Art Department sit down after a recent set at Spybar, Chicago, to chat about music, friends, the 70's prog rock group YES, and.. their love of Sweedish House Mafia?

One half of Art Department has some choice words for the Swedish House Mafia member on the subject of his ability to mix without headphones.

The stars of our most recent Machine Love feature proffer a smoky video for "I C U," lifted from their 2011 LP The Drawing Board.

If we combine a legend and a rising star, what could we get? You know, music is not mathematic but in this case the result was pritty obvious. We are talking about Art Department, a newly formed combination, but deeply rooted in the house/techno scene of North America.

The Canadian duo talk to EQ.TV about the musical climate around the time of their breakout hit, "Without You," and their working relationship, cut to footage of their recent performance in Glasgow.

See a slick little highlights package from the last AGWA Yacht Club in Sydney, which featured sets from Art Department and Damian Lazarus.

Ahead of their appearance for them next weekend, Louche chats with the Toronto duo about their breakout single "Without You" and the emerging group of producers emanating from their home city.