-bum. Lacks the warmth that the other tracks so perfectly exhibit.
10) * 4:35 The continuation of track 2. Groovy Rhodes keys and a lighter, upbeat mood with a funky feel.
11) *** 7:46 Play this! Melancholic house with hazy vocals. Beautiful, rich texture, and hey, even the lyrics are decent. Utterly amazing.

Track Listing
1. Much Too Much   6. We Call Love (Feat. Soul Clap & Osunlade)
2. Tell Me Why (Part 1)   7. Vampire Nightclub (Feat. Seth Troxler)
3. Living The Life (Feat. Seth Troxler)   8. In The Mood
4. What Does It Sound Like?   9. Roberts Cry
5. Without You   10. Tell Me Why (Part 2)
  11. I C U