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“Art Department” is the latest producer to assemble a mix compilation for Fabric which is set to be released just in time for peak season.

Art Department’s story has been one of phenomenal success since the act burst onto the scene five years ago. With a shared musical history in Toronto, the duo of Jonny White & Kenny Glasgow took the world by storm in 2011 with a debut LP on Crosstown Rebels that put them at the centre of underground electronic music. In the intervening years, a seemingly endless worldwide touring schedule, label events, remixes, singles and a follow up album on Jonny White’s No.19 Music have meant that the pair were never out of the spotlight. Now a new chapter begins in the narrative, with Jonny White taking the helm as Kenny Glasgow disembarks to pursue a solo career. To ring the changes Jonny delivers his first solo Art Department offering in the shape of this carefully curated 72 minute mix for fabric’s definitive compilation series.

At a time of momentous and exciting change for Art Department it’s clear that this mix has been incredibly important, bringing into focus the act’s long standing relationship with the club. In Jonny’s own words, ‘fabric – the club and the mix series – are still going strong all these years later because they deliver a real, creativity-driven product, night after night, year after year and because people support them the way that they support us, the artists. They’ve given us a unique platform to work with for so many years and that’s what makes the opportunity to record this mix so special.’

Very difficult to find fault with this complication as Jonny brings Art Department into a new era. The mix contains records old, new and forthcoming to form a seamless fabric 82 mix. Fabric have been spot on with there DJ selection over the past few mix CD’s, promoting modern quality underground sounds.

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