The recent 2LP Tangent collection from dangerously good DJs John Gómez and Nickthe Record dished up nothing short of the finest in "Cameroonian hip-house, disco anthems, cosmic Carribean goodness, and Balaeric beats". In fact, it was so overflowing with hot cuts that the CD version included three extra edits from the guys. Now, vinyl lovers can get a taste too, with the Tangent Edits Vol.1 12", featuring a trio of their takes on French boogie, 80s electro funk, and gospel-tinged Nigerian soul. Ouch, that's hawt! - Flying Out
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 Gómez andNick the Record, have curated a selection of prized,rare and dancefloor-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 andDan Tyler of the Idjut Boys. These were too good not to press onto vinyl, so we’ve given them thestandalone 12"they deserve.
Contextualising their edits Nick states, “Tangentwas not only the place for us to play the music we love the most, it also became thetesting ground for our edits. It was really helpful being able to see the effect each of these had on a dancefloor before the records were released and many of them also becamefirm Tangent classics.”
Up first, Nick is joined byDan Tyler (Idjut Boys), who he runs the edit labelRecord Mission with, for a furiouslyfeel-good re-edit ofLeo Basel’s ‘Quelle Drôle 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 acosmic revampofLove Isaacs 'Surprise Surprise'. A serving of‘80s electro-funk, dripping in swagger with a highlife tinge. John and Dan extended the grooves for maximum dancefloor power,space echoing it into the stratosphere at all the juiciest points.
Lastly, Nick takes onRick 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 theenergetic last 2 minutes of the original as the building block of his12-minute edit. A completely reworked, feverishly paced creation, Nick switches the sections around, saving theslow, soulful segment for a brilliant cosmic breakdown before the track erupts back into its full flow.Synthesised, jazz-funk elation from start to finish!
Tracklist
A1. Leo Basel - Quelle Drôle De Vie (Nick the Record & Dan Tyler Re-Edit)
A2. Love Isaacs - Surprise Surprise (João Gomes & Dan Tyler Are Predictably Delayed Rework)
B1. Rick Asikpo and Afro Fusion - Let’s Get High (Nick the Record Re-Edit) [12 Minute Version]
