Damian Lazarus and Kenny Glasgow reconnect on Crosstown Rebels with ‘Where Do We Go?’ The two figures with a longstanding shared history come together for their latest collaboration which features Jonathan Kaspar Remixes on the flip.

The histories of Damian Lazarus, Kenny Glasgow and Crosstown Rebels have been intertwined for well over a decade. Glasgow’s unmistakable voice and production were central to Art Department’s sound as the project emerged through the label under Lazarus’ guidance, and their relationship has continued over the years since. Now, the pair come together under their own names for ‘Where Do We Go?’, a new collaboration that draws from that shared past without attempting to recreate it. There’s a lot simmering beneath the surface. ‘Where Do We Go?’ moves through a restless web of influences, with Kenny’s vocal sitting at its heart as wiry guitar riff s, acid touches and sweeping electronics continuously shift around it. Indie dance traces sit alongside the late-night house sensibility familiar to both artists, but the record never settles neatly into any one space; tension builds, ideas overlap, and the arrangement keeps moving without tipping into excess. For Lazarus, the single marks his return to home turf following the release of ‘Magickal’, an album that once again placed collaboration at the heart of his work, bringing together talents such as Fink, Jem Cooke, JOJO ABOT, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, A-Trak and Mathew Jonson. That instinct for unexpected combinations has run alongside his work at the helm of Crosstown Rebels throughout its history, with his output consistently drawing on a kaleidoscopic musical vocabulary beyond house and techno alone. Meanwhile, Glasgow arrives with an equally individual history. A foundational voice within Art Department and an established solo artist long before the project began, his catalogue stretches back to the early ’90s and across releases for Turbo and No.19 Music. His instantly recognisable vocal style has remained a defining part of his work, and on ‘Where Do We Go?’ it cuts straight through the production, anchoring the track as everything else shifts around it.

Label boss Damian Lazarus calls on Jonathan Kaspar’s safe hands for his interpretation of ‘Where Do We Go?’, his latest collaboration on Crosstown Rebels, alongside Kenny Glasgow. Following up on a rammed summer schedule with performances at Fusion Festival, Fabric, Else Berlin and Woodstock 69 Bloemendaal, and having just delivered his own EP on the label this year with ‘The Reason Why’, Kaspar returns in fine form, offering a version that delves deeper into the originals’ introspective layers, drawing out darker atmospheric tinges. Kaspar’s ‘Where Do We Go?’ rework strips the original back to its core, with dubbed-out textures and a brooding sense of space that give the track a natural nocturnal edge, while eerie melodic details hold simmering tension throughout the mix. The dub version lets the groove and moody atmosphere take centre stage to close things out.