John Gomez & Nick The Record - Tangent Edits Vol. 1 [12EP 12" with die-cut sleeve]

Cat. no: MRB12062
Format: 12EP 12" with die-cut  sleeve
Barcode: 5024017006072
Release Date: 11 Oct 2024
Genre: Dance

One of London's most loved underground parties, Tangent, celebrates its 10th birthday this year with a new compilation on Mr Bongo

Its residents, John Gomez and Nick the Record , have curated a selection of prized, rare and dancefoor-ready tracks that have soundtracked the past decade of their parties. Alongside remastered reissues of these original cuts, the CD version of the compilation also houses three incredible edits from Nick, John and Dan Tyler of the Idjut Boys. These were too good not to press onto vinyl, so we've given them the standalone 12"they deserve.

Contextualising their edits Nick states, "Tangent was not only the place for us to play the music we love the most, it also became the testing ground for our edits. It was really helpful being able to see the effect each of these had on a dancefoor before the records were released and many of them also became frm Tangent classics."

Up frst, Nick is joined by Dan Tyler (Idjut Boys), who he runs the edit label Record Mission with, for a furiously feel-good re-edit of Leo Basel's 'Quelle Drole De Vie'. Basing their edit on the 1987 'Special Remix', it does what any great re-work does, dropping the sections from the original that don't quite hit the mark, whilst focussing on the gold in amongst it all. The result is a slice of peak-time, French boogie joy, that will warm even the coldest hearts.

John then joins Dan at the dials for a cosmic revamp of Love Isaacs 'Surprise Surprise'. A serving of '80s electro-funk, dripping in swagger with a highlife tinge. John and Dan extended the grooves for maximum dancefoor power, space echoing it into the stratosphere at all the juiciest points.

Lastly, Nick takes on Rick Asikpo and Afro Fusion 'Let's Get High' from the super sought- after 1980 album, Got To Be Me. Celestial, gospel- infused soul from Nigeria, Nick homes in on the energetic last 2 minutes of the original as the building block of his 12- minute edit . A completely reworked, feverishly paced creation, Nick switches the sections around, saving the slow, soulful segment for a brilliant cosmic breakdown before the track erupts back into its full fow. Synthesised, jazz-funk elation from start to fnish!

Celebrating 10 years of Tangent, John Gomez & Nick the Record join forces with Dan Tyler (Idjut Boys) to serve up three scintillating, dancefoor-ready edits & reworks.

A feel-good boogie re-edit of Leo Basel, a cosmic revamp of Love Isaacs and a slice of synthesised, jazz-funk brilliance from Rick Asikpo and Afro Fusion reworked to perfection.

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